New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
HAMBURG A MIGHTY COLT.
HIS GREAT VICTORY AT sHEEPsHEAD.

TAKING UP rxrREMEIy HEAVY WEIGHT AND
DEFEATING A STRONG FIELD
Hamburg, the mighty champion Of American TWO
voa,o,ds WAS thu victor In the Great Eastern
Handicap at Sheepshead Fay yesterday ->o W.
OF his age ever seen in the New WoGid mas a0i
moro notable trlumphs than those ~hic" LAM,
has attained Ne carried lS5 pounds yes'e''"'
Thirteen colts and FLIES ran against h''h' o
his onponents was LAouetts. the winner y, 'ie
Futvrity 10 whom lie conceoins "o"
mounds; another was Archduke, 10 "hoin "' 60
eleven pounds: a third was Firearrn' VINO reVe go
fifteen pounds from Hamburg: fourth was i,''u
hall VINO carried eighteen pounds less s"ai' -
burg carried, and there were seVefai ct'e's
,ro,oh,s were far below the burden which the SUI
meme son OF Hanover had upon his pack -
DELAY az the post was exasperaungiE 'eoo"'' ~
starter as usual had about as much cohuoi "
the Jockeys as General Weyler has over Tue N"'
who are hyhtlng for liberty sailor N'"s TO-
away. and after an irritating fuss over the "olu'
,aSs animal n brute which would bring at auction
about sg7 and ought never to have been sent " 'e
most in such a race the Great Eastern Aidio'eai
Sailor King was withdrawn. Hamburg WIS 'i'
favori,e OF course. Why not? HAMBURG Is oi''
of the best horses the world ever saw rev races
IN any country were ever capable OF dong "ha'
Hamburg has now done. But a colt with tue Ndi'ie
Of Previous took a race from Hamburg few DAYS
ago. That was an affair which ought never u NC
fcreotten. IL Hamburg is not at least t"eh'S
mounds better as a racehorse at any distance tnah
Previous ever was ever will be- then nothing ga"
ever be considered certain in any part oil this Ter
restrial ball. Hamburg is a great colt rie'io"'
Is not Thousands of years from now the arch3oio
sists Of distant centuries will be knitting lher
brows over the puzzle as TO the defeat or fiaho" b.
a champion among champions, by creature 50
commonplace as Previous always was ana always
will be- A.,
The most stubborn OF sceptics cannot no" us
ru,a IN. convincing proof that Hamburg Is racer
20 ha cot near the foremost rank among all the
horses of this century. Weigh well every cicuh-
stance of every which this colt ever ran &C"
racehorses ever could take up loo pouiuS
and concede so much weight as Hamburg CONCEDED
,,.s,ersav to every rival and then defeat neid
Of the quality of that which Hamburg delea'eu
IN so impressive a way. He made all OF his OPP
nonents look cheap and common. NO one OF them
could cope with him even for furlong. NeVerthe-
less an extremely wearing and exhaustlhs ue'"y
at the post had taken place, and HAMBURG hau
the crushing weight Of 1875 pounds on his oack IL
was an exploit to think over long ana 10 'hliiN
over dee,lv The starter seemed inclined TO be
unkind 10 Hamburg. This starter does not act as
~ he were fond of certain favorltes. Io"dio
certain favorites he is apparently prone 10 loss e
icy eve and TO hurl the scornful glance. laiK VI
frgid hearts and Arctic hands! This starter toward
certain favorites casts whole glaciers ana the
entire area OF Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen. But
Hamburg beat the starter as well as the HELD
Rut as 70 Previous? Why not send him to Eng
land and match him against Galtee More! HAM
burg IL one Of the greatest two-years-olds ever
known In America. And yet Previous oeiea'eu
Hamburg few days ago. Therefore Previous Is
nrobably better than Hamburg, and probably bet
ter than Galtee More. and probably better than
any other horse that ever lived. SO why not SEM
Previous to England and match him against Iaitee
More? The Board of Stewards who saw Previous
get first place from Hamburg few days ago al
merely five pounds of difference in the weights
would undenably be glad Of a chance 10 match
previous against Galtee More at weight for age
and nut I'D all the money for the match themselves
because they Hamburg give way 10 previous
md asked no questions. Galtee more IL !ea'
older than Previous. and English turfmen generaiy
saw that Caltee More is OF the doughtest ana
sturdtest and swiftest thoroughbreds that ever ran
in Great Britain But as Previous was hrst III race
IN which Hamburg was second. and AS Hamburg Is
beyond dispute one OF the fastest horses ever loaed
in tho United States. 1t Is simple inference ,n"'
Previous at weight for age. can outruh "ai'ee
Some people think. however. that Hamburg, IN, NJ
and we'll could take up Thomas sSomd nave
Gruber In the saddle Costgan weighs apou ninetv
eonds Hamburg as racer in actual fact
is so far superior Previous that there Is no co"
LAouete. the winner of the Euurity did I5 not
run we'll in the Great Eastern Handicap WR e
the Futuflty lnt fdSiHS cno
Tribune said that she not a great my. Si.o o
isn't She is a charming and graceful creA1uie Du'
she was remarkably lucky to capture the futuil.y,
and there are al least half-dozen two %
i'm America which outrun l. Alouetle a. any uiS
tance at any time with proper preparation anu
oroDer riding. Hamburg's atnesS Is now Single
20 alone No two-year-old In this country Is
snywhere near him in merit. If he had been prop
sriy managed he would never have been defeated.
The heat was distressing at sheepshead pay yes yes
terday hut the attendance was extremely Erse
and extremely enthusiastic. The applause when
Hamburg won the Great Eastern was. io9a anu anu
iong hearty, jealous and copious. All the
spectators exhibited intense interest IN the autumn
Tup fhe race at two miles. Americans are ardent
admirers of distance races Ornament was tne
odds-on fayorite, but the task which was put upon
him was altogether beyond his powers admirable
-old he is. Taral rode him with splen
Ala sLiii and force but Ornament came In fourth
The time was amazingly fast, 1923 25, for the two
AS usual. the starting deploraby unsatisiac-
tory and the starter was so inefnclent ana m
cornnetent that the spectators were kept at the
track until dusk set In. The racing ought 70 nave
been over at least half an hour before the end
came Thousands Of people denounced the mex
cusable delays in the strongest language
FIRST RACE-sGO0 added for maiden two-year -olds;
special weights. FNturity course