New-York tribune., 1908-06-30
COLIN MAY HAVE RIVAL
pRISCILLI4N THE ONE
Hastings Colt Runs in Close to
Worlds Record Time.

August Belmont's PTiscnan. unheaten in five
.ss-ts one mile in the fast time of 1875 at
sheepshead Bay yesterday This was within one
err Of second OF the worlds record for c;r
-rlsr track, held Jointly by Dick welles and Eis-
,eshs. and eaualled the record on the old course
4 & Sheepshead Bay made by InQuisitor with Ils
pounis up, In 1896 Priscillian's was the more
Impressive. as he breezed along behind Peter
II asince which set a dizzy pace for six f,,rloprs
vert the front without effort when E Dlrsn
gave him his head. and did not appear to be more
thsn ganoping through the last furlons 10 win
sssiy hy four lengths Prsciliian had los pounds
m and II there had been any horse in the race
;o force him out he could easily have established
8 rev worlds record
This performance was the feature OF the ninth
DAY OF the June meeting OF the Coney Island
Jocey club and it was the subject Of conversation
fo- the greater part Of the afternoon Many good
ta6ges expressed the opinion that Priscilan would
make James r. Keene's unbeaJen Colin stretch his
neck If they should ever meet in Priscillian
did not so 10 the post two-year-od. as he had
weak ankles and vas such big colt that Mr.. Bel
mont decided TO give him chance TO develop He
rsme out at jamaica this year and won his first
rs-t beating Peter Ounce d head and since then
" has four races, and always with a lot to
snare lie made 3 show OF such fast sprinters as
KnC COBALT and Roseben il the Claremont Handi-
car 81 Belmont Park. and came back yesterday
sffer a let-vp to Of the fastest miles in
tie history Of the American turf He is a big. well
4r-rshed colt standing something over sixteen
bands and OF a light chestnut color To all ap-
rsarances he is absolutely sound this year, al
though his ankles are a little large.
P~isc.Iar's race yesterday was a public trial for
ne Advance Stakes Tomorrow IN which he NAV
-eer Ballot. the Suburban Handicap winner; Mont
rorue-y Hessian. Dorante and Running Water. If
y wins that race he may start in the Common
wealth Handicap on Saturday, in which he has
been allotted los pounds
lanes 2. heene was the track yesterday and
sss that while Colin doing fairly well the
chances were against his going TO the post for
several weeks There Is still Inflammation in
iHe pasterns. and DR.. Shepherd has told him that
10 race Colin al mile a mile and quarter
night result IN his breaking down for good Mr..
Keene said further that Celt doing well and
might be seen with colors up before the present
meeting was over although there some doubt
T-h Colin and Celt on the shelf, August Belmont
seems hold the key TO the Ihree-year-old situa-
l1a with FAIR Play and Prisciliian
lanes r. keene's SeIectman, which Sir Mar
II 10 half length in the National Stallion race.
but which has performed ind!nerently since, made
new rack record for the turf course in winning
the Water Pearl at five and half furiongs- he
seat Harry Payne Whitney's Sandpiper and John
: NadGen's Connaught Ranger the quoted IA
Torte among others, in 1-d7 Is The old mark was
EF- 80 held Jointly by Demurrer and Tramotor.
sslectmau met with some interference In the nrst
Ez1eeuth. so that Notter had TO pull up and 60
-an5 10 the outside. The Voter colt caught Sand
ri1e- a the turn for home and after long. hard
give Won 10y a head. Connsught Ranger had a
s-o-rly Journey. and might have won with clear
sailing as ne appeared 70 be running the strongest
c. the three al the finish
George 6 Hail. who graduated from the
maiden class in the last race, also made a new
track record, but il more or less OF joke, as
vas The first time that mile and sixteenth
rzce had been run Z Sheepshead Bay for several
wears over the main course The old record stood
e .4Sla. made away back in 1884 George e. Han
-ar the distance in la, which was slow as com
ra-ec with the usual time over this distance on
G.-l0sI any track
Torbe1uo won the twenty-third running OF the
Zeuhyr Stakes Tor two-year-olds. but the race was
wild scramble and not truly run The start was
s--agsling while Mediant and several others lost
.-es or four lengths by bearing out and interfer-
IA with each other at the elbow NaHba ran
z-aight and true. but ToTbellino, closing strongly
- him three parts OF q length
Miller seemed have difficulty in holding MS
pst Yesterday. Enfield bucked him of as ne came
,zt CT the paddock for the third race, while Ho-
Ea-.o Gisiodged him the way 10 the post for the
sgr race In both cases Miller scrambled BACK
the saddle unalded-
Tony Bonero outcIassed his company 20 such an
.xtenr in the Sporting Stakes. IN which amateur
riders had the mounts, that Mr. Fleischrnann Old
rot have 20 do anything more than 70 SIT stlll
Ehfje The horse made . show OF his field
Fred I.ittIefeld has decided 10 send jubilee 10
ne farm in Maryland and rest him UP for the fall
csura!en The Compute 1hree-year-Old ran cuii
rsce ii the opening event
George G Long arrived at the track yesterday
VIII eicht horses, including Sir Huon' "hlch mas
ieen running well in the West