The Topeka state journal., 1901-07-04
The Derby Trio May Race at
Chicago Meeting.
Talked of Match Between Three
Fast Ones.
WHICH ONE WOULD WIN
Robert Waddell, Sidney Lucas
and Pink Coat.
Now Located Within a Stones
Throw Of Each Other.

Chicago, July 4.-Robert Waddell,
Sidney Lucas and Pink Coat, winners
OF the American derbies Of 1901, 1900
and 1888. respectively, may be matched
at Washington park over the full
derby distance Of a mile and q half,
weight for age.
What would be more interesting than
this three-cornered match between such
mighty stars of the turf2 Never in the
history of the Washington Park club
have three winners of the classic met
Robert Wadden's star performances
since ne won the derby has made him
q public favOrite. second to no other
thoroughbred in the west. Race-gOers
say he IS undoubtedly the most pop
ular little horse at the big south SIDE
track, and probably next to him is
Sidney Lucas, who won the derby last
year at such long odds and continued
on his successful career throughout the
remainder of the meeting just as Rob
ert Waddeu is doing now.
After Lucas went east he trained off
ana has not been the horse he was
since then Owner Thompson now has
the big. lazy son Of imp. Top Gallant
Addie c. II, at the south side track,
preparing him for a hard campaign,
and when Sidney appears with his red,
white and blue colors and wearing
hltnkerS 7Ist as he did when ne won
the Derby last year from James and
Lieutenant Gibson he will bring the
people in the grandstand to their feet
just as he used to a year ago
Pink Coat has been seen in races
since the meeting opened He is just
now at his best, as was proved when
he took the measure of Mr.. Brown,
GOnfalon and others He won the
Derby in 1898 from Warrenton. and just
a week previous he annexed the St.
Louis derby.
Since it has been known that these
mighty racing machines We're within
stones throw of each other at the big
south side track the public has been
bowling for three -cOrnered match.
Already Secretary Howard has sound
ed some of the owners, and they are
seemingly ready and willing to enter.
About the only drawback just now is
the amount of the purse to be hung
up by the association. So far the
Washington Park club only offers ST.
GOO, and unless this is raised to $1,000
some Of the owners say they will not
race
Pa Bradley and Dick Thompson
who are the owners of Wadden and
Lucas respectively. are anxious that
their two prize winners meet. Each is
willing to carry weights for age, and it
H. now almost a certainty that before
the Washington park meeting closes
these three thoroughbreds viii meet
over the derby route or mile and a
half, with Waddel carrying 100. Sidney
Lucas 126. and Pink Coat 129
start in the Great Western handicap
on Saturday. which is at the derby dis
tauee, but at present 1t promises to
have an immense field. and would not
be an individual contest between the
three derby winners.
Owner Bradley is in love with Rob
ert Waddell- He believes that he has
a world beafer in the Derby winner
and is positive that the scraWny geld
Ing holds the great Commando safe
Tt looks as if you have the best g.
year-old in the country" remarked
some one to Bradley Saturday after
Wadde1 had won the Oakwood handi-
cap
Yes, and not barring Commando
quickly answered Bradley. Il would
like to ship down east and race Wad-
Del against Commando over a distance
of ground with weight up. I believe
-Waddeu can beat him. If The Parader
and other derby starters are a sample
OF the good 3-year-olds that have been
racing Commando, it is no wonder he
has gained such a reputation for him
self Waddell is in a class by himself
compared with these horses He can
beat The Parader any distance from
five furlongs up to two miles"
do you expect to ship east in order