Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13
YELLOW HANDS CAREER
IS WORTHY OF STUDY
Four Iear-Old Cclding Has
Made Phenomenal Record
on American Turf.

! Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
NEW YORK. Nov. i2.---Thc career
OF Yellow Hand, the 4-ycar-old geld
Ing by Rossenlalc. which will 70 into
winter quarters with the reputation
OF being the best of the handicap
brigade. is worthy OF the study of
all those who find entertainment In
tlood stock whether their interest
is directed towards the breeding stud
or the race course.
Yellow Hand and his dam, Yellow
Sea We're bought by Richard T. VIII
son. Jr.. who has Il fondncSs for the
blood OF Bend Or, the mare teing 4
daughter of Marta Eon. a son of that
horse. whose dam, Tiger Lily. was by
Macaroni. and then on through the
famous Agnes family Such mares
have mated we'll with OIambala,
which carries the blood through his
Sire Ornus. and Yellow Sea, whose
second dam. Scathrift. was by Flor
i@ci H.. WILL II she lives. produce Il
good horse by Mr.. Wilson's rcmarka-
Die sire whose success in tile stud is
UNSURPASSED. numbers and opportuni-
ties considered.
Rosscndalc. the sire OF yellow
Hand. IS ii son OF st. Frusuuin. out
Of Menda. by Ganinuic. rcckoned
'.mongst the greatest of all brood
next dam Is Glare. ~ Ayrshire. and
she out OF Footlight. by Cremorc
Taxing the blood lines of yellow
Hand. and his great racing qualities
nto consideration. i, Is impossible
. avoid expressing regret that he
mould have been gelded.
Doubtless gcldings are easier to
"ain than colts. and this fact has
had much to do with the custom
iany great race horses have hccn
ost to the turf through II. hut thos
no favor castration aver that many
ID stations have been eliminated
hrourh the use OF tho knife. 1t was
check the practice that the rae
y authorities made uuScScd horses
N"lirihl" for entry in NEST OF tn
u turf prizes of the year. How /
: going 20 work out the future viii
II. The records for the stakes
h!ch will close shortly for 1922 wi!
rrn!sh guide
WINS slow nj c-Yrnr-Oid.
WITH Yellow Hand eliminated Il,
breeding factor. his march to great
SIS ca tho race course viii cn"act
uhlic attention. 1t affords ii strik
rg example OF the reward which pa
fence frequently brings IN it's wake
IS -ycar-old. yellow Hand
started eight times In the colors o
Mr.. Wilson Tom Healy found him
slow TO come To hand and the hes,
he rc'ding could 20 was one sec
ond and iwo-,hirds. His last perform
ancc Of the year. when he ran third
% Paul Jones and Shoal. I'm tn
Bouquet Selling STAKES. was his best
fort
In 1920, as IA 3-ycar-old yellow
| Vand being thoroughly acclimatcd.
hogan Ia show some ot the qualitv
which has made him so highly though:
Of by the followers of racing this
fall. He won ten races out OF TWEEN.
tv-onc starts. and in tho autumn over
the Maryland courses was practically
invinciblc. During the winter he
"'Hs bought y Charles y. Stoucham.
and passed into the care OF Jack
Go'dsborough. whose reputation as
a trainer was associated chiefly with
That remarkable gciding Roancr.
which year after year raced himself
into the affections Of the people and
passed out OF life Oh the same day
as his owner. the late Andrew Miller
yellow Hands career AS = four
year-old has been Spectacular Nine
hanhicaps were to his credit at the
close Of the Empire meeting, and his
! winnings approached the 10000
mark. Had he not been laid up dur
| ing Il part OF the summer. this sum
would have been considerably aug
n!cntcd.
Developed Physicniiy In Ia20.
remarkable thing about Yellow
Hands campaign the past season was
the way in which he developed ply
sically on racing. He was light of
hodv and high on the leg AT the
outset al the campaign. Tut has
grown into quite 4 muscular gcldinp
This fall. AZ Empire he seemed 70
be 100 pounds heavier than In the
spring. HIS mcaly nose and large
blaze together with his white legs
make him an unusual looking horse.
lie would not be classcd as prcpos.
scss!ng I, is his action which chal-
lcnscs the admiration OF every lover
oi Il good horse. II Is long and OF the
stealing varicty--thc sort which car
Ties Il horse far with a minimum of
fort.
Yellow Hand han now reached n
poin, In his career where he viii
either be top weight I'm handicaps or