Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-06
MADDEN DECLARES
UNCLE HAS CHANCE
LIKES HIS STAR SHOOT COLT TO
BEAT COLIN
Pair VIII Hook Up at Saratoga Satur'
day and Question of supren,-
acy viii Be De-
cided

| Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-There is just one
two-year-old colt that looms up as
keen rival to Colin for the title of cham
pion of the Young division of race horses
and that is Uncle This fine looking chest-
nut colt by Star Shoot-The Niece Is
| owned by John Il. Madden ana mas won
three out of four starts In tne opI...om
| of horsemen he is the only younsster
that is capable of beating the BONNIE
| brown son of Commando.
Is Uncle another Hamburg? Is ne pet
| ter than that famous son OF Hanover
were two of the questions asked by TURF
men at Sheepshead Bay last week
Uncle's name had been brought 10 the
front not only by his three recent VIC
tories, but by the public assertion OIL
Charles Patterson. a clever trainer and
Madden's chief Lieutenant, that not
penny less than Sal, 900 could buy Uncle.
you all know how fast Hamburg
was" declared the young KentucKlan'
land that Madden sold him for S4O,OOO TO
the late Marcus Daily. But 1T VIII DE
news to you when l say that MADDEN
believes Uncle is worth 5000 more imam
Hamburg was and he would not part
with him today for a cent less than that
figure Hamburg was in my care at one
time and | know Just how fast he was.
l also know how fast Uncle is, ana
say that he is just as great race morse
as was Hamburg Those who disagree
with me today will come to me petore
the end of the season and say, You were
right. Charlie
II know great race horse when 1 see
one and that one is Uncle. He was beat
en- in his first start, it's true, but any
thing is liable to happen to a youngster
in his first start of the season down the
chute at Belmont park. He was green
and the reverse way of racing unques-
tionably bothered him. He was beaten
by Cohort, and the latter, you know, ran
one of the fastest races of the Gravesend
spring meeting. Since that time Uncle
has won his races in romp.'
Opinion Of Others
While many trainers do not class MIN
with Hamburg, they claim that the son
of Star Shoot is at least the second best
2-year-old of the season, and That when
he and Colin meet in the Saratoga spe-
cial-worth to the winner Sl9,OO0-that
the race will be a close one. Both colts
will carry full stake weights, ~ pounds,
in that race. The distance is six fur
longs.
Colin. known to the stable hands as
the dutch bulldog" because of his
sires name and his great courage, is
the racing marvel of the present decade.
How he manages to show SUCH nights
of speed and win races is an enigma TO
trainers. His right hook is swollen to
twice it's normal size.
Three years ago Sysonby carried III
mounds in the Brighton Junior stakes and
ran the distance in 1:13. In his race,
with 127 pounds up. Colin ran over the
same course in the face of the strong
wind, in 1:12 Is. 1t will be seen from
this that Collins performance was much
the better. All of his races have been
better than those won by Sysonby. Colin
has won races in mud and has stood
punishment for three furlongs and has
run truly and straight under it. This
stamped him a great race horse. Syson-
by never did this, and when occasion re-
uuired the use of whip he was defeat
ed. Colin is, therefore, better, faster
and more courageous 2-year-old than was
Sysonby, and his owner loves him. Ev-
cry day Mr.. Keene pays Colin visit.
He goes to the stall where the great 2
year-old stands and says a few encour-
aging words. as he pats him on the nose.
James Rowe. who has developed the
great speed of Colin, is q man of few
words Whether luck is good or bad, he
is not one of the men who show their
feelings. He takes good and bad for
tune alike. After Colin had won the
Junior friend said to him:
'I was afraid that Colin was beaten
when Miller drew his whip"
Were you?" Rowe said.
1.-THE only thing I was afraid of was
that ne might fall down. That was the
only way thought the other horses could
beat him"
Collins winnings this year amount to
$50, 900. He has many rich stakes to
strive for. and if he retains his present
good health it is quite likely that he will
increase his earnings to $125,00O before
the end of the racing season.
BY his success in the Great Trial and
the Brighton Jnnior he earned a penalty
of pounds for the Futurity, but as his
sire, Commando, and his dam, Pastoral
la, were not in the winning list prior to
January l, 1905, he is entitled to D.
pound breeding allowance. This reduces
his weight to 125 pounds, the weight he
will carry in the race.
The absence of Good and Plenty in the
rich Brighton Steeplechase caused a re-
port to spread that the great cross-coun-
try champion had broken down. This re-
port was false. Good and Plenty clipped
the hair and skin from one of his front
legs in his previous race, and while the
injuries are merely superficial. It. Hitch
COCK, Jr., MS owner, tnouSnt IL advisable
not to start him. Mr. Hitchcock stated
yesterday that the old horse was rapidly
regaining his best form and that he
would be a factor in all the valuable
races between the flags of the future.
John w. Gates sailed for Europe the
other day. He will take a trip abroad
for a short vacation and will shun the
Saratoga meeting. His absence will bring
Joy to the bookmakers, for the noted
plunger has been very successful picking
winners recently and has made big in