The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-06
SPORTING NEWS.
SOmbrer0 Proves the Best Colt
ON the Coast.
Has Speed, Stamina and Can
Carry Heavy Weight.
MUD DOESN'T BOTHER.
His Owner Has His Eye on the
American Derby.
DOESN'T BOTHER.
Against Good Horses is Unde-
feated This Year.

San Francisco, March Sin Sombrero,
the chestnut colored son of Star Ruby and
La ToQuera. Green B. Morris has the best
S-year-old that has been to the races this
year. He is much improved over his 2
year-old form and while he has had to
contend with no large fields his perform
ances have been of such stable character
as to warrant the assertion that If he can
be kept up to his present good condition
he will be a most formidable opponent to
the winner, If not himself the winner, of
the American Derby, that star event of
the western turf
He is undefeated this year. having won
the first races in which he has started at
Oakland. 1t may be argued that in those
races he has met no horses of high stake
class, but the fact remains that he has
beaten horses which are counted best
have won from the best on the coast In
horse that has beaten the thFee-year-
old winners Bragg, The Wearer and Col
of the Burns handicap, and these in turn
have beaten Redwood, Duckey, Bossenzo,
Greyfield, FFangible, Artieulate and Scotch
Plaid. In beating Josie q. Sombrero has
coast, and in gaIloping away from Corri-
gan and San Nicholas he has trimmed
great hopes. He has beaten the aged
horses quite as easily as he has beaten
other three-year-olds which have won
Sombrero,s first start this. year was in
land, January l.. The distance was three
quarters of a mile and cleverly ridden by
0'Connor at 116 pounds, he won easily by
was clear the track fast and the very
eellent time of LIS was made Escalante,
Legal Maxim, Sister jeanne and Botany
were also starters.
His next time out was for $500 purse
at mile on January g. He was in with
San Nicholas, Josie @. and Sly Lee Jack
son had the mount at "a pounds and he
brought the colt home an easy winner on
a fast track, by a length from San Mich
He had a rest until February 81, when
in wet weather and over a sloppy track
he went seven furlongs for a s40D purse
against Botany Dunblane and Josie X.
All winners Of their last previous races
He was at "a pounds, and Lee Jackson
four lengths from Botany, who was eight
lengths in front of Dunblane. The time
on February 3 he started for tire Piu-
mas Handicap, $500, at a mile and one
sixteenth Against GPl9 bnin Ballant6yn e,
the betting with the latter. The weather
was cloudy and the track heavy. Lee
jackson was again his pilot and brought
him under ITO pounds weight an easy win
ner by a length from Colonel Ballantyne,
His fifth successive victory was in the
California Derby of 5000 on Saturday last.
Ags inst h him 1n we're S9TTigan Wa ter
rider, and he carried 122 pounds. The
weather was fierce The mile and a guar
ter was run over a track deep in siush and
in the face of a binding rain He won in
a canter in 216A, four lengths in front of
Gorrigan, who was 40 lengths ahead of
A fair price has been about this colt in
all his races this year. For his first start
he was as good as to 5, next time out the
closed at to 10. For the third start his
price was to 5. In the Plumas Handicap,
him We're 10 to g. and in the Derby as good
as even money could be had