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B LiD M E @F 1 AMERICA THE-COUNTRY WlffiNOTABLI ..... By GEORGE S. KLOTZ brought to Kentucky, where this Some of Poet Scout’s most. cred­ his loss was keenly felt by Larabie. the best bred filly ever seen on a sure of business affairs,. decided to In 1895 one of the biggest killings race track, Mary Black, by imported retire from the breeding and racing The first registered thoroughbred horse was foaled. As a. 3-year-old itable performances were his win­ he was the winner of seven races, ning of the Sheridan stakes, $1,500 ever known was made when Larabie’s Islington (full brother to Isinglass), game, as In all the years that he had race horse was brought into Montana Including the Falsetto, Springbox, the added; Maiden stakes, $1,200 added; great handicap 'horse, Ben Holladay, dam Songstress, with as good as 15 been represented on the turf I ¡don’t in 1876 when John Bielenberg im­ Woodlawn and the Hotel Richelieu Hickory stakes, worth $18,000 * to was returned a winner at the juicy to 1 quoted against her. The papers believe that he saw three races fun in ported that good sire of many win­ stakes at Chicago. This horse was the winner, run at Morris park. , At odds of 25 to 1. The bookies at La­ commented on the performances' in which his horses were returned win­ ners, Regent, from Iowa. disposed of during the following win­ Monmouth park, New Jersey, he won tonia that day sure knew that the the following terms: "Eastin & Lara­ ners. He simply bred and raced for One of the first of the get of Re­ ter to D. J. Morrisey, in whose colors the Shrewsbury stakes, breaking the west was capable of raising some bie put two bottled up cinches under the sport there was in it and no one gent was Alexander, whose dam was the following spring he won the stallion record, by running the 'mile good horses, and that they were to the wire yesterday. As good as 6 0 to was ever happier than he whenever by Hunters Lexington, and was taken Louisville cup. Another great horse and a half in 2:33% . In the Hack­ be respected. Two other good things 1 could have been had against Trol­ his partner would wire him the re­ east by Kohrs & Bielenberg and rac­ raced by this firm was Poet Scout, ensack Handicap he won as his rider that were put over at tfiat meeting ley’s chances, while some 20 to 1 sults of the races. ed at Guttenberg, Linden, Dundee, perhaps one of the greatest handicap pleased and was backed from 2 to 1 were Paul Fry and Staffa. It surely was laid against Mary Black. It Is Several offers were received for in­ Clifton and Gloucester. That was in horses of his time. A great weight to 7 to 10. He was another Larabie seems that the stable held nothing safe to say that the bookies will post dividual horses, but Larabie refused the early eighties. Alexander was packer and a glutton for work, there horse. but winners and always at very good- no more 50 to 1 odds against any them all, deciding to dispose of the the winner of many races, and after was no race too long or impost too One of the biggest killings made prices. In his next effort Ben Hol­ more of Eastin & Larabie’s dark whole outfit in a lump or not at all, his first season on the turf, which heavy. This horse was also out of by the stable was with Gypsy Girl laday was held at 9 to 5 and was horses, for they received a drub­ so he soon closed a deal whereby the was a very successful one, he was Gypsy,,the greatest brood mare ever at Latonia, when she won her maid­ backed to 6 to 5 in the Municipal bing yesterday that they will not soon late J. B. Haggin purchased the whole sold to eastern parties, and won seen in the west, as every product en race on June 3, 1891. Opening Handicap, winning by five lengths, forget.” It said also that.the sire establishment, paying in the neigh­ many high class stakes and handi­ of hers showed speed and all were at 4, she went to 7, and closed at 6. and defeating such sterling perform­ of Mary Black was imported to this borhood of $120,000 for the bunch, caps. One of the best horses ever returned winners. That same year Larabie also won ers as Dutch Skater, Semper Ego, country long, before his noted bro­ which at that time was considered a raised by the firm was the mare Ne­ Gypsy Another Crack the Clark stakes with High Tariff, Havoc, Don de Oro, Maurice and Ben ther Isinglass had achieved his fame banner sale, while today Ben Holla­ vada. She was a handsome brown While Gypsy, out.of Christine, was