New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
COLIN WINS FLATBUSH.
EQUALS TRACK RECORD.
Ballots Victory Brings Dir. keene'.
Total Wiamings Up to S,334,000.

Colin. the pride of James r heene : heaIl'
rslloped home an easy winner Of the Fiat
surh Stakes Of $4,000 at Sheepshead Bay yes
terdav while a stable companion. Celt, an
ether son of Commando. starting for the mrs.
time finished second. some five lengths before
Harry Payne Whitney's Bar None, which head
ed the spent and firing field To aGd 20 MI
Keene's pleasure and satisfaction. Ballot, tle
three-year-old of Noter-Cerito. won Iie
seventh running of the Century Stakes, OF 81
600 beating Ironsides, Frank Gill and McCaI'LI
with consummate ease II was veritable heid
cav for the vice-charman Of the Jockey Cluo'
although TO all appearances he was the leaS'
enthusiastic of all those in attendance over 'ii0
sterling victories of two such great horses
Tho victories of Colin and Ballot netted MI
Eeene sos 600. which brought his total Winnings
Cor the season up TO S354631 -, a worlds record
in the matter of individual winnings Tor one
season in 1904 Edmond Blanc won S3-'s ooo IN IN
France and that has stood as the mark uhth
Mr. Keene surpassed II yesterday 1t IS saIe 10
sax that before the present season is over the
,-ic.-chairnlan Of the Jockey Club VIII nave
made record that will stand for years TO cole'
ss there are still many rich stakes to ne dt
cided for which he has many good horses ell
rfhle II is more than probable that ms VIII
nines for the season viii reach S4oo.po-
Collins share of the Flatbush Stakes was
$500 which brings his total winnings Tor @ ltie
season up TO S103,S3o. placing nm "l'hil III.
charmed circle of those horses Wh1ch nave Won
e5nn 600 or more Of which there are not more
than twenty-five in the history OF the AnlerIc1i
rurf Ballot has met defeat only once lhls SD
SON when he ran second TO Charles EDWARD III
the Brighton Mile. and he has now won the
,,esrecta bic total of S4S 6s5 which. added 10 MS
winnings last year, puts him IN a lair way u =
,n rhe SlOaeo0 class before the season IS over
c,oli, has now won nine straight races and is
unbeaten. He came out or the Flatoush o'aNes an.
Yesterday as fresh and playful as II he had peeh
-.,;o1-ins- an exercise gallop in the morning. he
made 2 perfect picture standing IN The paouoSh
heing cooled out His legs were as clean dS lil7
dsy he was foaled. and if appearances count l''
anvthinz he has thrived on racing ana i 10
dav better than at any time IN MS career MS
victory in the Flathrsh Stakes was NOT neces- ~
sarv 70 establish his greatness, as that mao peth
r,roved before but the race added Iustre 10 ms
fame as he made his opponents, Whlch ram
among the best twc-year- or me sed9oii'
look like the cornronest sort Of selling paters'
He Was hardly more than galoping through the
lac. sixteenth TO win as he pleased, but in spite
Of this he ran the seven furlongs IN LA 4-o'
equallirg the track record made by Letola III
1904 with only 81 pounds up
It was the twenty-fourth running OF the r FIat-
h1sh Stakes and seven horses went TO the post
sncIrding Ra- None and Chapuitepec, which ran
second end third 10 Colin in the Futurity the
week before. The keene entry was held AT
z 10 2e q remarkably good price, all Things con-
sidered and Celt, Collins stable companion was
as good as 10 / for place and TO thlrd oE
himself. price of which many who knew now
well Jimmy Rowe thought of the youngster
took advantage. Bar None with only 1V7
pounds up. had a strong following at TO l. but
the Others were at ali kinds OF fancy prices
Johnnie Blake was heavily played for third ana
Firestone also came in for some support
The race vas down the F'Jturity chute. so
that little CT nothing could oe seen of it until
the horses reached the elbow 6ar None maze
the running for q quarter Of q mile, ouf "hefl
the colors could ae Recognized from the grand
stand Coin vas saIlcptng along two or three
lengths in front, with the others driving IN an
effort to keep within striking distance OF the
great son Of Commando When straightened
out for horra the race, go far as any contest
aas concerned. was over. but Miller drew his
whip with his left hand and shook II at Conn
three or four times 10 keep him up TO his work.
although Il appeared 20 be entirely unnecessary
. Down through the last furlong Coin gaHoped
with commanding stride, while the crowd
cheered ard applauded the horse which has
come 10 be popular idol
Ceit, his stable companion. raced by Bar None
at the last furlong pole. and followed Colin
home giving evidence Of q greatness second
only to that Of Colin himself The others came
struggling in tired and so soundly beaten
that il was hard to realize that they were
horses of which much would have been written
and said in year in which there was no COIN
TO make them look so cheap and ordinary.
James r. Keene stood on the top of the grand
stand while the race was being run. He was
without field glasses. and had TO depend on
what those who stood near him could see un-
Il. the field Was well inside the last furlong pole
,As he recognized Colin galloping along easily
in front the anxious look his face gave
place 10 a satisfied SMILE and he remarked in
an air1lless sort Of way, Colin crossed the
finish line: "Ain't he a great horse? And Celt.
he's pretty good horse. too" Then he turned
swav 20 go to the paddock, but he was way
laid by HIS friends who crowded around TO con-
Eratulate him, and he did not get there until
Jimmy Rove was saddling Ballot for the Cen
tury Stakes
Ballot was hot ravorite at odds on for the
Century Stakes. at one mile and half and he
more than justified the opinion Of those who ac-
cepted the short price by galloping IN front ell
the way and winning easily by two lengths
saFcCarter the well played second choice, ran
second under gentle restraint for mile and a
quarter but then gave it UP, leaving Harry
pa-ne Whitney's Tronsides and Frank Gill TO
70 on end chase Ballot home. and fight out
spirited duel for the place which lronsides Won
hy three parts Of length. The early retire
r71ent Of Peter Pan would have been q serious
blow 20 any stable but Mr.. Keene's, but in Bal
lot he seems to have horse 10 bear his colors
with distinction in the remaining three-year-oid
stakes Of the season.
A big haf-holiday crowd was In attendance
as the interesting programme and the bright
rlear fall day attractions which few race
soers could resist The sport began with a SEN
ssffnrai dead heat between CTessina and j c
Core and wound I'D with spirited head and
head fnsh I'm which Running Account beat Bell
uether a short head TO those directly behind
the Judges stand Cressine. the favorite for the
opening race. appeared TO win by p good head,
but the judges could not separate her from j.
c. Core which was closing strong the out
side
The Great Autumn steeplechase. with an
seded money value Of $1,000. degenerated into
tttie more than a farce John N. p. the favor
he after leading by ten fifteen lengths all
the way. made bad landing at the second jump
from home and unseated Mr.. J. o'Brien Bay
cnet had come 70 grief earlier in the race and