The Washington times., 1907-10-20
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and longevity Of life of a star race
horse, Mr.. Keene VIII have. There can
be no doubt about Colin being the
best liver" of all famous race horses.
past or present
When he dies. too. colin vii still en-
joy regal distinction. for he'll have a
monument as Domino down In Ken
lucky or his bones will be set on wires
and exhibited IN the Museum Of Natu-
raj History as the skeleton Of a perfect
American thoroughbred.
Incidentally it may be stated that
Collins owner may well afford to pam
per good colt. for his horses-CoIin,
Peter Pan. Ballot. Gretna Green, Fri
zette, Restigouche-have earned him a
little over $395,0OO at this date Of writ
ing
Some Winter Plans.
On November the long $50 DAYS
meeting at Oakland. Cal. commences.
Over 500 horses left Belmont Park for
San Francisco, Cal, this last week. The
country is prosperous. and money IS
freely circulating. which assures both
New Orleans and San Francisco the
best winter racing carnivals Of many
years. Sam Hildreth has decided TO
race Uncle in California, and Fred Bur
lew viii campaign Chapultepec at New
Orleans
IN the natural order Of things these
two horses will rank as the star three
year-olds OF the winter, for they were
close up to the front rank of two-year-
olds this past summer. Charlie ELL
son, the "blond plunger," Is preparing
for a big tent campaign at New Orleans,
La. He. too, will race at Washington,
where he expects to pick uP a few
purses with some horses he will leave
for the meeting in care of W. Timmons.
Ellison Ambitious.
Ellison will have a useful horse in
Jacobite in the seven furlOng and mile
handIcaps at New Orleans, while J. c.
Core win also go well. 'Temaceo is
real good handicap horse. while old Ian
Castrian seemingly improves with age,
for he beat a lot Of good horses here in
mile-and-a-nalf heats last month.
Jockey Notter will report to Ellison
at the first of the year, when his in
jured arm will have mended. Speaking
of the coming New ORLEANS campaign,
ellison said last " eek: I expect to put
in the biggest ,ampaiea Of my racing
career this winter. There is $4,000 down
at New Orleans for a fair stable OF
horses and a good jockey"
Is Jockey Miller on the "tohoggan ?"
Many close observers Of jockey form
say the great lightweight has reached
the top of his powers and that from
now on he will go back" Since the
close of the Saratoga meeting Miller
has ridden some ferociOusly poor races,
exciting the wrath Of the critics and
causing much anguish among his de-
voted followers. For time the Mil
lerites'' used to ask one of the other:
"Well, I wonder whose got the boy?'
Miller Getting Heavy.
Miller will ride at Oakland. Cal. for
Tom Williams. He is getting big and
taking on weight rapidly. Recently he
couldn't do 102 pounds for the New
castle Stable and Will ride at about l05
pounds this winter. After all the talk
is over the fact that the boy needed a
vacation this fall IS the way to explain
his recent slump. lie worked himself
into a FRAGILE, losing energy and en-
thusiasm. Whether he win regain his
powers remains to tie seen. but that ne
Is not the Miller Of a year ago is indis-
putable.
With Miller out of the way Jockey
Dave Nicol stands as the best handi-
cap rider, with Guy Burns and Eddie
Dugan right close up. Another smart
little fellow is J. Sumter. The big star
riders will be drawn from the above
group in 1905. Right now experienced
judges say Sumter and Burns are the
sure corners. while little Buxton has
been tipped, too, as likely material.