The Butte inter mountain., 1902-03-28
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Burke of Atlanta, Ill. He broke 1t at
the age OF four years and then drove
It on his professional rounds through the
counties of Mclean and Logan. lie sold
the horse to a New York financier for
$475. The latter found perfect match,
and putting the value of the Illinois
horse at $1,000 and the other at $1,000,
received the price stated from the presi- !,
dent. The horse owned by DR.. Burke !,
Is dark bay in color, without white
hair or blemish, and was looked upon as
one of the finest actors In Central IL
linois. When Prince Henry was in
Washington he was greatly impressed
with the beauty of the team, and learn
ing that the Illinois horse had brother
in Missouri owned by a brother Of DR..
Burke, he left instructions to purchase
1t and ship 1t to the royal stables in
Germany.
G. X. Larrible, proprietor of the Brook
nook Farm, Montana, who purchased
three mares at the recent Palo Alto
sale in this city, has sent two of them
to Tom James horse Barondale at San
Jose. One of the mares is Ella, 4-year-
old record 2:29 full sister to Helena,
2:11 Ia by Electioneer out of the great
brood mare Lady Ellen by Carr's Man,
brino. Ella has n very handsome colt
by Nutwood Wilkes at foot. The other
mare Is Anselma, 2:29 Ia by Ansel, 2:20,
out of the great brood mare Elaine 2.20,
dam of Iran Alto, 2:12 Ia, Palatine, 2.1S,
etc, second dam the famous Green
Mountain Maid dam of Electioneer, and
nine standard trotters. This mare Is now
heavy In foal to Monbels Two better
bred mares have not been sent to any
California stallion this year, and that
Mr.. Larribie, who is one of the leading
breeders of the country. should select
Barondale Is a compliment to Mr.. James
great horse.-Breeder and Sportsman.
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Thomas Lawson Is advertising $500 In
prizes to the horsemen who select and
register the most appropriate names for
their horses during the year 1902. Mr..
Lawson evidently has no idea of en-
terlng the competition himself or setting
an example to others, as he has named
colt brentwood Poncelacy. The cog
nomen is little too long and rangy to
last through ive-heat race.
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The signs are unmistakable that the
coming season will prove to he one of
the greatest in the history of trotting
sport. Every track in the country has
claimed dates for 1902. Some idea OF
the magnitude of harness horse racing
In America may be CLEANED from the
fact that nearly 1000 Cities gave race
that were officially reported
last season, and as many of these gave
more than one meeting-some as high as
seven-the grand total of meetings was
over 1000, and very con-
al tla agtin ~, 4.
up by associations in purses will place
the figure in the neghborhood of $4,000.
The announcements already made show
tendency to increase the size of the
purses not only at the larger cities, but
for the smaller towns as we'll.
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In connection with the refusal of the
stewards OF the Jockey club to issue
license to Jockey Otto Madden be-
cause of his association with persons
of evil repute the Sporting Times tells
this story: 1t is a custom at New
market Heath for the jockey heading
the seasons winning list to give a dim
ner to his brethren. On the last occa-
sion, when Madden headed the list and
gave the dinner the bookmaker, j.. II.
Kelly, who was recently sentenced to
two years Imprisonment for connection
with the Liverpool bank frauds, was
present by invitation of a jockey friend
OF MaddeE's. Kelly also presented Mad
den with $500 when he won ON Kelly's
horse.
The same paper says that While Mad
den's dealings with Kelly were consists
ent with perfect honesty and fair deal
ing his punishment should be q warn
ing to jockeys to beware of the company
they keep. The withdrawal Of Madden's
license will probably not be permanent
If Sloans application for license Is
granted he will ride Sir Waldie Grifith's
Veles in the Lincoln handicap. The pa
per says 1t Is impossible to deny that
Sloan violated the Jockey club rules,
but never has his honesty been ques-
toned. 1t argues that Sloan was Sc
yerely punished, and was practically
find $4,000, which he would have earned.
The Times adds that Sloan's breach hav-
ing been an irregularity rather than a
crime, it would not be sorry to see his
license restored, the more so as Sloan
In other respects has rendered great
service to the British turf.
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An offer of 900 has been refused for
Advertiser, 2:15 Ia. At the late sale
he cost his present owner SIS, 800.
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Allandorf. 2:19 1-2, son of Onward and
Alma Mater, has been sold to Canada
parties. He Is 20 years old and a suc-
cessful sire.
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c. L. Griffith will send Rect, PIG IA,
and several young horses by him and by
Direct, 2:O5 1-2, and Directum, 2.05 IA
to the Cleveland sale.
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New York-The annual intercollegiate
championship fencing tourney will take
place tonight and tomorrow at the
rooms of the New York Athletic club,
The preliminaries will occupy this even-
Ing and tomorrow afternoon, the finals
being reserved for Saturday.
Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell.
West Point and Annapolis have entered