Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-25
Domino. his grandsire, during the lat
fer's short hut brilliant career.

Domino. his grandsire during the lat
ters short but brilliant career.
HoEsemen were singing Collins praises
at turf headquarters yesterday. The
great son OF Commando held reception
James r. Keene and hrs friends paid
the colt a visit and they found him In
fine fettle. His effort in the Withers
stake was such a mild one that 1t was
not nearly as great strain on him as
severe early morning trial.
The outlook Is most promising that
Colin will increase his winnings SIG. Wk'
during the week. He is in the Jockey
furlong Thursday. and in the Belmont
stakes. at mile and three furlongs. sat
urday. The former event will be worth
$1,000 and the latter has a guaranteed
value to the winner of s2l.Oo with plate
worth 81. ONc donated by August Belmont.
The race for the Jockey Club stakes
will be a fine workout for Colin. There
is not an old horse In training that can
beat him at weight for age. Jack AKIN
and Frank Fill. the best of the four-year-
Each horse must carry 1913 pounds TO
Collins 100. Nealon. the Suburban winner
of last season. will have to carry ~
pounds If he starts. This light weight
he has been accustomed to carry big
weights since he began to race.
In the opinion of most trainers. the
three-year-old brown colt Hessian is at
present Collins most formidable opponent
for stake honors He is an entrant in
Colin on even terms That he is colt of
high class was made evident the day he
defeated Superman In a romp at the ia
maica track. He was not at his best. but
he won easily He had Superman under
hard drive from first to last. A. j.
Joyner believes he owns a $4,000 colt in
Hessian, and he has SO much faith in him
that he will not dodge a meeting with
Colin when his colt is in perfect racing
trim.
Collins principal opponents in the Bel
mont stakes are Bar None. Stamina.
Meelick, Uncle. Fair Play and King
James Bar None made many gallant
efforts to beat Colin last year. but never
Of the FLIES Of her age. but she never
showed that she was the equal of the
frst-class colts. Meelck. while a good
consistent performer when in perfect
physical condition. is not In Collins class.
Uncle was Collins greatest rival last year.
but the latter always bore him down and
beat him home. Recently Uncle showed
sensational trial. but as his speed
dropped of badly at the end of six fur
longs most horsemen regard him as purely
a sprinter, with mile as the limit of his
speed.
Among Collins great list of admirers
is W. r. Phillips. trainer for Fred Cook
He says that Colin is a destroying ava
lduCHe u etlulie HeSii. ne Will rum
any horse that tries to oppose his claim
of being the champion" he asserted
with conviction TO some horse owners
How do l know? Well. it cost me a
good horse to find out. Last year l came
east with Johnnie Blake. colt that l
had refused $4,000 for He had beaten
horses in the west SO easily that l just
Rugged myself ! thought OF what he
would do TO Colin and the other young
sters in the east had heard about
Colin. but l was not afraid of him.
Johnnie Blake had worked we'll after his
trip and was in first class trim. At the
first opportunity I started him against
Colin. For half mile they raced to-
gether Then Colin drew out and won
easily. Johnnie Blake was beaten many
lengths.
After that race Johnnie Blake was
not worth 81 800. He simply ruined.
Trying to keep pace with Colin was too
much for him: his heart was broken.
And that is what Colin does to all his
opponents-he breaks their hearts the
first five furlongs in a race. No horse
IAN stand the pace with him