the fast son of Longfellow-Christine. Eder, all horses of the highest class. in England, .otherwise It would have day, Kinley Mack or Poet Scout alone mare, with a blaze face and four feet a great producer, she came by her The eastern papers gave this horse Ben Holladay later won many of the taken thousands of pounds sterling would easily have fetched that much. white. After winning many races class honestly, for, besides produc­ a great sendoff. One paper on file best and highest class handicaps in to have bought him. Kinley Mack not being a sound she was taken east by Bi Holly, but ing Montana Regent, Christine also stated that this horse was always the country, his forte being distance Another frequent winner for the horse, Haggin shipped him with sev­ before shipping her, he won many produced that grand filly Julia L, considered a grand colt, but it wás and his ability to pack weight made stable was Czarowitz, a bay colt by eral others to South America, where high class stakes with her at Reno, full sister to Kinley Mack, winner not until his running in the Clark his a popular favorite, and hundreds imported Martinhurst, dam Mabel F. he was disposed of, and brought a and incidentally, a good bet, for she among others of the Englewood stake stakes that he showed his many ad­ would come to the tracks just to see The' stable’s most successful sea­ very satisfactory price, the sale hav­ was quoted at 50 to 1. She also won at Washington park, Chicago, and mirable points. He was bred at the him race. son was that of 1898. In addition ing been private, and no one knew the Pioneer stakes and the Derby at defeating such horses as Los An­ Larabie ranch at Lexington and was A Double Killing to putting over many coups, they just what he did bring, but It was Helena, these stakes being run dur­ geles, dam of Los Angeleno, and rid­ brought to Montana in útero to Lara- The largest doubli killing ever won many important events with Ben well up in'the thousands. ing the territorial days. After a suc­ den by Murphy: J. B. Haggin’s Zu- bie’s ranch at Deer Lodge. Soon made by a westerner was on May 13, Holladay. This handsome son of The horses included in the Larabie cessful career in the east, she was leika, with Hamilton aboard; Lola after he was foaled he was taken 1897, -when the stable won with Trol­ Hanover and Mollie L. was as much sale were Kinley Mack, High Order, again brought west, and sold to May, with Andy Covington up; Leon- back to Kentucky and there raised ley by imported Martinhurst, dam in the limelight as is Man o’ War Julia Hanover, Max Bendix, Steve-_ Uncle Dan Blevins (of Silver Jim tine, with Taral; Winona, carrying and trained until brought to Chicago May H, opening at 20 to 1 and clos­ today. After the close of the 1898 dore, Ben Holladay, and the brood fame) and Ike Moorehouse, who Armstrong; Elmira, with Stoval; to fulfill his engagements. He drop­ ing at 30 to 1, while the fourth race, season the turf papers, and especially mares were Mollie L., Tongese, Gyp­ made one of the greatest killings Irma R., with Fuller, and Fredrika, ped dead in the American Derby and the Debutante stakes, was won by the Spirit of the Times, which was sy, May II., Julia Kinney, Halmall with her at Anaconda that was ever with Monk Overton in the saddle, the leading turf journal at that time, and Lena Holladay and the yearlings made in the west. while “ Pike’’ Barnes piloted the win- stated that the performances of no Teddy Mack, Hyland, Anacleta, Another good horse raised by this ner. thoroughbred will receive greater Ralpha and Wahden. firm was Eos by Eolian, dam Piro- praise than those of Ben Holladay. Before going any further I must There were several peculiar feat­ ette. He was a winner of many good say that one has just to read over “JIMMY” IFBEYiOliS FETOEi ON The horse proved himself not only a races and was sold to Billy Moseby consistent performer at all times, but ures about Larabie’s experience with the names of these riders— Barnes. his racing ventures. He saw his of Butte, who in turn disposed of him Taral, Hamilton, Covington, Stoval, his trio of victories during the fall to Gorrigan & Dunn, for whom he AUTO ii© E PROGRAM iY iiO iE meeting at Morris park won the ad­ trainer, Peter Wimmer, but once dur­ Armstrong, Fuller and Overton— and ing the entire time he handled the won many races around the middle where within the past 10 years can miration and attention, of horse lov­ west. Many great horses were rais­ ers