The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-22

Saratoga Springs, Aug. I'll
Grand Slam, Coldstream, and Red
Rain appear to be the pick Of the
current crop Of 2-year-olds.
Whether any of them will
amount to a hill of beans in 1913.
or for that matter, when Indian
summer arrives, is problematical.
The brief career of q juvenile Is
like the uncertain glory Of an April
day.
TO date It is Grand Slam and
Coldstream in the west and Red
Rain in the east. Grad slam,
Coldstream, Red Rain. They never
run out Of nifty names for the gal
lopers.
Coldstrea mand Red Rain ran a
dead heat in their sectional meet
ing in the Saratoga Special. Last
month, Red Rain was unheard Of,
Grand Slam was given little con-
sideration as a first class thorough
bred, and Coldstream still had to
prove that he could whip the best
in the east.
The rank and file Of eastern
colts are considered superior to
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casional Head Play springs up In
the west. Little attention was paid
Coldstream, therefore, until the
better eastern runners invaded Chi
cago for the Arlington Futurity.
Just few weeks ago turf critics
sang paeons Of praise for White
Cockade, Maerial, Postage Due,
Shark, the onc-eyed Triumphant,
and another one or two.
White Cockade was rated at the
top and until his disappointing ef-
fort In the Arlington Futurity he
had not finished out of the money.
Victory of Grand Slam
In Futurity Remarkable
In capturing the big number at
Arlington Park, Grand Slam not
only repulsed most Of the first
flight peagreens, including Cold
stream, White Cockade, the hither-
to unbeaten Tintagel, Shark, i'm
ported Delphinium and others. but
turned in one Of the greatest exhi-
billions of sheer ability ever seen.
Left at the post, and apparently
destined to finish hopeless last,
Grand Slam splashed through the
and half length victory. His
Jockey had to cling to the rail or
go around the field of II, which
was In the middle Of the strip.
In many respects, Grand Slam,
son of the brilliant young sire,
Chance Play. and Jean Boudre, ap.
pears to be the leading 3-year-old
prospect uncovered thus far this
season. Chance Play also 10 the
daddy OF Peace Chance and Chance
Sun. Grand Slam 10 superb mud
runner, as was Chance Sun. Yet
he goes equally as well on a fast
track and seems to like the dis
tances.
Red Rain was pointed to as a
real good one by close observers
even before he started. Some went
80 far as to say that he would be
the 2-year-old champion. He lived
up to this In his initial outing, In
the Flash Stakes, Saratoga's open
ing stakes feature.
Red Rains Flash Stakes was
something like Grand Slams Ar
lington Futurity, in that he was
practically left at the post, raced
greenly, and still prevailed handily.
He was repealed in his next excur-
sion, however, and had little ex-
cuse.
Dead Heat Matches Limit
In Racing Excitement
Red Rains dead heat with Cold
stream in the Saratoga Special
matched the limit in racing excite
ment. Tintagel, by virtue of his
second to Grand Slam in the Ar
lington Futurity, was the favorite
and looked all over a victor as the
field entered the stretch.
But Red Rain and Coldstream
fairly roared along in coming from
far back. They were locked at the
eighth pole and finished that way.
The disputes were growing heated
when the judges Gained the crowd
by announcing the dead heat.
The supposedly great Postage
Due was q dismal last In the Sar-
atoga Special-just another exam
pie of that fleeing glory of which
we spoke In the foregoing. And
who can say what the others will be
next year?
Champions sometimes come from
the ranks. as remember Gusto, win
ner OF one cheap 2-year-old event.
yet champion of his age at 3 and
winner OF $4,000.
Juvenile champions have a habit