Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-05

| interesting horsemen, who have knowl-
edge. more or less exact, of one of the
most remarkable trials ever shown by a
yearling credited to colt of James R.
heenes stable. now in winter quarters
at the Sheepshead Bay race course. The
trial took place in the closing days of the
Aqueduct meeting on an afternoon. when
James Rowe, trainer Of the keene horses,
was absent from the Aqueduct track. hav-
ing selected a time when nearly all the
other horsemen were busy with the Aque-
duct racing, for the trials of the best of
the new crop of young race horses from
Mr.. keene's Kentucky farm.
There were numerous unlimited wit
nesses to the trials, however, and since
that time horsemen have been wondering
and inquiring concerning the identity of
the sensational colt which galloped quar-
ter of mile in time that generally was
reported as O.22 So. though by some re-
ports the trial was said to have been
made in O.22.
The wonderful colt was described gen.
orally as dark bay or brown, but as
knowledge of the individuality of tn.
young horses at this season the identity
of the horse has not been discovered.
Trainer Rowe has kept his knowledge to
himself, and has had nothing more to say
of the trial than that he has a num-
Der of very promising yearlings in the
keene string. AS there are thirty-six
yearlings in the establishment. more
than half of which are cots, and a ma
tority of these bay or brown, the identity
Of the fastest yearling of the season will
be restricted to the stable until next
spring, as the esta bishment has been put
in order for the winter and the horses
now are down to only the mildest and
lightest exercise that will keep them in
good health
The presence of phenomenal yearling
in the stable. reinforcing the excellent
promise of the entire lot of Mr.. ,Keene S
coming two-year-olds has renewed the
interest of horsemen in the record holding
are agreed that the keene stable for 1908
has by long odds the best prospect that
any establishment will have for years to
come to eclipse the worlds record for
winnings made by the same establish
ment in 1907, with its total of $4,000 in
winnings.
1t has been decided beyond recall that
the sensational three-year-old. of last sea-
son. Peter Pan. shall not be trained
again, and Peter Pan already is scheduled
for the stud at Castleton Farm, where the
fast filly Court Dress also has been re-
tired, but the stable retains all the other
OF the past seasons most successful
horses with Ballot, Superman and Gretna
Green among the chief of the old horses
eligible for the big handicaps.
The three-year-olds will include among
the notables the unbeaten Colin, Get.
Restigouche and Meggs Hill, with Bosom
and Peter Ounce as horses which still
may race up to private form. 1t is well
within the possibilities that Colin, if he
develops in conformity to his promise
may win $500, 900 alone next season, and
should the two-year-olds show only rea-
sonable average, the Keene stable might
easily exceed the record made in 1907
Good fortune in getting through the win
ter will be necessary to any such de-
velopment, but aside from the question of
luck it is believed by horsemen that If
the Keene record is broken the keene
stable will break it.