Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-31
Base Ball, Racing
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Chapultepec. whom some consider danger
Gus today, on that occasion was unplaced,
carrying 27 pounds. But to say that Jim
CARNEY has made sufficient improvement
In the last seventeen days to cause the
admirers OF Colin any real alarm is to make
them smile.
At seven pounds less than Colin had. Nee
lick in the great trial at Sheepshead Bay
eleven weeks ago ran that racer good
race, after getting away none too well.
He has started but twice since, in one race
being palpably not up to his best, and IN
the later one he was only head behind
Restigouche at practically even weights,
though both were unplaced to Jim CAN
ney. Fair Play and Bar None. On this oc-
casion the winner was in receipt or ten
pounds from Fair Play, whose performance
should mark him as dangerous
Chapultepec's Late Form Poor.
On neither of his races at Saratoga can
Chapultepec be regarded as having
chance to beat Colin. yet at Brighton
Beach, on July q, he brought the Keene
champion to the whip. though this occurred
after the Commando colt had In the first
half mile raced successfully against Smoker
and Question Mark.
Beaucoup early in the year. on heavy
track, ran Colin to- head at Belmont
Park, but had eight pounds less on his
back, and Colin at that time was still car
r, ing that unsightly growth which at times
affected even his walk as he was led
around the paddock. That excrescence has
now practically disappeared and Coin does
not show any hitch in his action.
When he met Uncle at Saratoga in the
Special men who had seen him run all his
races were amazed to observe the stout
pull Colin was under as he ran head and
head with his opponent along the back
stretch and around the far turn This was
the first time that he was SO ridden. While
the pull was greatly relaxed at five FUR
by much more than the length which sep
arated him from his rival. This. too.
depite the fact that Mr.. Keene's colt had
been regularly treated for a cough. The
showed that his owner and trainer had
some fear for his stamina, due TO illness.
II he was the Colin of the Brighton Junior
he would have gone right away from Uncle
and it would have been a case OF "catch
me II you can"
No Excuses Today for Colin.
Now. then. this unbeaten colt starts to-
day with no excuses. He will win in a
walkr exclaimed man last night who
knows every phase Of the great colts
career. Such confidence is rare, but that
it is not too sanguine is shown by the state
of the odds, for though an odds-on- favorte
for the Futurtty Is not new thing. as Sy-
sonby and Wild Mint were at odds-on in
1904. as rule the market Is far more
liberal
But the unbeaten record of Colin. who
has won seven races since May - when
he made his first appearance, naturally has
made him a public idol. and hence the
public pays for that by accepting the short
Odds
Colin has won races on heavy tracks, and
was scratched out OF one valuable engage
ment at the June meeting, at Sheepshead
Bay, only because of the bad. uncertain
footing. small field will minimize the
great disadvantage which Sysonby labored
under when he drew the outside position for
the Futurity, and more than one good judge
thinks that contributed In no small degree
to his defeat.
If Colin should TODAY draw an outside
position. that would place him not more
than fifty feet at the utmost from the inner
rail. and that would not injure his chances.
Miller Has Chance of His Life.
Walter Miller. who has won so many
races this year on Mr.. Keene's and other
horses, has today tie chance of his life
to ride Futurity winner and set the seal
of popularity on mis- fame. 1t will be his
first Futurity. should he win.
Because of the small field the other start
ers should be well ridden, though on ac
count of certain ieolorable circumstances
which have occurred during the season the
work of several jockeys OF skill has come
be due to hot-blooded critics, bad losers per-
haps, though no doubt some of the riders
have deserved part Of the blame so freely
put upon them. When the Jockey Club
has the time the all important question of
how to improve and maintain the standard
of jockeyship should engage their atten-
ton.
Track Is Fast.
The weather early today is cool and clear.
and, as it promises to continue so through~
out the day. a great cosmopolitan crowd
will throng the course Of the Coney Island
Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay to witness
the event. Prince Wilhelm of Sweden is an
expected guest and II he goes to the course
will divide interest with the thoroughbreds.
The track officials reported the track In
splendid condition and fast this morning
and considering the class of horses in the
race. said they would not be surprised If