The sun., 1908-06-21
GOSSIP OF THE RACEYRACK
COLIN HAS WON NEARLY SIS5 900
FOR MIR. KEENE.
His Share Of the Tidal Ia Sis .OsO, Bringing
Up His Total for This Season to S47-
0OS--saratOsa VIII Race--Judge Post
CoIlapses After Chase and ls Shot.

his SHARE VI VIC hiu"'
Up HIS T0ta Tor TINS season 70 o47-
0OS-SaratOga VIII Race-Judge Post
CoIlapses After Chase and Is Shot.
Whom Colin won the Tidal stakes yesterday
he MlcRed up N5.o5o LOT James H. heene'
II was his ffteenth consecutive viotory since
he first made his DOW as tWo-year-oo ana
his third this season. having won the WNhers
ami the belmont stakes at beimohc fark'
Iolin has won s47 ,eOo TINS year ana mas nearly
sls5 900 TO his credit since the beginning Oh
his remarkable career MT. keene was on
hand to see Colin run Yesterday ana when
the great colt was saddled IN the paduock
he was surrounded by large crowd. The
son Of Commando never loo ked better and
when he came out upon the track he received
an uproarious welcome from the swetering
spectators
His victory was generally expected and
when he, made good. even though nobody
bet on him, there was much Jollincation
MIR Whitney was rather disappointed at
the showing of Stamina as he had been led
10 believe thnt the handsome daughter Of
Nasturtium-E Endurance by Right would
surely run second. F. A. Forsythe. how
ever. upset these calculations when Dorante.
the gallant son Of Pssaro-Lady Augusta,
ran the best race Of his career and actually
threatened Colin at the head Of the stretch
which. alone. was something to boast Of.
The Tidal Is one OF the oldest stakes on
the Coney Island Jockey Clubs calendar.
It was first run in 1880 and has produced
these winners: Luke Blackburn. Hindoo.
Runnymede, Barnes. Young Duke. Joe Cotton.
Psrdee. Inspector b., Hanover. Defense,
Salvador, Burlington. Portchester, Charaoe'
Sir Waiter. Doboins. Keenan,. Margrave.
Buddha, Handball, Fion dor, McMeekin,
Watercolor. Major Daingerfield, Shorthoee.
ort Wells. Sysonby, Accountant and MIR.
Reene's Peter Pan. who was victorious last
year.
The experts believed that the result OF the
Foam stakes rested between Mr.. Reene's
Casaue, by Ben rush-Rosegarland. and
J. A. Bennets Uncle Jim. by lnsoldsby-
Miss Modist. but they overlooked Mr.. Dur
yeas Meddler filly, Mediant. who was also a
surprise to j. F. Madden, who was sure that
his colt High Range, by Galore-Matterhorn,
would win. Mediant's share OF the Foam
stakes was s4.l00, the former winners being
Spinaway, Gerald. Parthenia, Burton. Florio,
Quito, fremont. Omaha. Buddhist. st. Carlo.
Ambulance. Merry Monarch, Lady Violet,
Dobbins, The Coon, Handspring. hitefoot.
Ahom. Mesmerist, Dublin. francesca, Sir
Voorhees,, lnfexible, Flyback. Jacobite, Oran
and Cohort.
Bayonet's share OF the Introductory Steeple-
chase was $3.50 He received nineteen
pounds by the scale from Thistledale and
twenty-one from 7. s. Martin The sensa-
tional part OF this event was when Judge
Post. Bayonet's stablemate. four-year-old
gelding by Star Ruby-Aura H.. suddenly
collapsed after he had finished. At first 1t
was believed that the gelding had been
stricken with blind staggers. He rolled
around on the grass. Kicking up MS legs.
until several stablemen tried to hold him
down. veterinary examined him and all
sorts Of methods were resorted to in order to
relieve his suffering. But it was of no use
and az Judge Post continued to writhe in
agony he was finally shot and dragged away
in the dead horse wagon. 1t was said that
he was suffering from overexertion and the
excessive heat. the ofhcial verdict being
aneurism OF the brain. Former winners OF
the Introductory were Charagrace. Dallion.
Rowdy. Mystic Shriner. Lavator, Arian.
Coligny and Kernel. Bayonet 8 time, 4O5 20.
was new record for the race.
According to present indications there will
be q race meeting at Saratoga this year. 1t
may last twelve days or 1t may extend through
the schedule as already mapped out. But
under no circumstances Will there be con-
fict with Empire City. 1t was said yesterday
that IL Empire City raced there would only
be twelve days at the Spa. but that II there
was no meeting at Brighton Beach the sched-
ule might be rearranged. Whatever Is done
the Saratoga Racing Association Is sure to