Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-01-03
A New Chapter In Turf History.

While the official summaries have as yet been put
on file lin other words peace has not been decared
will note that your dear old Uncle Sam has another
stake race
Looking him up Year Books, find That he has
started in Of contests and got brackets in every
one Of them.
Let's see!
His debut was made in 1776, in the Revolutionary
Stakes and he came across with the SKINS
No one challenged him again till 1872, when once more
he headed the summary.
1t was in 1910 that he called out the third time,
on this it being the Mexicans that sought to
measure strides with hm-they lost
Then came in 1861, the great Civil War, sweep
stakes in which asked to compete against his
stable mates 1t bitterly contested spltheat affair."
but in the end Uncle Sam came out on top.
1898 Spaniards allowed that he had been in re-
tirement long while and was not up to much So they
nagged him till he had to give them race-they were
distanced in the first heat.
Over in Eunland there was chief who trained for
nearly fifty years. concluding that he ready to
step his ife he announced in 1914 grand freeora
open the world He entertained the idea that he could
clean up comers bust the pool box and send his oppon
ents home without fare in their pockets 1t
we'll known stuck himself after working
number of miles against the WATCH that he told his
hackers he would not only win hands down. but as re
suit of the race would have his opponents pulling the
track harrow for and doing such mental jobs he
signed them.
The conditions governing this all onesided
and as unfair they could beif you didn't enter ana
start you had to pay forfeit
Very naturally, under the circumstances it the
field against the Hum and for time it looked like he had
chance to win. However that astute old stake horse
Uncle Sam, laid up few heats.
Then he cut loose, and you know what happened!
He took that Hun away from the post fast that in
stead of rounding turn he bolted straight through
the outside fence and kept running till he got clean
over into Holland such fright did Uncle Sam give him.
Tt is said that hasn't cooled out yet
His new caretakers report that he is still thumping
that his heart weak and that he foundered himself
thronph oyerexertion There isn't chance for him
to race again. fact his hackers at the way
he threw them that they have locked his stable
and dared him to around again.
Meantime Uncle Sam, following the precedent that he
established good many years ago, magnanimousy
nounced that he wouldn't takefa dollar from purse
money nor accept his divvy from the killing made in the
betting ring 81 just raced for the Red Cross he says
land to show up that tinhorn sport for what he was"
But the funny part OF it is this
When the Hun took the bit in his mouth and bolted,
his care takers and stable followers to Uncle Sam
for grub and getaway money We hungry and broke
they pleaded ssWon't you do something for us?
'Sure" replied Uncle Sam, in that friendly, good
natured way that he always evidences after licking
fellow.
So he went down in his jeans and came up with hands
full con also informing the hungry paupers that he
would arrange with the boarding house to feed them till
they could get something to do.
1t takes lot to get dear old Uncle interested
enough but he gets back into the harness
winter overcoat TIC secure the Wherewithal.
He has speed, class and gameneSs, and
He has the India n sign, never having lost race!
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