The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-09
HAMBURG A GREAT COLT
An IntsfeStins Account of the
Speedy Horse.
COMES OF FAMOUS STOCK
His sire and Dam Were Fast Horses Be-
lore Him-A List OF ths Purses
Won BY Mamie 0ray's Sons
and Daughters.

The following interesting account OF
Hamburg, the great colt recently pur-
chased by Marcus Daily, is taken from
the North Pacific Rural Spirit and Will
be read with attention by lovers OF
thoroughbred horsefiesh:
Through the courtesy Of the Thor
oughbred Record Of Lexington. NY. we
present this week a true picture OF the
great colt Hamburg. now the property
OF Marcus DAILY. Hamburg. as is well
known, was the kin pin" 2-year-old
on. last season. He started Id times.
and was first ~ times. second three
times, and once third. winning $39.0Oo
in stakes and purses. The greatest
stake he won was the Great Trial stake
for $40. 900 at Coney Island He also
won the Great Eastern Handicap Tor
5000 in a field of II starters, carrying
l35 pounds. which was from 10 to 40
pounds more han any other colt In
the race. Hamburg was bred. raised
and raced by John f. Madden. and sold
to Marcus DAILY last fall at the reported
long price of $50. 600. Mr.. Daily. through
his agent, Ed A. Upton, bought Lady
Reel, the dam Of Hamburg. for which
he paid SIS. 900. What Mr.. Daily intends
to do with Hamburg this seaso is not
known. He Is reported as giving out
the following a few days ago: Ham
burg IL now being trained by Billy
Lakeland. and will be started two or
three times in New York" said Mr..
DAILY. IF he comes out of his races all
right he will be sent to England, where
ne will be raced In the colors OF Sir
Frederick Cloete, and then retired to
the stud" Sir Broderick Cloete II the
British turfman who paid a princely
sum to Marcus DAILY for the horse Matt
Byrnes. He has a great opinion of the
u.--~-. ceraip Of h1nnd and has great
expectations for the progeny OF Ham,
burg. as he was the most brilliant son
of the American stallion.
Hamburg. by Hanover, Il of Lady
Reel, comes from a racing family. His
sire. Hanover. was the greatest race
est sire of race horses in America. That
he comes from a racing family on his
dams side, we publish from the Chi
cago Racing Form the following:
Hamburg comes honestly by his
speed. II he has stamina there may be
some fortune about his birthright.
anove his sire. has already made a
reputation in the stud. but his dam.
Lady Reel. was practically unknown.
save as a good race mare. lnvestiga-
ton shows that Lady Reels dam. Man.
ME Gray. was the greatest brood mare
the American turf has ever known In
the amount OF money won by her pro-
duce. This prolific mare. unlike her
grandson. never made an enviable rec
ord on the turf.
She was bred by the late General A
Buford, that eccentric Kentucky turf
man, who believed that horses had
souls and that they would go to heaven
She was by Enquirer. Her dam was
Lizzie c., by War Dance, n she was
out of a mare by LecomDte. and her
dam was that great mare. Old Edith
by Sovereign. thus running into the
-Av - NrhtD
so many noted turf performers have
sprung. Following is a list of the pro-
duce of Mamie Gray. together with
the amount of money won by her sons
and daughters:
Ten Strike. by Ten Brock ......s 5000
Sir knight. by FeIlowcraft 49,. 4,00t
Bandala. by King Ban ......... LOO
Bannerale, by King Ban (died
early. did not race) ........... .....
Madam Reel. by F~ellowcraft -. 400
Lady Reel dam of Hamburg),
by Fellowcraft ................ 500,
Correction. by Himyar .......... 5000
Freemason. by Fellowcraft tnev-
er racedD ........ ............'. .....
Domino Largest winner on
American TURF. by Himyar)... 200. 0o
Bay illy. by Himyar (died as
yearnngD 49,. .''...':'..'' '.'''
Surefoot. by Himyar (died be-
fore starting) ................. $3.50.
Mamie Himyar. by Himyar
tnever raced) ................. .....
Total ............ $-'o,VV
Considering the amount of money woi
by her produce the way in which
her daughters are breeding. the thou
sand dollars invested in Mamie Ora!
by Major Thomas was the best spen
money ever laid out for horsefiesh.
Lady Reel. although only IL year
old and after she had won 1000 on tn
turf. has produced the following win
ners:
Strathreel. by Strathmore. $1,000
Amanda. by Strathmore. $4,000; Cla
terfeet. by Stra.hmore. $1,000; Ham
burg. by Hanover. $50 900. Total. $53.
OO0.
This makes the large sum of sS23.0
won by the produce of Mamie Ora
and her daughter Lady Reel. Lad,