The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-28
Madden's String Of Youngsters
Considered q Failure.
High Priced HaneVer-Correc-
tlon Colt a Disappointment.
DOES NOT DEVELOP.
Paid $4,000 For the Bunch
Now at Louisville
And It Is Doubtful IF They
Would Sell For S25,OOO-

Louisville. XIV. Feb 2s-As far as looks
20. there was never as tine a string or
horses AZ Churchill Downs as that owned
by Jcnn E Madden the sage of Ham
burg park but when * comes to race
horses there IS little in looks The speed
nrd staying qualities must be there, and
Madden seems to have a lot of dead ones
on his stan. 1t Is a bitter disappointment
20 him. toe. for the bunch OF seven repre-
Eents $4,000. and If placed on the block
fn a. month from now it is doubtful If
they would all told. bring him more than
ane-tentn Of that amount At the head
Of the string stands the Hanover-Correc-
1ion colt for which he paid $4,000 a
yearling and from which he expected
great things this season. Until within
about six weeks aga the 2-year-olds were
quartered at Hamburg Place, and were
allowed TO lcu around in the stable and
get tat and strong Then the turfnan
Sent them all to IsOuis<iaia to be put into
training for the work he intended them
70 do the season arrived Tor actua1
racing. The star or the string was slrons
and hardy and his coat was shaggy and
his appearance rugged
There was reason to believe that he
had wintered we'll and that he would full
I'll every promise Madden was more than
e'alignted and his black eyes lit up with
delight every time he looked the colt
over. Fer several days Madden remained
his horses along. One day there was
little stable boy UP on the Aanoger-Cor-
rection colt. The weather was me and
the track in superb condition. The colt
wanted to run and the boy had all he
could do to hold him in In spite of the
EFFORTS of the lad the ANIMAL got beyond
his control and started In at the three
out into the yellow circle and tore along
like big chestnut streak until the three
giEhths had been run
Although he ran a half mile. the other
trainers did not get line on the Iact
that anything unusual was being done
until he had got fairly started. Then
and they claim the three-elghths which
they caught was done in thirty-eight sec
onds. OF course. this staTaped the per-
run spread over the Downs Madden was
pleased. and that same old smile played
over his features de saw visions Of an
other Hamburg and went back to Lex
inEtOn feeling in the best Of spirits In
the meantime the railbirds kept a watch
on the numbered string 1t IS a well
known fact that not even the ruhbers or
1adden's horses He Is rs reticent as
1he private cemetery Of a deaf and dumb
cerned. and it is not until MS horses are
led out to face the flag or barrier in a
race that the public is able to make sure
the days went BY and other trainers
charges. but the Madden horses did not
seem 10 be getting any faster OF course,
that the others did. and 1t soon became
clear that something was radically wrong
rection colt seemed to be IN especially
bad shape He did not show anything
like what he is said TO have done in the
three-eighths trial. and 1t was whispered
that old Cap Widener's watch was not do
ing extra good work when It licked on
that wonderful time From just Whis-
per among the railbirds It became COM
mon talk that the acknowledgements
colt was failure OF course he is not
total loss and viii be able to land some
races, but they viii not be in the stake
class.
AT length the news reached Madden at
Lexington and he hurried down to the
Downs 10 see what was going on He had
al his bunch out one afternoon and or
dered his trainer to send them along for
q good stiff gallop. The best boys in the
stable were put up and there was a quiet
signal after they had been out awhile to
let the star show what he could dc in the
way OF a little run As the half was
passed the boy glanced over his shoulder
and the colt shot out from the bunch.
but IL was not like the wind In fact, he
performed more ike gentle zephyr.
Madden was disQuieted. but he said moth
Ing. For an hour he watched the six
Others and the expression of disgust on
his face deepened- He knew then he was
dead up against 1t. and that seventy cold
thousands had been sunk in the venture.
The string was left at the Downs and
will be kept there until the racing season
begins en- April o. but none of the ami
mails Will be entered in any OF the 2-year-
old stakes. They are not in the right
class. and Madden will have to content
himself with going after the purses. The
disclosure Is the sensation Mt the Downs
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