New-York tribune., 1908-06-01
COMMENT ON SPORTS
THE RETURN OF COLIN.
Nezrs and Tiers on Current Topics
Amateur and Professional.

sn the space Of three short days last week. anu
his sudden breaking down. as it was thonght pS
his trainer and veterinarian. and his eauahs
xpdden and complete recovery will ever he one
Of The mysteries Of racing. II was PLAINLY
case Of a superficial injury diagnosed as fatai
IN h;e usefulness as a racehorse because or ITS
close resemblance 10 a bowed tendon, the dread
of all trainers who have a good horse In theif
care Enough. however for those VINO ioNe anu
admire the king Of all thoroughbreos that lie
came hack as sound 20 all appearances as the
dav he was foaled and continued his br1lllant
career in the rich and historic Belmont STAKES
That he won with plenty in reserve was the
general opinion OF the majority OF conservative
audses. but ths. he came nearer defeat owing
10 the carelessness of Notter, his jockey thah
ever before With the exception Of his head vic
rory Beaucoup, year ago, when suHerlhs
with bucked shins. was also agreed 1t shouid
be a lesson TO Notter and IL is safe TO say that
he will not make the mistake again of easing
a horse which is not disposed 10 do more than
is required too soon. Colin is horse OF won
eierful speed and leonine courage, but those VINO
know him hest say that while ne is ever Wiling
TO give Of his best he takes the business OF rae
ing easily and must be kept up 10 his WORK
This is why Jimmy Rowe instructed Notter to
keep him going TO the end. and this is why Not
ter took desperate chance in not following
burst which greeted Colin when he came on
the track when he saoped to victory and when
he came trotting hack TO the scales, showed
more than words how deep was the sympathy
generously extended TO Mr.. Keene when the an
nouncement came that the great horse had
broken down. The hope is now strong that conn
viii continue TO race and win until such time
as Mr.. Keene decides retire him 70 the stud
ind
and point TO brilliant season. ~ely if ever.
perhaps has the outlook been bright, judging
from what was seen at Belmont Park during
the closing days of the most successful spring
meeting held by the westchester Racing
Association Celt. which beat Jack Atkln so
, easily in the Jockey Club Weight for Age race
may prove to be q second Colin, as he is a colt
that fills The eye and leaves little TO be desired
he has only started three times and is practl-
cally unbeaten he has won two races and
finished second to Colin his stable companion,
sn the other. II he trains on, there is every
Indication that he viii. Mr.. keene will have a
worthy representative in the many rich fixtures
for which he is eligible. Celt showed unn1is-
rakable signs of being punchfred in the paddock
on Thursday but while this indicated some trou-
ble N the past il does not follow that il be-
speaks present future weakness. He is named
fn the Brooklyn Handicap to-day, and the horse
that beats him should win the rich and coveted
fixture The performances of others are also
worthy of comment. Stamina won the Ladies'
Stakes in impressive fashion and is quite likely
to he the champion of her age and sex, she
was year ago: Royal Tourist beat Roseben in
common gallop, which is quite enough in itself
TO stamp him good colt, even though the Big
Train may not be quite himself; Fair Play ran
q race behind Colin which was brilliant, while
Sir Martin, Seiectman, Joe Madden and Bobbn
proved themselves good youngsters There are
Others who can he counted on to keep the
standard of racing up. including Jack Atkin
Priscillian, Hessian, McCarter and in all proba-
bility Montgomery. Uncle and a number of two
year-olds not Yet shown, so that here is every
reason to feel optimistic.
Ii Giants more than made amends last weel
for the loss of three out of four games TO botf
st. Louis and Cincinnati by winning three out OF
four from the worlds champions in Chicago and
from Brooklyn, and climbing up to third
place. within striking distance Of the Cubs !.
week ago the outlook dark. but tha
;irne I said that il was not necessary TO make
any excuses for the team, and that il NIGH
make up for past losses by coming back to il,
true form against Chicago, the league leaders
II is cause for congraulaticn that this proved t
be the case. and those who have backed tn,
Giants win the National League champion
ship have taken fresh hope, and roofing
harder than ever. The Western trip was fail
ure. the team lost nine Of the fifteen game!
PLAYED. hut the wind-up in Chicago satisfy
ing enough TO make it appear successful. Tn,
Giants in the second division most of tht
week, but now il is not too much to expect that
they may he fighting in the before the West
ern invasion the Polo Grounds is over. The
Giants will play three games in Boston tni:
week, but will be home on Thursday for the frs
of four game series with St Louis
The Yankees had disastrous week los
ing one game 10 Chicago. three TO ST. Louis and
ore 10 Philadelphia Thanks largely to Wash
sngton. which held Cleveland in check. the dam
ase was not so great as might have been ex-
pected and they managed 10 hold their place or
the top rune of the ladder until Saturday. wher
Detroit. the present champions. crawled up tc
the same place The first five teams are So close
together that the loss Of three games
rnore might force New York into the second
division For this reason the many followers ot
the team are earnestly hoping that the
pected slump in both batting and fielding will
not last, and that the team will be able to draw
away again into a comparatively safe lead by
winning the last three home games from Boston
this week on Wednesday night the Yankee:
must start on a long Western trip. opening a
four game series with Cleveland Thursday
If they can hold their OWN while transforming
so to sneak. the chances for the pennant to fly
over American League Park viii he reasonably
bright as the test viii be hard one.
Pain nut an end on Saturday TO the first strug-
Gle between Yale and Princeton for the so-caIled
5ntercollegiate baseball championship. This
series alone stands between the Tigers and the
title as Princeton has beaten Pennsylvania
Harvard and Cornell and won every important