The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-28
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK
COLIN MAS NOW WON S5O,637.5O
ron JAMES ". kEENE.
Already Hailed as the champion TwoYear-
old of the season. the sSO of Omnand
Creates o New Record for the stakes
~-Strugste Bctw cen ming and Talent.

two-year-Old of the season. has won nve con-
s~ecuiive races and a grand total Of sSO.oS7.SO
for his owner. James X. Keene. Collins
share Of the Brighton Junior yesterday was
Il .TJO. His other triumphs were scored In the
Great Trial Sia.5jO; the Eclipse. ss,7sS; the
National stallion. 80. 662. 80. and an over night
event, of which his share was 500. COIN
had up to vest srday been seen excisSvely
- straighta way races. 80 that the public mao
been unable to get a good ltnc on him sxcsps
~ to results. But in yesterdays race the
crowd saw every move that Colin made.
The turf sharps saw him shake on two lightly
weighted colts that had "A lot OF speed and
then GO on about his business when Chapul-
tepec, ahe fleet half brother to De Mund.
made n game attempt 10 go To the 'front.' IN
the homestretcb. Colin handled his weight
30 easily and won In such an impressive
manner that the experts win looked on de-
clared that IL Was His best performances,
In his other races Colin was troubled with
a box hook. also with ~bucked shins. but
these blemishes had entirely disappeared
whsn he was inspected In the paddock be-
fore yesterdays race. The hitherto swollen
hook. while not reduced to its normal sire.
show ed that IL had yielded TO treatment and
IN the course Of time would be entirely re-
moved. Colin. like other popular idols. was
In receipt Of n great ovation from the big
crowd when he came back to the;scales, while
Mr.. Kesne. intensely happy, was warmly
congratulated in the clubhouse. Mr.. keene
after ward went TO the paddock TO see Colin
cool out. He complimented Jockey Miller.
and then meeting Trainer Rowe he shook
hands With the latter. saying;
Mr.. Rowe. I thank you
The Brighton Junior was run for ths hrst
time in 1900. when Mr.. Keene's Commando,
tho sire Of Colin. won in 1913 is. In 1901 T..
C. McDowells Alan-a-Dale was victorious
in las as. Julius Fleiscbmannis Hurst
- --le a. aAC1 ID
time being 1913. After that the vim ers
were NJ. Murphyis James v. In lI5 rs; MIR.
Kesneis Sysonby. in il3: $. s. Brown Ac-
co,Nntant. in Ilt as. and I. Hitchcock Jr.s
Salvidere, IN 1913 So. Collins tame. iI2 i-6.
10 9 new record for the stakes and is two
ffths OF a second slower than the record for
the track. Colin also picked up the heaviest
iinpost carried by a winner Of this event.
Commando packed 1875 pounds.
There was 4 to 8 against Colin when the
betting began. but It did not remain on tie
slates long. for there was a Tremendous rush
to get aboard. Thousands Of dollars were
waeered on the Keene until he
vac backed down to IS 20 70. many OF the
layers refusing money even at that figure.
Bar None. Chapultepec and Monopolist
were all heavily backed place and show.
While there was a good play on Smoker third.
All sConey Island. regardless of Collins Prov
ess, bet on Bill Lakeland's Question Mark,
y colt by t'oldCrest-- Roseban. who by means
Of g.. SO and $50 wagers in the hands of a
small army of frenzied persons was backed
from 100 down to -. When Question Mark
wac running close to Colin in the far turn
theee spectators were so excited with visions
of wealth that their voices refused to act.
But they were grooming in earnest when
Question Mark fell a victim to Collins speed
and stamina and came home next to last.
Dandelion ran the best race OF his career
in the Seashore Handicap. 30 many experts
said he handled liS pounds well and ran
the mile and a quarter In 2?04 4-5. which
equalled Contents record for the race, made
last year Incidentally Dandelion gave
seventeen pounds TO Red Leaf. who ran
better than az any previous time this year.
DHbdelion was tremendously backed. the
prize dropping 10 ID to 20. But Red Leaf
wac Also heavily played both ways, her odds
being reduced from 5 to 4. Miss Crawford
ans Confederate were also taken TO show
with much iiberality. Ke renewal, a winner
In 'Cslifornia last winter, was a starter in
the Seashore. but he was far from being ft
and ran last all the way. The race was worth
50 300 10 the winner.
Those who know what they are doing
wien they put down q bet sent IL In heavily
on. Commodore Fontaine in the Brighton
Steepiechase. From . to I they backed the
Commodore Down to 10 70 10. while their
neglect Of Coligny caused him 10 recede from
7 70 3 to >. The ride Coligny got soon indi-
lated that the smart people had made no
mistake. hit the public meanwhile had 70
suffer Foxhunter. Cofigny and Hylas were
the previous winners Of this race. IL was
worth Or. 30 to the winner. including Q cup.
Ehe boOkTnakers took a great fall out Of
The crowd when Sewell was beaten In the
nrss race. II was said that the colt had
been on edge for more than a week, but the
right spot vas not found until yesterday.
Then the colt was q triie stale. as IL turned
out. But these tribes did not become COM
mon property in time TO prevent a general
Vlupge which caused Sevell to be backed
down TO Z to When he reached the far
turn with a commanding lead IL looked like
10 No ! that he would win. so that when he
checked II up 10 the stretch there was much
,lispay Oh the part OF his hackers. A ton
of moray was also lost on Dick Finnell. who
wa lowered from 5 to Is TO S. Penarris
wsS well pla yed TO show. but nobody gave
Lad otlangden n chance. as he had been
badly beaten by a cheap lot Of maidens In
IregiOu- races. Z -
The public got another hard jolt when r. r.
WHOM Jr.'s iSanguine was beaten In the sec
ond race. He opened at o to 5. but the more
the crowd bet on him the higher went his
price, until at the close Of the speculation
1t was possible to get , TO 1 In some OF the
wise books. Meanwhile Jack Bennet's Amund-
ser WIS IdthFu uOWh W D W - WnlI3
there was a steady play on both Magazine
and Number one. the insiders seeming
TO be divided bet ween this pair. When
Magazine CaIne home. however. there was
much rejoicing in the paddock. where John
W. Gates and II. +. Carman were busy shak-
ing hands and pattiDg each other on the
back. Carman. who owns Magazine. IL said
20 have Won more than $4,000 on the colt,
while Gates got hack all the coin he dropped
nm SeWpll in the frat raCa.
Gates. by the way. must have won more
than a few hundred dollars on the day. He
spsnt nearly all the afternoon In the paddock.
wAb half a dozen commissioners about him,
and the group attracted 40 much attention
that the transfer Of the Gates wagers TO the
betting ring caused "A series Of genuine foot
ball PUSHES, Gates was credited with betting
extensively on Red Leaf in the third race.
while he put n bundle Of checks on Colin.
lie also bet on FOntaine and
Put a fat wad on Jacobite In the last race.
Gates will sail for Europe on Tuesday.
JHcobite vas entered to he sod for 81. 900
and Joe MarTOne proceeded to bid him up
10 o.. 800. at which point Durnell bid an extra
IS and retained the geIding.
Al n sale Of horses before the races Frank