Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-25 | Page 19 | Colombo Growing High Hat Favored in British Derby

COLOMBO GROWING HIGH lIGH HAT England's Great Horse Has Mule Ears FAVORED IN BRITISH DERBY By y HENRY McLEMORE tORE United Press Sports Writer PRESTWICK Scotland May 25 25 His name is Colombo and hes he's a magnificent mag mag- bay thoroughbred with a n white snow triangular star on his forehead Seven times as a year 2 old and twice as a year old he has gone lone to the post and nine times he helas has las carried Lord red white and nd blue silks to victory Today Colombo is the toast of En gland land Such is the interest and tion ion that Colombo has inspired that his name and achievements arc are the paramount topic of interest wherever you ou go On the street in the pub in n the hot spots of Mayfair on the theU buses U eS everywhere its it's Colombo this his and Colombo that and how will Colombo fare Lare in the derby I The papers arc filled with Colombos Colombo's Colombos Colombos Colombo's Co Co- lombos lombo's deeds and when reports were circulated that he be was 1 savage say save age Ire and mean of temper the sedate sedate se se- date Manchester Guardian devoted devot devot- ed a column of Its It editorial l page to his defense suggesting that there should bo be a law of libel for forthe forthe forthe the protection of traduced race horses Undoubtedly the greatest race racehorse horse England has seen since the war Colombo already has been made an 8 11 favorite for the derby and you yoi youcan youcan can get but five to one that Lord Lore horse wont won't gain the triple crown the crown the 2000 guineas the derby and the St. St Leger When you Jou ber that excepting the war years ears when the fields were poor the last las triple crown winner was Rock Sand Sandin in n 1903 you realize the esteem in which Colombo is held Already he has won the 2000 I guineas making a show of the field fieldor for or his ninth consecutive win I saw him win this race and afterward afterward after after- ward went to the paddock for a close- close up Colombo is of ot medium height and in addition to the star on his forehead has one white sock on oct his rear foreleg He lIe was born at Newmarket Newmarket New New- market and has spent most of his life liCe there here His sire Manna won the derby derby dery der- der by y and the guineas in 1925 As a foal he ic sold fo tot fot guineas He couldn't be bc bought now for pounds One guinea by the way is 21 shillings shil- shil lings Ings and the shilling is worth a few cents more than two Success they sa say has hM made Colombo Colombo Co Co- lombo a bit high Before the guineas he kick kicked cd wickedly when his hL admirers pressed too close and after fter the race refused to enter en ter an ordinary stall forcing his handlers to saddle him in the open His cars according to his trainer Captain T. T Hogg grieve Colombo deeply They are long and loping almost like a mules He is very sensitive sensitive sen sea of these ungainly features and resents having them fondled even b by the bridle The press refers to Colombo as the most eligible bachelor now BOW in train ing jag For as the star explained recently recently recently re re- re- re he will comm command nd a fee of pounds per mare when he retires from racing and takes up the duties o of fatherhood When Redmont Station Ark defeated defeated de de- Oak Grove Grov 57 to 6 in a nine inning baseball game each member of the winning nine hit one or more home runs