Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18

Few sensations OF the years racing season
have aroused as much interest and pleasure
as the triple success of James r. Keenes
popular stable at Aqueduct on election day.
The famous white, bsue spots have an
international record.
Thousands of racegoers on election day.
after Zambesi and Philander had captured
both stake events, turned en- masse towart
the keene box and noted with delight the
many congratulations showered on the vete-
ran turfman. Even Richard Carman, whose
colt. Waterbury. had just been shot" on
the post by Zambesi in the last stride, was
one OF the first to congratulate Owner
keene. And after the filly Veil won the
last event the fluctuations were renewed.
1t was one of the proudest and most graft
Tying days to James r. keene of all his
thirty years connection with the turf
Fully equal in sincerity to the ovation
awarded the boss was the good feeling
shown the trainer of the three horses-big,
good-natured Jimmy" Rowe. While good
WINE needs no buSh and Rowe's reputation
as first-class trainer has stood the test
OF decade. the peculiar nature of this
triple success appealed to all and gained
the trainer new laurels to look back on
with Justifiable pride.
For three records were broken when Veil
galloped home by herself. 1t was the first
time the Keene stable had ever won three
races In one afternoon. And never before
has any stable in this country ever won
three events in one day with two-year-olds;
while for the first time in American turf
history a two-year-old had won a stake
at a mile and a furlong from oder horses.
Back in the eighties at Sheepshead Bay
George Lorillards Rambler, a two-year- old
brother to the fair Miles Wanderer, won an
overnight purse at mile and a quarter,
beating older horses in PIP with a feather Of
n pounds up which represented the midget
jockey Ural. John Maddens Plaudit, Will
liam Lakelands Gold Crest and other two
year-olds have of late years beaten older
horses In overnight purses at a mile and
q sixteenth further. But not one Of that
tory from a class and distance point of
view, let alone the weight he carried-9O
pounds.
Keene Breaks Three Records.
In England an annual fall event. the
Feather Plate at two miles and a furlong,
for two-year-o1ds and upward, has several
times been won by two-year-olds. The late
great jockey Fred Archer, the first year he
rode, won this stake on the two-year- old
colt Tomahawk at a pounds, defeating
some fair Class four-and-five-year- olds In
Australia two-year-olds are also sent a
route late in the season.
But here the babies are not often
asked to risk their future by long races
at the outset of their career And Philan-
der's stake victory at a mile and a fur
long in 152 80 will take some beating for
years to come. This colt, had he been
pushed, could easily have knocked several
fractions off this time and is evidently a
glutton for distance most pleasing de-
velopment for his owner and trainer. as well
as the general body of racegoers who al
ways give homage to youngster capable
of going route
In addition to heading the list of winning
owners for the year James r. Keene can
anticipate another successful season in 1907
when he will have formidable stable of
three-year-olds. Ballot, Court Dress, Super
| man, Peter Pan the Gamer colt, Fam
best. Philander. Veil and others bid fair
to carry the keene spots to victory In many
events. A tabulated estimate of the stable s
winnings in stakes and purses for the last
thirty years shows it to be over one mil
lion of doiars on the right side of the ac-
count.
Strange to say, however the tabulator in
Keene stable. during its turf history has
omitted, to Include the winnings of the
first two good race horses James r.
Keene ever owned. Reference is made to
Spendthrift and Dan Sparkling that won
Mr.. Keene the Withers. Belmont, Travers
and other rich stakes in 1873 Dan Sparkling
afterward Swasssent to Maj Foxhail Dam
gerfleld's, place at Wrens Nest. Virginia.
while Spendthrtft made great name for
himself at the stud.
GOAAa41 0ACdt S00P
OF the: horses that have won this levia-
than sum Domino. Sysonby and Delhi Sc
cured the largest amounts in the order
named, with Foxhall In fourth place. The
latters $63 600 was won in England and
France, as he never ran on this side of the
ocean. And in addition to his stake and
purse earnings noted Foxhall must be cred
tied with adding $102 coo more to the gross
| total Of over million stable earnings. This
is represented by the only heavy betting
coup of Mr.. Keenes long turf career over
Foxhalrs double handicap win at Newman
ket in 1881 for the Cesarewitch and Cam
bridgeshire stakes, in most peoples opinion
the greatest achievement Of any horse that
ever wore the Keene colors.
Before James r. Keene left California to
take up his residence in New York city In
the late seventies, he was a patron of the
trottinng turf Between operations in the
Consolidated Virginia and the other bonan-
"a mines, he found time to purchase the
| trotting stallion Sam Purdy and brought
him east, sending him later to the Danger
| field place at Wren's Nest, Va.
| But his first venture in race horses was
the purchase in 1878 of the two three-year-
olds Dan Sparkling and Spendthrift from
Coz. Thomas Puryear Of New Jersey. He
| gave $4,000 for the pair, Spendthrift being
| valued at $4,000, large price for race
| horse at that time. His first stake success
was the Withers of that year at Jerome
Park, for which he ran one-two with
Sparllng ana SpenQtnrl1t as named.
The stable declared to win the race with
Sparkling, but Spendthrift was so much the
better that 1t was all George Barbee could
do to restrain him in second place. at which
some occasional racegoers Kissed the finish,
people who did not know the rules bearing
on such cases. This annoyed Mr.. Keene to
such an extent that he was very near quit
ting the turf then and there.
But Spendthrift later won the Belmont
and Travers stakes, then meeting with de-