of all parts of the world. This horses. He had never seen Kinley you find their equal? Add to them Mack run in any of his eastern events ed and raced by Kohrs & Bielen­ Doggett, Garrison, Simms, McCue, “Jimmy” Reynolds of Boulder " ‘I shall race again,’ says the rac­ same year the great Kinley Mack berg. Among others were Realiza­ ing veteran. made his debut on the turf and was and had never seen his partner but Maher, O’Connor, Lambleys and Fitz­ Springs, one of the best known hotel twice d aring all their days of racing. tion, Luchia (dam of Jack o’Lant- patrick, and one would never want “ ‘He will not,’ says the young wo­ returned a winner in nearly all of ern), Misadie, Muldoon, Me Too proprietors in Montana, visited Mis­ his starts. It shows the confidence in which to care what horses they were on, man, who nursed him through weeks Larabie held his partner and trainer. Jocko, winner of many four-mile for one was sure to see an exhibition soula the other day for the first time of illness. .-Kinley Mack’s Career races at the old Ingleside track at Larabie was considered one of 'the of horsemanship that would long be since he crashed through a fence in “ ‘I am acquainted with the faci­ It was in 1900 that Kinley Mack finest types of sportsmen that ever San Francisco, also Ten Doy and remembered. an automobile race there last Fourth Ben Kingsbury, the latter two hav­ lities of drivers,’ continued Reynolds. performed .the remarkable feat of presented his colors on any track. Going back to Julia L. After her of July. Concerning his visit the Mis- ‘You are just as safe in a racing ma­ winning both the Brooklyn and Sub­ ing been disposed of to Messrs Hag- successful racing career was at an ------o------gin and Daly. The writer saw the soulian says: chine as sitting in a room in a brick urban Handicaps for the stable. This end she was shipped east and bred building.’ was indeed a reputation of which Helena—About 90 per cent of the latter two, winners of many events to Hanover and produced the won­ “ James Reynolds, the veteran auto on the eastern tracks in the '70s. racer, is in the city. He is accom­ " ‘You are not going to race again, any one should be proud, for many automobile license fees for Montana derful performer and winner of the there were that tried to win either It was in 1877 that Senator Chas. Kentucky and Latonia Derbies in panied by his bride. Jimmy Reynolds Jim, because I am not going to let for the present year have been col­ Williams brought Caribou into Mon­ is the winner of many large stakes. you.’ one of them and failed, and it only 1895, the great Halma. As a year­ “ The veteran racer weakened. goes to prove that blood will tell and lected thus far, according to Secre­ tana, while Turner, by Endorser, was ling he was sold by Mr. Larabie for The greatest of these he claims, is brought in behind an ox team from “ ‘Perhaps not,’ he said, consoling­ the right breeding in an animal will tary of State Charles T. Stewart, reg­ $6,000 cash, and then as a 3-year- life for which he battled from July surely give results. Besides winning Salt Lake that same year. Another old he was again disposed of for 4, 1921, when he was seriously in­ ly. ‘I don’t believe I would be here istrar of automobiles. In these fees fast horse that came in about the if it hadn’t been for you. Have it both stellar eastern stakes in the about $540,000 has been collected to $25,000. This is just one of the jured in the auto races at the fair­ same year, Kinley Mack also carried same time was one called Premium. many good horses bred by Mr. Lara­ grounds until late fall. On Decem­ your own way.’ date. After deducting approximately "Reynolds, who was one-time hold­ off many other important events, the In 1878, Penberton was brought into bie. ber 26, he was married. 8 per cent for administration expense the state, and was the winner of er of the world’s roller-skating cham­ principal one of which was the Aut­ many races at Helena, at the old Cody pionship of the world, came down to umn Cup, distance two miles. This from the fund, the remainder is div­ track. He defeated all comers, hold­ read in the files of the Missoulian of event was won three times by the ided equally among the counties pay­ ing the distinction of having never the ‘fatal’ accident of more than a stable— twice by Ben Holladay and ing the fees and the state highway year ago in which he was a victim. once by Kinley Mack. Shortly after been beaten on that track. MOSS OF