The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15
nAMBURo AaRrTBs s1rUDr
The Great Two-vear-o,a cstt Taken % nr,uh-
tor Heaeh-Ne owner % HNiaencn.

The Great Two-Year-Ota Cett Taken % mrfuh-
tor Beseh-Ss Owser In Rviaence.
Hamburg. the noted two-yoArold that has 90.
casioned such n stir among those interested in
racing thoroughbrods for tho past few days. 10
now In snug quarters at Brighton Beach. How
long he may remain there 10 an open question.
as the identity Of the horscman who paid some.
thing between $4,000 and $50, 900 for him last
week has not been disclosed. All that Is known
about the transaction outside OF those imme.
diateIy concerned has already been told, but tho
transfer Of the colt from Louisville to Brighton
Beach forms an interesting sequel.
Trainer william Lakeland brought Hamburg
on in a special car. and tho valued son Of
Hanover, who, It Is said, carries q 300. 900 In
surance policy, arrived at the pier adjoining tho
Pennsylvania RAILROAD depot Jersey city,
shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday morning. He
had as a travelling companion one of his favor
tie stable mates, the threo-year old chestnut
gelding Hurry Up. by imp. Loveeold-imp.
Haste. Both horses ended the frat stage Of
their trip In fine condition, and easily passed
muster before Lakeland and tho other experts
who looked them over critically before proceed
ing further.
shunted onto a transfer boat and a start was
made down the bay in tow OF n tug. The fnten-
t ti0n was n.. 70 land a, At fsr u IN For ra Hsn pier; but in o 2
the hawsers parted. and tho tug and her precious
freight returned to Jersey City. Those In charge
agreed that IL would DO unsafe TO attempt q
landing at Ulmer Park SO a fresh start was
made, the destination this time being Long
ashore and onto the Long Island railroad tracks,
whence IL was quickly whdrled of to Sheepshead
Bay at the tail of a special ngine
The car was backed up along the siding oppo-
site the Coney Island Jockey Club gate a few
minutes before 4 o'clock In the afternoon, and
by this time Doc Chambers had a number OF
boys with wrappinRs on hand. Lakeland super.
intended the fastening of every wrap and
buckle. and then finished tho job by covering
the colt from nose to tail In an equine mnckin-
tosh. Hurry Up was also logged out in his
street clothes. and the pair stepped gingerly
down the little anyway from the platform.
the cool mud into which he stepped. and even
seemed to prefer the drenching rain to the care
fully regulated temperature in which he had
lived since Sunday. Neither horse showed n
scratch or blemish, or in fact any other
sign to indicate that they had travelled so far.
The horses were piloted without mishap to
William Lakeland's stables at tho corner Of
Lexington avenue and the Boulevard, just out
side the fence Of the Brighton Beach track.
Lakeland chatted genially about the trip. which.
he said, had been made without n hitch, but
undrum. "Who is the owner r. he buttoned his
overcoat collar across his mouth and drove Off.
LEXINGTON. Dec. l4.-Garrett d. Wilson. ]. b.
Haggin'e Kentucky representative, said. when
asked IL Haggin had bought Hamburg:
II do not think he has. Tho other day, when
the horse was sold, he asked me what he
brought. / told him the reported price was
$50, 900. Haggin gave a low whistle and re-
piled that he thought that n very stiff price,"