The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-23
Hamburg a Racing Wonder.
No Two-Year-Od Ever Ran Such Race as Did He
at Saratoga.

Special Correspondence of the Globe
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-When Ha H.
burg, John E. Maddens great two
year-old son of Hanover and LGdy
Reel, passed the finish, the winner Of
the congress hall stakes at Saratoga.
the other day, every man and woman
oil the ground united in paying him
tribute. Financial interests were for
gotten. 1t was a case where the great
ness of the performance caused win
ners and losers alike to join hands in
approaching his prowess.
In the opinion of expert authorities
It was the best race ever run by a.
:wo-year-old in this or any other coun-
Ty.
Inc race certainly warranted these
claims. His impOst of 134 pounds was a
crushing one. He was meeting a. fair
class of colts, to all of which he was
making big concessions, yet at no time
n the race was he asked to do his best
Even in the home stretch, when Arch
luke bumped him, and all but knocked
MIN out of his stride, his rider was
content to let him run on his courage
nnd right royalty did he prove himself
worthy OF this confidence
His class was in evidence at every
stage of the journey At the fall of
the flag Sloane sent Archduke out to
SET pace that would make the weight
tell on Hamburg. He went by the
turning flag at full speed, but at the
end of the first furlong he found he
mad Gnderrated the speed of the son of
gap between them, and the turn into
the nome stretch found them on even
terms. The effect had wearied Arch
duke While Hamburg was as fresh as
IL the journey had but just begun.
HIS previous races, while good ones.
had held forth promises of greater
things TO come These predictions were
more than realized. He is now I'M
questionably the best colt Of the wear
and many good judges of horse flesh
believe him to be the peer Of any two
year-old that this country has ever
seen.
We have had fremont. who went
through a season without defeat. fin
ishing first in all G3) races in which
he started. But what lessened his
claims to greatness was the fact that
y
poor lot. He did not start as three
year-old, so whether he really was a
great race horse will always be mat
ter Of doubt.
Domino also had an unbeaten record
as a two-year-old. His dead heat with
Dobbins, in the match arranged as a
sequel to the Futurity, being the near
est he came to defeat. AS a three-year-
old the predictions made that he would
prove disappointment and show q
lack of staying qualities were verified
Good colt as he was he must be put
down as a sprintcr. In one Of his two
year-old races he carried 100 pounds,
still DObbins Won the same year with
similar impost, but not in such fast
tiEle
All these things have been considered
in calculating Hanburgs merit. He
has raced in front, showing great
bursts of speed and Won He has come
from behind and earned his laurels. He
has stood a drive like a veteran and
his gameness Is beyond question. His
makeup indicates that he is a slayer.
To use the words of one of the best
trainers in the country, 'he looks and
runs like a colt in a class by himself"
In appearance Hamburg looks to be
something above the ordinary He has
the powerful frame of his sire. yet
could hardly be called big colt He
is brown. with white marks, and. like
his dam, Lady Reel, is at home in mud
or on a dry track.
Ills conformation gives the critic lit