The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-23
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NEIL COW BEST
ENGLISH COLT
YOungSteT Wins Handsome
Purses for Owner, Lord
ROSebery.

London. Nov. 22-According to tha
handicappers and the critics generally,
the best 2-year-Old on the English turf
is Lord Rosebery's Neil Cow, a chestnut
colt by Marco out of Chelandry and. to
judge by his public form, horse Of vari-
Gus moods and tempers. He has won a
total of S5l,530 and this handsome sum
was earned IN four races, of course the
cream of the 2-year-old season. Neil Cow
missed some big ones, notably the Middle
Park plate. on account OF suffering from
a cough, but il was noticed that when fit
he showed a grand turn of speed and the
ability 20 carry weight into the bargain
No better trial of a Z-year-Old was ever
seen on an English race course than that
or this same colt on the occasion If his
last appearance Of the season, which was
the Imperial Produce stakes at Kemptou
park, the race being worth $12,795 and the
distance six furlOngs. Danny Maher had
the leg up on Nell Cow, who had the
steadier Of l3l pounds on his back, and he
was opposed by Sunningdale, carrying 1l2
pounds and Santa Fina, with 129 pounds
Only three went to the post, but as Ear
as Neil Cow was concerned no such SEN
sauonai exhibition was ever seen on any
race course. After the barrier sprang he
whipped around and actually went a cOu-
pie OF strides away from the winning
post. In jiffy, however, Maher pulled
MIN around in half circle and headed
him for home, but by that time the two
others were 30 yards away and nobody
would have blamed Maher had he aban-
uUHSQ the race LHeu ana Llere- IL so nap
pened, though, that the American Jockey
had a wonderful opinion OF the colt and
more than once has said that Neil Cow
could fall down at the starting post and
then get up and beat any other 2-year-old
IN training
Before half the distance had been Gov
ehed the wayward favorite had pulled up
within striking distance OF the two others.
Then Maher steadied him and gave him
chance TO recover from the sprint that
had been taken out OF him. Approaching
the distance, Maher gained nearly two
lengths. Griggs, on Sunningdale, saw that
Maher was closing on him and he called
on his mount for a squirt, and there was
6ucn game response that for a moment
II looked as IL Neil Cow was out OF it.
When within about 100 yards Of the post,
Sunningdale's speed seemed to leave him
all at once and Maher, taking IN the sit
uatiOn, set to work on Lord ROsebery' g
colt with grim determination and his ef-
forts were magniGcently seconded By the
horse and he just snatched the victory in
the last stride by a head.
10 nave given away II pounds and
about 90 yards at the start was a great
performance and IL was enhanced stIl
more when Nell Cow was led In, for he
was in no way distressed, not even hav-
Ing turned a hair: Lord RosebeTy, who
was present with his two sons congratu-
lated Maher for his perseverance in stick
ing to the colt and getting him home IN
the lead. But there are two things worth
remembering about Neil Cow, the first be-
ing that he is evidently a queer customer
10 handle and likely to do what he did
at Kempton park IN the most important
Gus, and that is in connection with his
breeding. The Chelandry stock all had
the tendency TO be roarers and that is the
main point to be feared about Nell Cow.