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NEWCASTLE STABLES CH C 3 BIG CHIEF BY PONTIAC MADELAINE ONE Of THE MOST IMPROVING YOUNG RACERS OF 1908 The Newcastle Stable undoubtedly possesses a good horse in the threeyearold colt Big Clutif per ¬ haps the best representative Pontiac has sent to the races He was the highestpriced yearling of the Haicocas sale of 100G yet only co t the Newcastle Stable 750 He was not campaigned extensively In lf 7 as a twoyearold starting in seven races of which lie won two and was second in one His victories were in a purse at Saratoga where he beat Polly Watts Bellwether and fourteen more and another purse at Gravesend which he won from Sanguine Miss Delaney and ten other twoyearolds He was unplaced in two stake races the Albany Handicap at Saratoga won by Jim Gaffney and the Autumn Maiden Stakes at the Sheepshead Bay fall meeting Lawrvtiue P Daley winning Big Chief began his campaign this year by running third to Grapple and Cressina at Aqueduct April 17 in a dash of threequarters run in 115 April 21 Troublemaker defeated him at the same distance in 115 J and gave him five pounds April 27 he won at threequarters in 113 carrying 103 pounds de ¬ feating Blacksheei Prince of Castile and live more These races were all at Aqueduct At Jamaica May 5 he defeated Far West Fleming and five other fast ones at threequarters in 113 In the Williams Lurg Handicap May 11 he ran second to Golden Pearl defeating Hosimlro Berry Maid Cohort and Park ¬ view at threequarters in 113 He carried lli pounds to 110 on Golden Pearl At Belraont Park May IS Iorante defeated him by a nose at a mile In 1405 Jubilee was third Dorante carried IIS pounds Big Chief 117 At the same track May 2S he won at seven furlongs in 12SJ defeating Bedouin Monopolist iind Thistleseed ThistleseedIn In his next race he ran fourth to Roscben Berry Maid and King Cobalt over the short threequarters at Gravesend June S at the same track he won a capital race at a mile and an eighth and with 111 pounds up ran the distance in 152 defeating Old Honesty IK Hye 100 and six more really good race horses June 12 he carried 10S pounds and won at a mile and a quarter in such fast time us 204 and defeated Juggler 10 Jubilee 102 Frank Sill 12i Ellisdale 17 and Don Creole PS This was a fine race and Big Chief ascended in public estimation In his next start he had up 118 pounds and In a close finish was fourth to Dorante 112 Montgomery 122 and Frank Gill 12i at a mile and an eighth run in 152 and while unplaced was beaten less than a length His last race was that of last Wednesday at Sheepshead Bay in which he set a new track record by running a mile and an eighth in 151 1 with llo pounds up defeating Question Mark Antaeus and two more to all of which he was siving much weight Big weightBig Chief is not in the tirst rank of the threeyearolds of 100S but Is not far away and in his present for Is horse to be taken account of in almost a any sort of company For a 750 purchase that has been raced In purses almost exclusively he has proved a very profitable investment as the following record of his performances shows conclusively Year fcts 1st 2nd 3rd Unp Won 1007 J 1 0 1700 17001UOS 1UOS 1J 1 2 5280
