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b : PROBABLE RETURN TO RACING OF ONE OF COLINS FLEETEST RIVALS , : ; S. C. HILDRETHS CH. C, 4, UNCLE, BY STAR SHOOT TIIE NIECE. "Out of sight out of mind" applies forcibly to horses retired from racing. It is only two years back that the fleet colt. Uncle, was held to be n worthy rival of Colin and Celt and, next to the great pair, was s.uely the best two-year-old of 1007. Yet. not having raced since that year, ho has almost faded from memory so far as the average racegoer is concerned. F.ut Uncle exists and. according to reports from Saratoga, is working in a fashion that suggests bis early return to racing. If it comes about it will be a welcome addition of a star of the first magnitude. Uncle was a regular smasher as a two-vear-old. hut Infirmity of the forelegs developed in the fall of 1107 that kept him from racing in 1003 and so far this year, lint his case has never been of the hopeless order and. with Sam Hildreths almost matchless patience and skill in treating cripples applied to his case, there is a prospect that Uncle may shine as a great four-year-old. Uncle raced as the property of John E. Madden until lie had so convincingly demonstrated his extraordinary speed that Hlldreth gave $::0.000 for him and gave him a special preparation for the Saratoga Special. Tin? race was worth .fl.t.OOO net to the winner that year and only Uncle had the temerity to oppose invincible Colin. It was a great race and it was only after the two splendid creatures had run head and bc.nl at enormous suecd to well down the homestretch that Colin drew slowly away and won by a length. The two colts carried 122 pounds each and the three-quarters of the race was covered in 1:12. The result was verv disappointing to Ilildreth, but Uncle made some recompense for his defeat here by afterwards winning" good races, among which were the Holly Handicap, at Gravosend, Triumph Stakes at Iirighton Reach and Itancbo del 1aso Stakes at Belmont Park, besides a purse or two. Ilis racing record and his pedigree are as follows: Year. Ase- Sts.. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. Won. 1007 . - 12 7 2 1 2 15,915 j Sterling 0,?,for1 - Isonomy i Whisper r isinglass!..... I ." Santa llella f" 1 J . Mineral0" , . I. Deadlock , t.... 1 . I Malpractice: 1 Iml,?trlc g Star Shoot - - -, Dutchmans Dan. 2 - . Newminstor....... ; Touchstone J J . r ,t -i J lieeswing - .5 i ;- Hermit i , , . , ; Seclusion , TIs!,lln"r W -"g - Astrology J .Miss Sellon "rt , Young Melbourne i-l ,..... ,v - o 3 i Strafford.. Dan. of Gameboy 5 1 RU-Wa - i . s To Il0liti p S -., 1 Oillierts dam j Maid of Masham l Orlando Touchstone S r Eclipse P lll,,lri! 0 Gaze Day Middloton 1 yf Alarm J Hycatcher " , i ntocwell 1 ivcjihontas . Maud . T C,,,ts of AHmnrlo - K?to I The Niece . Ilornson f f Leamington Daughter of Pantaloon I J Daphne A-tralian i j I- Maggie P.. 11 J j Iioston Madeline .Magnolia
