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THREE-YEAR-OLD PROSPECTS OF 1936 . COLDSTREAM, Bay Colt by Bull DogNimble Hoof; Property of . C. B. Shaffer of Chicago, Rates Highly Among the Prospective j Contestants for the Kentucky Derby. He Is expected at I Churchill Downs within a Few Days. See Kentucky Derby J Book for Past Performances. j By NORMS ROYDEN. i,... ..4 Charles B. Shaffer thought enough of the bay colt by Bull Dog and Nimble Hoof, by Sweep, to name him Coldstream after his thoroughbred nursery, one of the largest and finest in Kentucky. The Chicago sportsman, informed of the colts high promise by his principal advisors, Alex B. Gordon, the trainer, and Dr. John Baird, farm manager, has not been disappointed because Coldstream smashed his way through a topsy-turvy two-year-old situation last season as one of the leaders. Because of being a good juvenile, Coldstream naturally is included among the more prominent candidates for the coming three-year-old attractions, the first important one of which is the Kentucky Derby. Coldstreams owner would like to win the Derby and especially with the colt named for his breeding farm, but the son of Bull Dog has his work cut out for him. Coldstream has plenty of good reasons why he could win the Derby, but there may be one or two important ones why he wouldnt. He has speed, which he has come by naturally because of his breeding; he is a well-made colt and sound and he possesses that undefineable but important thing called class. The big "if" about Coldstream is can he go a distance? Bull Dog, sire of Coldstream, is a brother to Sir Gallahad nr., which has sired numerous good stayers in this country. He has an abundance of staying blood in him, but his foals, two crops of which have gotten to the races, are of a finer, smoother type than those of Sir Gallahad, whose get for the most part had size and coarse rugged-ness. Bull Dog hasnt as yet had as a representative a natural router such as was Gallant Fox among Sir Gallahads first crop. St. Bernard was the star of .Bull Dogs first foals, and over a hard track could extend his speed pretty far, but in the Arlington Classic, his best race, he was overtaken and passed in the stretch by Omaha. St. Bernard appeared a better miler than he did a stayer, and others among Bull Dogs first foals, such as Nectarine and Top Dog, gained similar classifications. Coldstream was the best of Bull Dogs two-year-olds in 1935, although he had a stout contender in The Fighter. Both of these colts give much more promise as three-year-olds than did St. Bernard, and they will make much trouble for their contemporaries by living up to that hope. Coldstream has fine breeding on his dams side. His dam is a daughter of Sweep, sire of innumerable handy horses, many of them stayers. The second dam was by Ormondale, another asset for stamina, and the third dam was the granddam of Crusader and running into the family of Whisk Broom H. and other good racehorses. With that sort of pedigree, Coldstream could extend his speed over a distance of ground, and just because he was a precocious sort is no reason why he cant endure. However, he did not impress as a true staying prospect in his races last year. The son of Bull Dog began his career in May at Churchill Downs, narrowly losing his first start but easily winning the Bashford Manor Stakes. In between he set a new track record for four and a half furlongs. At Belmont Park he was a bang-up fourth in the Juvenile Stakes after getting the worst of it, but gave a winning performance before he departed for Arlington Park, where he finished third to Wise Duke and Night Play in heavy going in his first effort. He came back over a dull track to nose out Valevictorian in the Hyde Park Stakes with a remarkable performance, as he was on the outside at the post in a nineteen-horse field and broke poorly. Seemingly well beaten leaving the backstretch, he gained steadily on the extreme outside thereafter to get up in the very last stride. In the Arlington Futurity, decided over a heavy track, Coldstream met with plenty of trouble, yet made up six lengths in the final furlong, but it wasnt sufficient to get him close. He was not disgraced, however, and in his next start, coming a week later at Saratoga, he deadheated with Red Rain in the Saratoga Special, gaining steadily in the stretch and having Red Rain looking him in the eye all through the final seventy yards. Red Rains specialty is stretch-running. In the Hopeful Stakes, Coldstream was in the thick of the battle and suffered his share of the rough stuff, coming out of the engagement badly cut. Trainer Gordon was able to return him to campaiging for Belmonts autumn meeting and he accounted for the Nursery Handicap over Crossbow II., Ned Reigh, Sangreal and other good juveniles at the first asking, but in the Futurity he weakened in the late stages after bidding for the lead and was beaten more than five lengths in finishing eighth. His final start was in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, at one mile, and he shortened stride after relinquishing the lead to Grand Slam turning into the, stretch, to wind up in fifth position, well beaten. 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