The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29
TRIUMPH OF KEENES
THEIR S-yEARloLD HORSES AnE isslSs WINNERS.
It Looks as Tn gh They May Win #, the American perby-squife ..'s Brown Gossips of the
 Sports.

tioShs ShtCdkO, Is lO uC SohNSo J. R: and +. P. Keene against the rest. ( The victory of Conroy in the Brooklyn Handicap was the climax Of the brilliant successes that have at-
 tended the colors of the Keene 3-year-' olds the present season.
 Beginning with Outlander, who dc feated aged horses in commanding styie a few weeks ago, following up Mitn the triumph of Commando in the bei- mont Stakes at New York and windlns up with the victory of Conroy Tn the great handicap. the Keenes nave hao a steady succession of triunphs Tor this graduating division of yuongsters ol their stable. It Is doubtless the pest trio of 3-year-cl6s ever owned Ill one stable in the United States. Ihink
 what an array of talent the keenes
 would have had had not Tommy At. kjns died, and this is leaving out Of consideration Cap and Bells and other 3-year-oids that the Keenes may nave on the other side.
 The last few weeks has been full or | dazzling events for the followers or the | candidates for the big Washington Park race. Attention was first called to the showing of Robert Waddeil at Worth. The Brandley youngster snow ed himeslf to be fully ten pounds pet | ter than any aged horse racing Tn the vicinity of Chicago, and this, naturally | was considered meritorious enough 10 make him worthy of serious copsloera-
 tion for the Drby, especially as Wao- dell was on the ground and practicaiiy sure of being starter. AS conse- quence money on the Bradley geldlng began to pour into the winter books on the Derby. The money was not loly
 wagered, either. for at the time, com pared with advance work Of Derpy candidates in previous years, Robert Waddelfs races made him colt or
 real class. But hardly had this conVlc- ton settled upon the racing followers before The Parader loomed up in the East. In winning the Withers stakes at Morris Park this colt defeated bon- hilbert. Bellario, All Green and others in such a commanding way that he was at once picked sas the colt of the year. He had shown gradual improve
 nient in his 2-year-old form, racing best at the conclusion of the season, and as the colts he defeated were known to be of much better than average lclass it was believed there
 would be no need of looking farther for the champion 3-year-old, all the more as The Parader in his general appearance and style looked like a great race horse.
 The final sensation came when Con-
 roy, Commandos stable companion, and. like him and Outlander, eligible for the American Derby, beat all g. year-old records by winning the Brook lyn Handicap. Perhaps the perform ance Is not so important as might ap- pear at first thought; it was not the best field in the world for so import ant a race; the track and conditions
 were unfavorable for many horses.
 But, without qualification. it was a notable performances; and now the Keenes have a full hand' when 1t comes to the Derby deal In addition
 to having two colts. if not three, which appear to have a royal chance to win he Washington Park event, there is another feature which makes the prob ability of Keene colt winning the race greater. This is the practical certain ty that the Keenes will have a starter. Speaking of the race between Con- mando and The Parader a New York writer says:
 "Commando's victory>in the Belmont Stakes and the capture of the Brook | lyn Handicap by Conroy bring two
 more American Derby candidates l prominently to the attention of turf
 men. To all appearances F. R. and J.. R. Keene have a trust hold on the | best 3-year-olds of the year up to date, | although the performance of Com mando in the Belmont must be coupted | the greater by reason of his carrying
 a weight within one pound or what VIII
 be asked of him in the Derby, while Conroy had a comparatively light inn | post in the handicap.
 Commando must be put down as I oh nf tc safe to say that he Is every bit as good
 If not the superior of Hamburg when | the latter was in his prime.
 Tn his race Commando ran in the
 same space devouring stride that made
 him the best 2-year-old of last year. | In The Parader he was meeting a g.
 year-old which had the advantage of
 two races this year, and as he won | both of them in the easiest possible
 manner, many were willing to wager | that Commando would not beat hir2
 "The failure of Domino. Commanders s | sire, to go a distance of ground was
 a reason why many argued that Com
 mando could not Nn far. All doubts
 about this were set aside by the race.
 At no time was Spencer compelled to
 urge him, and at no time during the
 race did The Parader ever have a
 chance, as far as first money was con-
 cerned. While it Is true that The
 Parader ran head and head with him
 for a short distance. it was only on | sufferance.
 "Tt ere was a little maneuvering at
 the post, caused by Commando, which Is always fri ky. Commando broke last. but it was only @ matter of few
 strides before he vas in the lead and
 he had an advantage of two lengths be-
 fore the first furlong was reached. The first quarter of a mile saw him with
 that same advantage, while Landry
 was hustling The Parader in order tC
 keep him within striking distance.
 When they started up the hill Spen-
 cer took a good hold of Commando:
 head to allow Tim to run as easily
 as possible, and this allowed The Pa
 rader to get up tn Commanders neck.
 commando and The Parader raced
 head and head all the way until they
 reached the head of the hill, where The
 Parader began to weaken under the ef
 fort to keeo with Commando. All thi
 time Spencer was sitting still. Ther
 Spencer let out link and Command;
 at once drew away again. so that Lan
 dry, as g last resort, went to the whip
 He might as well have kept 1t up, fo
 1t was of no advantage.
 The Parader had done his best anC
 there was nothing leit to respond to hi! Nrider's last call. Down the hill Com
 mando came with grand, sweeping
 stride, with Spencer almost on his neck
 having q tight hold of his head. At thu
 last furlong pole Spencer saw that I'm
 Paradcr was not gaining an inch, anC he began to ease his mount. All thu
 way during the final furlons he easet I@