Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-11
KEENE'S STABLE
LEADS THEM ALL
New High Record for Sea-
sons Winnings Will
Soon Be Made

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Again it is
the Keene stable, Colin and Ballot and
Peter Pan! And that recalls that
there is a well-defined story going the
rounds that the great Peter Pan may
never race again Cut down in his
last race several weeks ago. it Is said
he has not improved as expected and
that he may go to the stud. If this Is
true it is a distinct loss to the Ameri-
can turf, for even greater things were
expected of him in his 4-year-old form
than he had accomplished as a colt.
But that he has a worthy successor
in Ballot is not doubted after the lat
ters recent races.
This horse has not made a great
noise in the racing world, but he has
been such a consistent performer and
has beaten so many cracks that he
must from this time on be rated as a
topnotcher. If he holds good in his
4-year- old form he ought to rank with
the kings of the turf. He took the
speedy McCarter out yesterday at
Sheepshead Bay and beat him with
such ridiculous ease that he made the
latter look an ordinary selling platter.
1t is true that McCarter is not at his
best, but he never could have beaten
the race that Ballot put up.
But, after all, it is the gigantic Colin
that is the king of them all. So far
as can be seen, the colt has never had
but one race, and that was in the mud.
Those Commando colts do not like the
sloppy going. They want to rear the
| rattle of their own hoofs, and when
that is lacking they are likely to be
shy. So it is with Colin.
Through the success of Colin in the
Flatbush stakes, and Ballot in the Cen
fury stakes at Sheepshead Bay, the
winnings of James r. Keene far ex-
coed the great year for Edmund Blanc
in France, and only the winnings OF
the Duke of Partland in 1889 now sur
pass those of Mr.. Keene as a seasons
record.
The Flatbush paid the winner $S,47C
and $1,000 to his stable companion
Celt, who was second, while Ballot
earned $14,65O by winning the Cen
fury, making more than $4,000 fol
Keene on the day, which brings his
winnings up to $334,O00. Blanc's big
year was $326,OOO, while the Duke Of
Portland's horses won for him in 1889
1863, 200. Keene is now barely 100000
! l. OF
within the probabilities that he will
set a new record before racing ends
at Acqueduct, November Is.
Colin ran the greatest race of his
career in the Flatbush. He galloped
the seven furlongs of the FuturitJ
course against a stiff head wind in
1:244 AS, equaling the record made
three years ago by Letola. The latter
however, carried only 81 pounds, while
Colin had up 100 and won in the east
est sort of manner by three lengths
Good as some of Collins other race:
have been, it was the universal opinion
that his Flatbush victory set the sea
of his greatness.
Many there were who regretted
that the son of Commando is not eligi
BILE for the English Derby, for he II
considered by all odds to be the bes
2-year- ever seen in this country
and surely is Derby material
Robert Tucker, the Western traine
who had an uncommonly long run o
hard luck at Saratoga after his mem
orable 40-hour wrestle with that far
game, is i'll at his home. He has nc
attended the races since his return
from Saratoga Tucker has long suf
fered from stomach disorder He live
on nerve alone because he is unabl
to eat as much sustaining food as h
requires.
John Madden will see some Call
fornia racing the coming winter and i
all probability will race string q
horses there He is going abroad thi
fall and is to return to this countr
via San Francisco.