WIHIDTEFflSIHI GS iE W ^ commission for road building pur­ Shortly after the advent of Bielen­ Hundreds of Missoula people will re­ the close of Kinley Mack’s racing ca­ berg and Kohrs in the racing game member with a thrill of horror the reer, Larabie, on account of the pres­ poses. the late S. E. Larabie established the IHIEii OF FIBESS ISSOOOâTBOi shuddering crash of Jimmy’s racing Willow Run stock farm at Deer car into a building near the racetrack Lodge in 1880. He was a great be­ at the fairgrounds. His mechanician liever in the old Hambletonian strain was killed outright and Reynolds suf­ and bred exclusively Hambletonian, fered injuries from which it was Membrino and Golddust horses, and thought he could not possibly recov­ also Shetland ponies, being the first er. As a matter of fact, he was un­ one in the west to raise Shetlands. conscious for many days and for An old picture, taken in 1880, plain­ weeks his life was despaired of. Now ly shows the residence, built in the he looks Btrong and well and says he colonial style, shaded by a few jack is ‘coming back.’ pines, while in the background can “ In this comeback of Jimmy Rey­ plainly be seen the barns and spa­ nolds is a lesson for every indoor cious paddocks in which the horses working man. The survival of Rey­ were allowed to run during the day, nolds is due, of course, entirely to but they were never permitted to his splendid vitality and to a con­ S t a y UUL III rw. X------w o u l d stitution naturally strong to begin not allow any of his animals to re­ with and made stronger by a life- main without shelter at night. 1 c*> A-*uUtru IV llio \J U t “ 0 1 “ U O o r s t * TO ' Pass Your Fascinated "With Racing Game exercise and to physical condition Soon after starting the develop­ generally. ment of the standard- breds he be­ “ That is Jimmy’s own idea about came so enthused with the » " —;oa it, too. 'At the time I was hurt,’ he of the horses own«*a raced by said yesterday, ‘I was in the best con­ Advertising Kohrs ami Bielenberg that he also dition possible, and I know what con­ took up the racing game. He was an dition is. I was in such good shape enthusiastic admirer of Regent and that I made it a practice to run two bought many mares that were bred miles before breakfast every morn­ Problems to that horse, some pi the get being ing, and when I would come back to Pat Gypsy, dam Gypsy, she by War the house I would not be even tired. Dance, and out of Christine. This I would be looking around for some­ horse was foaled March 15, 1882. body to challenge me to a foot race.’ and Difficulties and gave a good account of himself “ Not everybody, of course, can be when brought to the races. Gypsy a Jimmy Reynolds. Not everybody was also the dam of Don Regent has the unusually good physical and King Regent, both winners of equipment that was his by birth. But many good races. Another of the there is not a man who works indoors To the organization devoting its many horses bred by Mr. Larabie was at other than manual labor who could Beth Broeclc. not take a lesson from the Reynolds entire timejto Of the many horses bred by Mr. book. Exercise is the salvation of Larabie perhaps the greatest in his the indoor man. Our physical side, day was Montana Regent, the best just like our mental side, must be long distance horse ever seen on any given proper use if it is to develop track, either east or west. properly and to be maintained prop­ As a 3-year-old at Latonla he per­ erly.” formed one of the most remarkable ------o------C reating feats ever attempted by a colt of his Campbell Spuds in No. 2 Well age, running the two miles in the Spudding in the Lincoln well (No. Falsetto stakes, carrying 123 pounds, 1 of the Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syn­ and winning in a common gallop in dicate No. 2, in the S.W. S.W. of the Building 3:34. He could easily have broken S. W. % section 10, township 35 N., the record of Ten Broeck, made when G. M. MOSS range 3 W., was accomlished last a 5-year-old with 110 pounds up, on Editor of the Whitefish Pilot, Newly Elected President of the Montana week under the direct supervision May 29, 1877, in 3:27%. His op­ State Press Association. of Gordon Campbell, discoverer of the Sustaining ponents were Mollie McCarty’s Last, field. In starting active operations which ruled favorite at 4 to 5; Mon­ After electing G. M. Moss of White- the Chester Democrat, second vice- at this well, designated the Lincoln tana Regent was