The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-31
SMALL FIELD FOR RUTURIrY
kEENk'S COEIN WILL RE nor "a
yORITE ~ TO-DAH'S RACE.



Only eight starters have been named for
the rich Euturity. which " III be run al Sleeps
head BAY this afternoon as the feature Of
the opening Of the Coney Island Jockey Clubs
fall meeting. The smallnsss Of the field IL
due wholly To the fact that James X. keene
IL believed to hold u winning hand in the
unbeaten colt Colin. by Commando - PastOrella
and his stablemate. Restigouche. by Com
mandO- Dancing Water. Colin IL The chief
dependence OF the Keene stable. however.
as IL Is believed that Restigouchs with I25
pounds is overweigbted. Collins praises
have been sung at great length. lie has
won all OF his starts In q way that has made
him appear the greatest two-yesr-old that
ever looked through u bride IN this country.
Troubled early in the year with q bad hook
and bucked shins. Colin has entirely recovered
from these defeoes and will go to the post
providing the weather and track conditions
are favorable. in ma gnincent condition.
II IL should rain and the track should be
heavy there Is Just a chance that Colin may
not start. although he has won in the mud
in a race in which he beat X, I. Wilson, Jr's..
Besucoup. by Ornament Ollie Belle. a head.
Collins last success was In the Grand Union
Hotel Stakes at Saratoga. In which he picked
up i25 pounds and beat Frank J. Farrells
Jim CARNEY, by Golden Garter Miss Ma ANN.
without being extended. In ils tor three
quarters OF n mile. Colin will carry iaj
pounds to-day. and with Miller in the saddle
he will pro badly 90 TO the barrier an over
whelming fsvorite. Restigouche. with 100
pounds. won the United States Hotel Stakes
II the Spa from Jim Carney with 127, This
race was in the mud and Mr.. Keenels gelding
was forced 10 a drive 10 win BY less than a
length. Restigouche will take up 1913 pounds
to-day. Viii Oh. il is believed. will anchor him.
jim Gsrney mus, pack 100 pounds. This
10 = crushing impost. but on q fast track the
Golden Garter colt may show an improve
ment over the excellent form displayed by
him al ssrstogs. when In heavy going he
won the Hopeful Stakes while in receipt Of
eleven pounds from August Belmont's Fair
Play. by Hastings Fairy Gold: the Albany
Handicap with l23 pounds, and ran second in
the United States Hotel with i27. badly ridden.
Jim CARNEY has improved steadily since he
left for the Spa a month ago and bis owner
believes that he stands an excellent chance
TO win to-dsv's big race if Colin does not
start. Fsir Play must receive recognition in
the calculations. as he gets into the race with
40 pounds. six pounds less than Whist he
carried IN the United States Hotel. when he
ran third. beaten three parts Of Q length and n
head; after rsthsr poor Ma hsn as,nsoo, ne - the
TO the races in some time and may he one OF
those in the money a. the end OF the race.
particularly II the going il slow.
by Gerolstein-Grsciority. AZ the Bsy for the
last few days and the colt has done some
phenomenal speeding. In fact BurleW told
his friends yesterday that he expected Cha
multi epec 10 run back 10 the race in which
Colin beat him Q length and q half In the
Bright on Junior Stakes al the Beach. On hat
occasion Colin packed i27 TO Chspult epec's
ta5, while to-day the latter will handle only
liz. John. Il. Msdden's Mleelick. BY .Plsnudes
-lithyis. Il will he recalled. ran Colin TO half
q length in the Great Trial stakes. in which
he received seven pounds from the keene
colt. since then Meelick has not accom-
plished much in public, but down at the Bay
his colt a special preparation, and expected
great doings. Madden has always made .
dead set for the Futurity. so that II Meelick
suddenly comes 10 life " will not be al all
surprising. Meelick was just out OF the
money in the Hopeful Stakes, his last rsce.
n. p. Nhitney's Bar None. by Nastur,ium-
Equality. ran a nne race in the Hopeful when
he made up . lot Of ground in the last quarter
and finished third. This performance con-
vinced Trainer Rogers that the colt had q
chance 10 win to-day's race. and az he has
been going along finely in his work since then
he must not be overlooked. &. L.. Wilson,
Jr.'s Beaucoup qualified for the Futurity when
he won the Adirondack Handicap at the Sps
the other day. lie revels in the mud ard is
very Mt. The entries. weights and jockeys
are rs follows