The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-15

in 1897 The car. containing - head, left
Lexington about March 1. We thought
there would be no foaiing before they
reached Montana but, mucL to the sur
prise of those in attendance, the mare now
called Montana Beauty, but formerly
American Beauty, had a foal before the
train was so miles from Chicago. The
grooms gave 1t the name under which it
is registered. This tilly is PAGER and
can go very fast, but / believe that she
can soon be shifted into the trot and at
that gait be very dangerous.
But talk about trotters! You ought to
see the Bitter Root year1ings. There are
IS of them. of which, as l have said, %
are now being broken. OF course there
are some weeds among them. but on the
average l never saw anything like them
There are just eight by Milroi, all of
which have been broken, and there is
neither bad nor Indifferent one in the
bunch, but they are certainly out OF great
mares. Prodisal has %, and l believe 1t
vii. be the best crop of colts ever got,
which is saying great deal, considering
the fact that they will have to compete
against the records made by the crop
foaled in 1895. This year there will be 81
trotting foals at Bitter Root. and every
body knows that their breeding cannot be
surpassed; but / do not go so much on
predicting about weanlings as do about
those whose gait and action l have seen
in harness.
Besides the horses at the DAILY farm,
I stayed couple of days at Anaconda,
where l saw several horses work, among
them Querst. that last year started out
as a green one and took record OF
2.123. He is about as good looking
big gelding as l ever saw and can go
70 The hast mile I him work
was 2:231a, but he went fractions of a mile
fast enough to make anyone who saw
him think he could beat his record by
several seconds. DR.. Spelman. who took
a record in 2:13A last year as 3-year-old,
is in fine form, but l did not see him go
fast. F. w. r., 2:2OA, in the same stable,
is also in fine fettle, but l did not see him
make a fast move, although it is said he
can go very fast. indeed.
''kerolite and The Admiral, two green
horses which Mr.. Collins expected to take
through the grand circuit this season,
are so far behind in their work that it will
be impossible for them to be started at
any of the early meetings, and l am of
the opinion that they will be held over
for another year, or probably driven ex-
hibition miles this fall and sold on their
showing.
when l left Montana Ed WethereI
owner of Fantasia, 217A, dam of John
Nolan, POS, was daily looking for a fosl
by Ponce de Leon, 2:13. This will be her
first foal since John Nolan, as she has
been used exclusively on the track and
road
1t is doubtful if there is a single horse-
man of prominence in the country who
has not at some time joked William B.
Fasig on his we'll known antipathy to the
number 49, Some time ago he received a
letter from Frank w. Convey Of the Palo
Alto Stock farm. San Mateo, Cal, who
evidently wanted to knock the 10 idea out
of his head.
II know your aversion to 49," says Co
vey, land, in controversion, l present for
your calm consideration the following:
1T Is no wonder that Sly had to eX-
tend herself to win. Here was her han
dicap: She was No. IS on the card, No
10 in the. paddock, No. 10 to pass the
stand. No. 10 to arrive at the post, car
ried 11S pounds has the figures 10 brand
ed in her skin, had them on the saddle ant
on the Jockeys arm, and, to cap the eli
max. there are 10 letters in the names o.
her sire and dam, Racine and Aurella."
Others who look with fear and trem
| bling on 10 might well study the above.
| Senator Bland won his first out at Chi
| cago Tuesday with top weight, 1923, up. af
| ter a delay of so minutes at the post. Mis-
| sioner also started in a race, but the one
in front wouldn't wait for him.
Sadducee won his last out Monday, max
| in6 his fifth consecutive win out of Hv
| starts. Motley ran twice in New Yorl
| and won both times, each being stake
Both of these are out of Salvador broo
mares. Sam Mckeever, who won Severa
| races as a 2-year-old and won at Chi
| cago a few days ago, is also out of Sal
vator mare, and several other good win
| ners at New York are from the sam
breed of mares. 1t looks as though thes
| mares would make more of a reputation
in the stud than on the turf.
An Eastern exchange, speaking of
| race run in Chicago a few days age
says:
Little children in the kindergarten ar
| asked who was the wisest man that eve
! lived. king Solomon is the infaq
| chorus reply.
And who is the wisest man that eve
| lived except King Solomon
| "Balaam," cry the children with on
accord. Oh. no, my little children. you ar
| mistaken; the wisest man that ever live
with the exception of King Solomon
| the man who is the owner of the Vale
| stables, and controls one race horse
| O'Connell. Turfmen who know what
| cunning stable is alluded to the Valie
| stable as a turf star in cunning. If TIL
| running of every horse in that stable a
| Frisco last winter is gone over with care
no one can doubt the wonderful wilines
| of that stable 1t is so willy that it ofte
weaves webs around the wisest man ths
ever lived since racing has been cor
| dnrte6 snort R1lt even the wiSes