second at 6 to 5, fish president for the coming year, president; M. J. Hutchens of the Mis- to avoid similarity of names and while 10 to 1 were laid against Sil­ adopting resolutions urging congress soulian, third vice-president, and S. numbers, the pioneer oil man of Mon­ the market you seek ver Cloud and Guenn. After this to grant permission for the construc­ E. Peterson, of Great Falls, secretary tana put “ Rusty” Hurd'in charge of race was run the comments heard on tion of a dam at the outlet of Yel­ treasurer. the two towers, who will work night all sides were that Montana Regent lowstone lake to control the flood The afternoon session was devoted and day under instructions from Mr. had no equal, let alone a superior, waters of the Yellowstone watershed, entirely to hearing the reports of Campbell to “ beat all previous drill­ in this country, not excepting The endorsing the Smith-McNary reclam­ committees and to the election of of­ ing records in this field.” Bard, which was at the time win­ ation bill now pending in the national ficers. The selection of the meeting Production, according to many op­ \ ning many valuable stakes in the legislature and urging upon the state place for the next year was left in the erators and oil men of this section, eaBt. Jockey Godfrey, who had the board of education “ further and ade­ hands of the executive committee is assured, because of the location of mount on him in the Falsetto, after quate support for the school of jour­ which will be appointed within a the well, which is only a stone’s the running of the race was a bit nalism,” the Montana State Press short time by President Moss. throw and as close as regulations will enthusiastic as to the actual merits association finished its sessions and The press association not only permit to the original discovery well of his mount, and said: "There Is the adjourned last week at Missoula. voiced its appreciation of the work of GREENFIELD of the field. best animal I ever straddled and I Other resolutions adopted denounc­ the school of journalism of the state In addition to operating with drill­ make no exception to anything either ed the attempts of what was termed university in training young men and ers who worked on the discovery Advertising Agency east or west, and over a distance of communistic influences which it was women for staff position upon Mon­ well from the time it was started In ground he has no equal regardless asserted were trying to impugn the tana papers, both daily and weekly, April, 1921, until it was brought in 215 Ford Building,*Great Falls, Montana of sex or age. If nothing happens motives of the press, praised the ef­ but gave substantial token of its sen­ last March, Gordon Campbell will to him between now and next season forts of the Montana Development timents when the school of journal­ also use his log of the discovery well, he will be almost invincible in the association to advance the farming ism advisory board of the organiza­ which will give him accurate data cup contests.” industry of the state through its cam­ tion presented the school with a in every foot "of the various forma­ By also winning the Springbok paign for summer tillage and extend­ check for $1,000 as the foundation tions. stakes, Messrs. Eastin and Larabie ed the thanks of the visiting news­ of a fund to be expended in further “ Every possible effort will be made headed the list of winning owners papermen to the city of Missoula and developing the usefulness of the in­ to register another completion for at Latonia that season with $7,275 to its residents for the cordial recep­ stitution by adding to its equipment. the Kevin field within four weeks,” their credit. tion extended to them and the enter­ The report of the committee on the Gordon Campbell said in discussing The partnership of the firm of tainment arranged in their behalf. school of journalism was made by O. the new well. He also added that Eastin & Larabie was formed in In addition to Mr. Moss, the offi­ S. Warden, of the Great Falls Tri­ 40 days at the outside Is the time 1886, the first horse of note'to be cers elected for the year are: O. S. bune, chairman of the committee, and he will give to this operation, in raced by this firm being Montana Re­ Warden, of the Great Falls Tribune, who tendered with the report the which to strike the sands which he gent, „ whose dam . Christine ; was first vice-president^ Henry Woare, of $1,000 check. encountered in the discovery well.