GREENFIELD of the Field

THE OHOTEAU MONTANAN. 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.

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