The Washington times., 1907-09-01
COLLINS SPEED
WINS FUTURITY
FOR ]. R. kEENF
Fast Son of Commando
Captures Big Prize
in Drive.
Fifty Thousand Cheers
Go Up for the
Winner.

SHEEPsHEAD BAY RACE TRACK,
n. Y, Aug. a.-An understood. gray
bearded, Manufactured old man stood
On the top OF the graz stand at Sleeps
head Bay this afternoon shortly after
I O'Clock ana watched through glasses
that never trembled a cloud Of dust far
down the straight course materiallze
INTO flying band OF eight thoroughbred
race horses.
All about him were men ard women.
some shouting At the top Of their voices.
others shaking with excitement but with
not a muscle moving TO show the strain
he, himself. was under. tia old man
watched a grand looking brown colt
come out OF tie bunch at the elbow OF
the track. less than a quarter OF a mile
from home and shoot 10 the front Ike
an express train passing a humble
freight.
Frantic shouts OF Colin Hfnsi It's
Colin in a sallop." fen apparently upon
deaf ears, but not until the brown colt
had passed the judges stand. a length
and half ahead OF the nearest corr
peutor did the old man drop his glasses
then he turned with almost a boyL5h
smile on his face 20 grasp the hands OF
men ana women. some his friends and
others strangers, WHO hurled their con
gratuIatiOns AZ him.
Attained Ambition.
The old man was James r Keane
veteran fnsncier who had risked for
tunes time ana again in the street and
lost thousands without the slightest
fremor OF an eyelash. and who today
attained the one ambition OF hls noted
career. with a home-bred colt M.
keene had suseeeded in landing the
richest prize Il the American tlrf TIE
5000 Futurit- aid although the colt
was put - a hard GIVE 70 Win AZ the
end, he ran true ana showed that he Iz
beyond doubt the best two-year-old In
training at the pres snt ti1ne.
Only one Of those that finished behind
him has any license TO be classad uritl,
MIN. That Is Bar None, owned by FTar-
~ Payne Whitney. who was absolute
~ last Of the field when they entered
the stretch. and Jack Martin was ar
work on him like a demon. With a mir
aculous burst OF speed he fairly moved
down the field, passing one after In,
other, and forcing Miller to take to the
whip quite a distance from home. Colin
responded nobly. and WOE by a length aud
a half. covering the six furIongs IN the
remarkably fast dime Of Ill Is. the
fastest ever made for the stake
Vast Crowd Cheers Winner.
There were close to 5000 people pres
ent at the track for the re-openinE OF
the racing season about New York when
the bugIe blew for the first race. Mum
bered IN the crowd were The leaders
.of society, art, finance, and the various
professions and crafts and the gay COS
tunes OF the ladies' lent a brilhancy 10
the scene that delighted the true artist
1t was 400 when the bugle sounded
post orders for the big race. Restigouche,
Collins stable mate, was scratched, and
Countermand was added. Bar None
unseated Martin as they came through
the gate. but he held on TO the colt
and no damage was done. Starter
Cassidy, after three minutes delay,
yelled hoarseIy Come on" Colin was
the first TO show, but pursuant 10 his
riding orders, Miller took a steadymg
pull on him and Chapultepec flashed to
the front with a whirlwind burst OF
speed.