Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-08
RACING, BOXING
and
COURSINC.


1t is reported that the DAILY thorough
bred stud will be sold off as soon as ar
engagements can be made. The eport
, states that the breeding stock cost in
the neighborhood of $500, 600. 1t is GER
: tain they will not bring anything near
their cost. 1t will be a pity if they are
sold, and it seems probable that they
would bring more money by leaving
; them on the ranch and selling their pro-
duce, at least for a few years.
The stud is only just beginning to
show results. 1t always takes a num-
s her of years to get a stock farm INTO
working order, and from this time on
this farm can probably be made to pay
a nice profit. One thing is certain, that
Hamburg will prove a bad investment if
he is sold now. 1t was reported at the
. time that Mr.. Daily paid $40, 900 for him.
He has now no value ass race horse,
s and has not been in the stud long
enough to nave much value as a sire.
His oldest colts We're foaled this spring,
SO that it cannot vet be told how good a
sire he is. AS the old saying goes, 'he is
between the devil and the deep sea-"
Two years ago he sold we'll on his
racing record; a couple of years from
now he might sell we'll on the perform
ance of his colts. Just now there is no
particular inducement to pay much
money for him.
The egular nnual agitation for an
Increase in the scale Of weights is now
! on, but the chances are it will die cut,
as usual. Owners of horses that cannot
carry weight always kick at the bare
mention of a raise in the scale. 1t re-
suits that the majority of experienced
jockeys remain on the ground, while
most of the races are ridden by chill
dren Of II or 10 years Of age. The fol
lowing, from a New Zealand paper, is
pertinent:
Nearly all the turf followers, own
ers, trainers and handicappers heartily
approve a measure of this kind, rails
ing the scale. It was brought forcibly
to mind when the horses We're at the
post in the fifth race at Newport. They
We're nearly all bad ones. and some We're
ridden by children. On the ground
watching the starter were Winfield
and Dupete, the leading jockeys at the
track. The little fellow tugged and
strained at their charges, and for a
while it looked as if Hoffman was in for
a rough time.
There can be no reasonable objection
to raising the scale OF weights. The
racing game will be benefited at every
end. OF course, the owners of horses,
who would kick at an ounce overweight,
would object, but racing was never in
vented for bad horses. If raising the
scale would rid the turf of a part of the
bad horses it would be a blessing. All
horses can't carry weight is an argu-
ment advanced. Good ones can, and
that's the only kind any one cares to see
run.
1T is thought that the Horse Owners
association will take the matter in
hand, and if they ask for it, the turf gov
erning bodies will surely consent. The
point is not a new one. 1t has been agi-
tated every year, but never did the turf
show a greater need of a change than at
the present time.
''And what is said of Nens1 : may be
said of almost every track in the coun-
try How infinitely better a raise in the
scale would be for the starter, he alone
knows. 1t has been my experience to
know a starter to appeal to the judges
and to finally actually refuse to start a
field of horses in which lads who were
scarcely more than babies We're mounted.
And the starter was right.
1T seems to me that the Jockey club
has hit upon a good thing in the weight
for age proposition, and it may be pro-
ductive of much good in the general
scheme Of turf Improvement"
!. The San Francisco Call says "that
Charles Clark, son of the Montana mil
lionaire, and a great admirer of the
I horse, mingled with the crowd in the
ring" at Tanforan last Monday. News
was received at the local poolrooms last
. Wednesday that Charley had broke" a
good many of the bookies and that his
choices in races We're eagerly followed by
the bettOrs.