Suburban Handicap Star Montana Triumphs After Fierce Finish
In 1892 Marcus Daly’s Montana won the Suburban at Belmont in a head to head finish with Lamplighter and Domo. Jockey Jim Garrison recalled Montana racing through dust to surge in the final furlongs, earning Daly and $110,000 from the race while Montana endured a punishing but victorious run.
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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
Locohatchie
Major Domo
Raceland
Poet Scout
Pessara
Tournament
His Highness
Russell
Picknicker
Horge
Lfe
Lamley
Bergan
Atake
Goverely
When I Saw the Scalp Dance By Senator George McCon e
The narrator recalls the 1881 Gros Ventres Sioux skirmish near Glendive and Fort Buford, detailing ponies stolen, a war after clash, and a scalp dance in a council chamber. He describes the ritual, the dead, the celebratory feast, and his reflective stance on Indian affairs and respect for their culture.
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Senator George M’cone
Glendive
Yellowstone
Fort Buford
Gros Ventres
Thirteen Mile
Buford
Coulee
Mike
Poplar Reservation
Lfe
Old Fort Union
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