New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
COLLINS GREAT RECORD.
Makes Bright Page an Turf History
-Opening at Jamaica.

,r,,rf history, was made at Belmont Park last
week and the closing days of the WESTMINSTER
Racing Associations fall meeting were fun or
interest There were many expressions of r.
qret when the curtain was rung down on Sat
urday as il meant the parting of the ways for
many horsemen and the retirement for tho sea
son of most of the good horses. The sport Will
continue until November Il at Jamaica and
Aoueduct and some good racing is i'm prospect.
but they will be lacking the glamour which a.
taches to the running Of the rich and historic
stakes at Belmont Park. The victory Of Colin
in the Champagne Stakes and the worlds rec
ord for six and one-half furlongs by Brookdale
Nymph were the outstanding features, 'erhaps,
of the last days at Belmont Park. Brooktaie
Nymph showed herself to he remarkable
sprinter in winning the Westchester Handicap
she did with 124 pounds up in the fast time
of III %. This mark, like Roseben's seven
furongs in DO, is likely to stand for years to
come unless Colin gets an opportunity to meas
ure his speed these distances next year
under the same favorable conditions
Collins victory in the Champagne Stakes
rounded out a career that is little short of mar
vellous To win twelve straight races, eleven Of
which were stakes extending over the full sea
son. was a record that will make a bright page
I'm turf history. Comparisons are Odous. per
haps and it is not intended to belittle the brill
liant performances of great horses in the past
but Colin has established himself the great
est horse ever bred and raced in this country
His lot was cast IN year Wnen JueTe we're
many other good -year-ods, but he has
beaten them all with Consummate ease. and
goes into retirement better. TO all appearances.
than when he scored his first success last May
1t is true that fremont was unbeaten as a two
year-old, and thirteen straight races. one
more than Colin. and that Domino earned more
money in winning eight straight races. but old
time racegoers are willing to Concede that Colin
is greater than fremont and greater than Dom
inc, and surpassed their records in substance If
not in fact.
fremont broke down at the end Of his two
year-old career. and never raced again. while
Domino was retired early. and came to I'M
the sire of Colin. to the races. Domino earned
more money than Colin, for the reason that the
stakes in his year were much richer than this.
There was a falling off of something over $50
600 in the Eclipse, Great Trial and Futurty
alone. which easily accounts for the difference
in their winning totals Miller has ridden Colin
I'm all his races this year. except the Eclipse
Stakes when. with Mountain in the saddle,
Beaucoup the great colt to a head over a
sloppy track. In all his other races Colin won
with something in reserve. although Uncle ap-
peared TO have him straight in the Saratoga Spe-
ciaI He is an even tempered horse, which will
not do more than is required. and Cor this rea-
son II Is safe to say that he has never proved
his real worth and that his trainer does not
know just how fast and just how good he really
is. For the sake OF comparison, the records of
Colin and Domino appended: