The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
COLIN LIVES LIKE
 4 REGAL PRINCE Costs Owner More Than S2O0
 Per Day HAS PRIVATEs PHYSICIAN Electric Lights and Fans and Spring Water-Special Trainers and
 "Rubbersv - keene
 Won $Se5, ,ooo.
HAS PRIVATEs PHYSICIAN
BY j. S. A. MACDONALD.

New York, October 20.-(Iearst Service Specially Ut costs moro money to main tain America's champion race horse day than it does the biggest clubman in New York James R. Keene's 2-year-old colt. Colin, son of Commando, un- doubtedly stands as the finest liver among the equine aristocracy of the American turf. And this is as 1t should be, for Colin holds the remarkable record of having earned for his owner no less than $192 165. Why, then, should not his baby race horse merit the sweetmeats and the various other indulgences of juvenility. Not so long ago the fact that 1t cost Bookmaker Sop Lichenstein. America's most prodigal sporting man, as much as $l5Q>~a day to exist was stated by friend of the leviathan layer in posi- tion to know. Well, 1t may be surprising, but nevertheless true that approximately $500 a week Is required for the mainten- ance of America's reigning thoroughbred fsvorite Though the public wagers mil lions on a champion race horse through q summers time. scarcely one horse play CT in a thousand would know the horse should he encounter him on a. country road much less the details of his home life"
 To begin with Colin is the only race horse fin the world with his own personal physician Dr. E. F. Shepherd, one of the best known veterinarians in the new world receives s3oo per week for caring for Colin. While MT. Keene employees a regular stable set" Dr. Shepherd looks after Colin exclusively. Down at the stabling headquarters of the James R. Keene stable, where 22 stalls range side by side, on the eastern tier of training stables of the Sheepshead Bay race track, Colin occupies stall No. IS. Every morn ing as the sun commences to glow warm ly Dr. Shepherd will be found at Collins stall door. The colts temperature and general condition is taken and carefully noted in a book for that purpose. Then Jockey "Marvelous' Miller reports in or der to gallop and exercise Colin For this Miller is paid $l00 a week extra. to his sl5,O00 8 year salary. Colin has two rubbers, experienced men and experts in the work, who are paid as much as $50 a week Then comes the stall itself. It is made of dry California pine over a con
  special water pipe line running from a deeply bored fresh water spring over mile away and forced by windmill is an- other costly feature. MT. Keene win have none but spring water for his horses. for he believes the loss of Sysonby was large ly occasioned by infected city water. Collins stall is electric lighted and yen- tilated by electric fans in the summer months and by regular high-class venti- lation system in the cooler periods of the year Then comes his fodder
 Colin eats nothing but the best selected oats and specially selected California hay. And that costs a pretty penny-probably $i0 day. Trainer Jimmy" Rowe the regular stable trainer, has a contract with Mir keene which calls for 10 per cent of all Collins stake winnings. So far Rowes bonus amounts to something over $l2,00o or about $700 week, for the past racing season. Of course, this comes out of Collins gross earnings and must be charged against the great colts painten- ance Incidental expense brings up the total of Collins weekly bill to about $1500 or about $20o g. day. Since the loss of Sysonby, James R. Keene has become a. crank upon the care and welfare of any one of his horses possessing evidence of high-class capabilities. Anything money will buy to ensure the perseverance, of health and longevity of life of star race horse, MT. keene will have. There can De no doubt about Colin being the "best liver" of all famous race horses past present When he dies, too, Colin will still enjoy regal distinction, for he'll have a monument, as Domino down fin Ken lucky, or his bones will be set on wires and exhibited in the Museum of Natural History as the skeleton of perfect Amer ican thoroughbred. Incidentally, it may be stated that Collins owner may well af- ford to pamper good colt, for his horses ---Colin Peter Pan, Ballot, Gretna Green, Frizette, Restigouche-have earned him a little over S395, ,0O0 at this date of writing.