Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16

last trOtting stanton Bingin, 2:O6N.
He was sired by May King, by Elec-
ticneer. by Hambletonian. Bingin's
dam was by Young Jim. by George
Wilkes. by Hambletonian. The dam
of Red Wilkes was by Mambrino Chief,
It is hard to find q stronger trotting
pedigree than Bingin's. The produce
from this union was the colt Admiral
Dewey. He got record last year of
2:04A. He is the third fastest trot.
ting stallion in the world, his record
only surpassed by Cresceus, 2:O2N,
and John A. McKerron. 2:041.
Robert Conway, the we'll known
horse fancier of Billings, stopped of
in Butte last week en- route from the
east, where he made an extended Wis
it. to Virginia City. He was brim-
ming with news of interest to local
followers of the harness racing game.
having talked Montana circuit every
chance he got while away. He says
there will be long strings of the best
PAGERS and trotters of the country
when the first meeting opens in this
state in August.
While in Chicago Mr.. Conway pur.
chased two high bred trotters at the
John Splann sale. They are Stanley
Dillon, half brother to Lou Dillon, and
sired by Sidney Dillon; and Judge
Cullen, by Raven Wilkes, dam by Gov.
error Sprague. The former has a mark
OF 2:07A and the latter one of 2:1O.
Both are well known to horsemen.
They have been shipped to Billings.
One will later be sold to JEFF Brewer,
| of Billings, it is expected. The two
men expect to take down many a fat
purse with this speedy pair of fancy
steppers the coming summer, and it
is the expectation to send one or both
of them back east to enter the Grand
Circuit IL they come into high class
form. Stanley Dillon won the M. &
M. stakes. worth $1,000, run in De-
troit in 1904. Mr.. Conway paid a
fancy figure for these horses, it is sup
posed but he is not giving out any
information on that point. He also
has a green PAGER. bred in Montana
and years old, that he expects to en-.
ter in the Montana circuit races this
year.
BY horsemen all over the country
Robert Conway is best known as the
man who brought out Button, the
black mare who made such a wonder.
full record on the various tracks Of the
state a few years ago. Button is now
the property of Edward Smith, Of
Wilkesbarre, Pa. The Montana own
er sold her last year for $4,000. He
bought her and her mate together for
$l.100 three years ago. Since then
Mr.. Conway practically coined money
every time she took step.
Young Corbett, the little Denverite
who, two years ago, was plunging on
the races in San Francisco at the rate
of $1,000 race, is now piking 81 and
So on his favorites. Being broke is
nothing to the ex-champion now. He
says he has been broke so often that
he is used to it. He is in hopes Of
getting a match with Jimmy Britt II
boxing is not stopped and feels that
he can do the trick nicely.
AL Limerick, one aspirant for the
crown Of the worlds heavyweight
champion was perhaps totally blinded
in Buffalo by an acid thrower recent
ly The heavyweight scrapper lies al
: his home suffering great agony, while
the police are trying to find some clev
which may lead to the arrest of thu
assailant. Limerick was regarded b!
many as formidable opponent To-
: Jeffries three years ago, but Jack Mum
roe demonstrated that AL. wasn't Gu
+, out for worlds champion when tn
, two clashed in Boston, Munroe win
ming with ease
Denver Ed. Smith, at one time on
| of the most famous heavyweight boz
3 ers in the world, but who is now run
!. ming cafe and boxing school in Cir
, cinnati, evidently does not believe i
f the theory of DR.. Osler.
/. Denver Ed" has made the amour
g cement that he is going to re-ente
Y the ring after quite number Of year
Of retirement, and is willing to NEE
y any heavyweight in the world. For tn
= first bout he would like to take O
= Tommy Burns, who recently defea
g ed Marvin Hart Smith says he is
h earnest about it and believes he ca
+, yet become champion.
- do | remember my first battle
says Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. I'VE
- rather. l can never forget it, for
~ received on that occasion about Il
!. worst pounding it has ever been n
misfortune to have to take, and b
cause of it was banished from hon
ana family for more than a year O
the evening of December ~, 1896,
testimonial benefit was rendered