TheRural Spirit sounds a note of alarm^by stating that the big brown gelding Mei^rose, by Sultan, has been sold to Montana^parties and his name will be changed, cast^^ing an insinuation that the change will be^made to deceive the public. As J ihn^lireen is at present at Butte City, it is to be^hoped that he will notify the press of any^change of name, if such is intended.
BenLomond and Maxim, well known^to the Montana public, wno were sold^last last summer to eastern parties by^Hunltey * Clarke, are to return to the ter^^ritory. Harry W. Child has bought Ben^lioinond. and Maxim, the sire of Lady^Maxim and other horses of speed, will re^^turn to his old home at Riverside and will^be placed in the s ud.
(ien.Burns has )ohn F in hand and^promises to make a winner of him. He can^cover a mile in 2:3^, but has the appearance^of a work horse.
Oneof Blevins' runners and the cab com^^pany's pacer had a collision at the track a^few days ago, resulting disastrously to a^suiky.
J.W. Engleman has secured John O'Con^nor's colt Fenella by Doncaster, dam by-^Young Jim. This colt is entered for the^Nursery stakes for two-year-olds, and will^be handled by Mr. Engleman.
tinThursday fire was discovered by Tim^Healy in one of the stalls of Bartritf's^stable, whrre eight head of trotters are^quartered. The blaze, which originated^from a spark from a pipe, was extinguished^by the application M a few buckets ol^water.
