Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18

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THE TURF.
The American Sportsman, published at
cleveland, describes the Prince Alert
anaconda race as follows: 'IEhe race OF
the DAY, and the revelation of the meet
ing was furnished by Prince Alert in the
2:O4 pace. The Mills-McCrathv combi-
nation refused to start Searchiipht and
Ut was probably a good thing for the
hoTses reputation that they didn't. nam
ing Indiana in his place, so it was ac-
tually a tWo-horse race. AS Coney had
was $50 to SIS that Anaconda would win
IN scoring for the word Anaconda had
ms head way to one side and kept try-
ing to brake. He went off of lis feet
as soon as the word was given and was
more than an eighth of a mile back
when he settled. Indiana couldn't beat
2:lo, or didn't anyway, and Prince Alert
logged home in 2:0S. Anaconda was still
~faVorite. This time Prince Alert went
away flying. AT the quarter in 80 Sec
onus ne was TWO lengths in front. He
kept 1T all the way to the stretch, pass
ing the half in 1:01 IA. McHenry pulled
the big gelding. together for the finish,
out Just as the crowd was getting ready
to yell, See Anaconda come; Anaconda
wins Walker let loose of Prince Alert.
and instead of Anaconda. closing ground.
Alert opened a bigger gap of daylight.
AT the distance, however, Anaconda,
closed in ON the leader rapidly. Fifty
feet from the wire Anaconda faltered,
McHenry slashed him with the whip, and
Anaconda went away from it like light
ming. In two strides he had closed a
length. but Prince Alert had reached the
wire a head In 'front.'"
There is the promise of another mil
%lionaire patron of the turf. 1t lis reported
that w. x. Vanderbilt has been intent
on forming a racing stable and that he
has been buying thoroughhreds on an ex-
t%ensive scale. His policy will be opposed
to that OF many o. the leading American
turfmen, for the horses are to be raced
here and not in England. Mr.. Wander
bilt owns the controlling interest in the
Coney Island Jockey Club, but to this
time he has only taken a passive inter-
est in racing. The cid commodore was a
noted driver of fast horses, but not one
Of the family has ever had a racing
stable. About five years ago Mr.. VAN
derbilt bought ten or twelve mares from
Pierre Lorillard's Rancocas farm, and he
has since then conducted a thorough
brel stud in England. He then said that
his idea was to mate the mares with the
best stock abroad, and, should the ex-
pertinent prove favorable, to race the
produce in his country.
The fastest mile THAI was ever trotted
over the Cleveland track was made in a
workout July 27th by The >pbott. With
a runner at his side he stepped to the
quarter in 80 IL seconds, the half was
reached in 1903 1-2, and with the asst
half in 1:02 the mile was finished in
2:05 1-2, the last quarter being in 80 IA
seconds. just before the wire was
reached the gelding sulked a trifie, and
Geers thrashed him smartly with the
whip.
The two fastest hoppled geldings in the
world, Prince Alert, 200 and Coney
2:o2 "a, would make a great race il
match ed, and with a good day and track
THE two minute mark might be reached.
Conev is a five year old, while Prince
Alert is eight.
T. E. Heating added a new one to his
string last week, purchasing for the re-
ported price of $4,000 the pacing mare
Hetty G.. 2:05 IA by Egg Hot. says the
Breeder and Sportsman. Heating, of
course, acted for James Butler in This
trade, and a proof that his Judgment
was good. the race at Buffalo last We'd
nesday can be introduced . as the mare
| won the Iroquis Stake In straight heats
in 2:o6 1-2, 2:05 "a and 2:O7 IL, beating
a field of six. She is named in s1-,~.s
i worth of additional stakes as follows:
Hartford 81, 900. Boston SIS, 900, Lexington
3 1000. Providence 50. ooo, and barring ac-
, c;dents. has them at her mercy. keat-
ing has the champion record as a hand
Ter of PAGERS. and has managed the fol-
lowing of the big money winners; Coney
2:O2 "a, Anaconda 1908 IA, Searchlight
2:03 IA, Klatawah 2:05 IL, Hetty G.
EOS IA, Bonnie Direct 2:07 IA, Little
! Thorne 2:0S 1-2, Pathmont 200 IA and
| Others.
now and the first Of October
over five Thousand horses will leave this
/ coast consigned to the United States ar
mics now in the Philippines and China
The quartermaster's department fur
! nishes the following list of vessels with
| date of sailing and number of horses
mules to be carried by each: The total
number of animals is 5, 406. kintuek, SOo.
August 25th, from Seattle; Arab, 60O.
August soth, from Seattle: Thyra, 600.
800 September 1st, Seattle; Westminster.
$50, September LIST. San Francisco; VIII
| helmina. 700. September 9th, Seattle:
| Oopack, $50, September 18th. Seattle:
! Conemaugh. 275. October 1st, San Fran
! cisco; Leelanaw. 255. October 1st, San
Francisco, n Lennox 470, October LIST,
| Partand.-Breeder and Sportsman.
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