Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-16
RACE HORSESWORTH MILLION
Seventy-Four Of Them Entered in
Eastern Hsndicaps.
BLUE BLooDs RACE FOR CLASSICS
james n. Keene's Colin, Ballot and
Celt HOnOred I'm weight AIIot-
ments---Pointers About
Concessions.

NEW YORK. Feb. l5.-seveuty-four thor
oughbred horses have been named to start
in either the Brooklyn. Suburban or
Brighton handicap this year. Conservative
turfmen say that these horses are worth
close to Nooo00o In value, taking into con-
sideration their breeding and racing quail
titles. Representing the millionaires and
the lowly owners these thoroughbreds are
conceded to be the best in America. while
several Of them rival the great racers of
foreign countries in actual quality.
James r. Keene. Americas foremost
breeder and sportsman. whose great racing
stable won more than $4,000 in stakes and
purses last year, is represented in these
handicaps by Ballot. 4-year-old chestnut
colt by. Voter-Cerito; Superman. a 4-year-
old colt by Commando-Anomaly; Colin. a
3-year-old colt by Commando-T'astorella:
Gretns Green, a 4-year-oid brown gelding
by Ben Brush-Runaway Girl; Celt.
s-year-old chestnut colt by Commando
Maid OF Erin; Transvaal, a s-year-old bay
colt by Commsndo-Royal Rose. and Rest
igouohe, B-year-old black gelding by
Commando-Dancing Water. In point Of
value these horses probably excel the 9TH
ers. when 1t is taken into consideration
that Mr. Keene was quoted as saying last
year than an offer OF $4,000 for the mighty
Colin would not have been considered even
for a moment For that matter Mr.. Keene
made It quite plain that money could not
buy Colin. who, in his opinion. is tho
greatest raeehorse in the world today,
no Price Colin.
II therefore there is no price upon Colin.
but an offer OF $4,000 would be declined,
It is fair to assume that Ceit, another su-
perb son OF Commando, IL not so very far
behind Colin as to value. Celt came TO
to Colin in the F1atbush Stakes last fall
and then defeated the $4,000 Uncle in the
Junior champion stakes a week later that
he was really pronounced the second best
2-year-old OF the year. Ballot, who took
Peter Pans place a sterling winner OF
handicaps last fall, is another most valu-
able racer. while Superman Is a seasoned
horse who won memorable lsurels when he
captured the Brooklyn handicap last spring.
Gretna Green is only a fair handicap horse.
while Transvaal and Restigouche did just
enough as S-year-olds TO indicate future
possibilities
In arranging the weights for the three
big handicaps w. s. vosburg plainly
showed that his estimate of the Keene
candidates was at top notch. Mr.. Vos-
burg gave what is known as top weight in
actual pounds TO Ballot. who will be asked
to carry 126 pounds In each event unless he
y
far as the Brooklyn handicap is concerned
Colin. according to the scale Of weights in
May, must concede two pounds to Ballot,
Collins impost being Ill, which includes
two pounds on the scale
Colin Carries Top weight.
AS Colin therefore carries top weight ac-
cording to the scale. it may be seen that
Mr.. Vosburgh rates him as the best race
aad for he .fg %
course, it is that officials task to so weight
the horses that all OF them may have an
equal chance OF winning. Conceding two
pounds to Ballot by the scale therefore
Colin gives five pounds to Celt, his stable
mate. But at the same time Colin comedies
four pounds TO the noted Salvidere. who
conquered Ballot on several occasions last
year. Colin is also asked TO give six pounds
by the scale to the> Patchogue Stables
Nealon and Charles Edward and six 10
Uncle, tlree-year old by Star Shoot-The
Niece, who is rated just behind Celt in point
OF racing prowess.
Mr. Vosburgh considers Colin eight
pounds better than Montgomery winner
Of the Burns Handicap at Oakland recently.
and Glorifier. the Hastings horse who cap
tured the Carter and Metropolitan Handi-
cap last spring; nine pounds better than
Lawrence p. Daley and Notasulga, both
good two-year olds in 1907; ten pounds
better than Jim Gaffney, winner of the
Hopeful Stakes last August; eleven pounds
better than Superman, his stable mate and
the $1,000 mare Running Water. who ran
SalYidere TO a head in the Brighton Cup
last October Colin conceded twelve pounds
10 the three-year olds Fair Play and Royal
Tourist and is asked to give thirteen pounds
by the scale 10 Dr. Gardner. the $1,000
Bannockburn colt who captured the 1901
Excelsior Handicap; also thirteen pounds
to King James, John e. Madden's best
three-year old. and TO F9restone, the Cali
fornia colt who won the first part OF the
rich double event at the Bay last June.
Concession to DandeIiOR.
Colin must concede fourteen pounds in
scale weight to Dandelion. a game son Of
Hamburg, who is a consistent but unlucky
handicap horse. and the same to Dave
Johnsons Senator Clay who did not ap-
parently class with Dandelion last year.
Collins concession TO the oneck stables
good colt Cohort is fifteen pounds. while
he gives sixteen to w. II. Carey, Sir Huon,
( cottontown. Jack Atkin, Falcada, Master
Robert, Running Account and Transvaal.
The handicapper makes him seventeen
pounds better than the Newcastle Stables
McCarter, who was a pretty hIgh-elass
! three-year old; Blue Book. Rifleman ana
Gretna Green. while eighteen pounds TO
De Mund and Resugouehe is not considered
too great task Collins biggest concession
in the Brooklyn is forty-three pounds TO
Flamnap, a selling platter OF some class.
The suburban allotments show that Ne
VOsburgh places Colin and Ballot on ex-
actly even terms according to the scale
Of weights, Ballot. a 4-year-Old. with la6,
and Colin. 3-year-oId with III The
June scale adds two pounds to the s-year-
old weights. while II takes one pound
off horses years and over. That means.
/ therefore, that Colin and Ballot. picking
up the same scale weight. concede only
three pounds 20 Nealon and four 10
Charles Edward. but they both give five
pounds TO Ceit and six 10 Uncle. also
seven to Frank Gill and eight 10 Elec-
tioneer
In the Brighton handicap which Is run
in July, another shift in the weight scale
makes Ballot eOncede two pounds 10 Colin,
who in turn meets salvidere at even
weights and comedies two pounds 10