Daly’s Montana Dominates 1892 Suburban Finish
Longtime jockey Snapper Garrison recalls Montana the Daly colt winning the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in 1892 in a fierce stretch duel with Major Domo and Lamplighter. Daly’s pride Montana, a Ban Fox colt, earned $110000 with Garrison’s dramatic ride, praised for grit unmatched by later eras.
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Marcus Daly
Anaconda
Butte
Helena
Great Falls
United States
Snapper” Garrison
Daly
Montana
Domo
Lamplighter
Belmont Park
Ban Fox
Queen
Ireland
Tammany
Ogden
Grady
Snapper
Garrison
Locohatchie
Major Domo
Raceland
Poet Scout
Pessara
Tournament
His Highness
Russell
Picknicker
Lamley
Bergan
When I Saw the Scalp Dance By George McCone
The tale recounts a Gros Ventres Sioux battle over stolen ponies near Glendive and Fort Buford in 1881. The writer attends a scalp dance led by Crow Fly High, describing the ritual, recitations, and food, then notes the Sioux threat and his exit as an Indian trader.
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Glendive
Yellowstone
Fort Buford
Gros Ventres
Thirteen Mile
Buford
Coulee
Mike
Poplar Reservation
Redman
Old Fort Union
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DR. William's Sanatorium
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