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THE 1897 CHAMPION TWO YEAE YEA OLD HAMBURG HAMBURG AND HIS WINNINGS Theres Theresa no doubt about the twoyearold toehold su ¬ premacy primacy of 1897 Hamburgs Hamburg the best Hes Hess an extra good colt though less than Hanover Tre Tare mont and His Highness He has beaten the best and is therefore better than the rest What are the rest Less than a really good lot They beat each other too much for keen individual supremacy supremacyW supremacy W H Timmons Simmons a good judge is in Chicago He has seen all Hamburgs Hamburg eastern races and inclines to the idea that though a speed marvel the colt may be less than good at a distance The records of action dovetail with Mr Tim ¬ mons moons idea They usually do Hamburg has been beaten in three races Two of the three were at seven furlongs He comes from a flashy family and may be flashy himself But Hamburg is a superb individual a marvel of speed and the colt of 1897 So far this season Hamburg has won 42385 as shown by the table below A special race at threequarters treasurers of a mile between the trio would attract national atten attend ¬ tion ion The weights based on performance would be adjusted about this way Hamburg 125 Traverser Traverse 110 Malvolio Alveoli 105 As form hints Hamburg would win and Malvolio Alveoli would run third Mr William Timmons Simmons who uncovered Diggs Digs is in Chicago He has seen all Hamburgs Hamburg Eastern races and thinks that the Hanover colt while a speed marvel up to threequarters treasurers can ¬ not go a distance The figures of racing support Mr Timmons Simmons idea Hamburg has been beaten three times Two of his races were at seven furlongs Mr Timmons Simmons is keen and intelligent and his ideas are usually in the line of form The performance of Hamburgs Hamburg relatives sup ¬ port the Timmons Simmons idea But just the same the colt is the best of the twoyearolds toeholds of 1897 1
