The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
COLIN WINS STAKE Victory of Conlmando's
 Great Son. KEYNES NvIEclBIE HORSE Beats Out August BelmOnt's Fair
 Play. Race Va. wersh sso.sss aud Make. sasa,eoe Won by cOlia for His
 owner--Nitsessed by
 so.eoo.

New ToFh. May S0.--creeted by the enthusiastic eneers of tens oi tnon- Colin. the great son of commando won the valuable Belmont stakes at aetmoht
 No Not in n1any years, if ever, has there been such a demonstration of enthusi- astic affection tor therongnnrea as that accorded Colin as he passed the finish line for hls fourteentn eonsecn- tive victory vita never oetsAs asainss
 He was only a short head in front of August Belmonrs Fair Play, pug ne s09a hard Ssst aEys n 5esins sss lss' %as pulled up Apparently strong and sound and as 10 came back to the judges stand the crowd of more than so.OVg persona rose to their feet and cneered wildly while the band played Hail 70
 The race was worth s2o.7es to the winner and brings the h2rae,s rssurnps ,u po mo4e than st6o.000.
 when it was announced on Thursday l that Colin had suffered serious in9ury ] in a sensational workout in which ne | covered a mile and quarter in 2:05 that he might never race a6ain, pupllc sorrow and sympathy for ms owner was widespread. Although the horse Is SO much in class by himself that 1 the odds quoted against him in every 1 race are practically prohabitive. thus re- moving him from the field of specnies Il0rtt AHHCH4AAy l look forward to his races with the NssHs iE1Ihs' coiiS hilmseIs Again.
 l The coming back of Colin today was 1 almost as unexpected and sensational ] as the announcement of last Thursday 1 that he probably would never race l again. It was not until most midnight | came that the injuries which It has been feared would mean his retire ment had been found to be only tenn
 porary. Today James R Keens hls | owner, went to the Belmont track and
 had a conaaltation with hls trainer.
 James Rowe, as to the advisability or
 sending the horse to the post for the
 ii wss raining in torrents and the l track was muddy. conditions in which
 Mir. Keene usually wtthdr&ws his best
 stake horses. Up to the time mat tns
 been announced and the great gather
 ing at the Belmont course waited with
 eager interest for news from the lSeens
 stablea Just at the last minute worq
 eame that Colin wolld be an added
 starter and when the handsome brown
 horse came trotting up 70 the judges.
 stand IhsEs wSs nt asalsaln 5aS trottes shsst est
 of sight through the blinding rain Tor
 the starting barrier.
 I The rain was so thick that it was l impossible to see the start of the race i. and it was not until the mud-splashec racers had swung into the home stretch
 that the crowd was able &nrQu8h the . curtain of rain to pick out the keene
 eoIors in front From that point to the
 finish there was scene of wild @n-
 thusiasm that was hushed just for rush and challenged the winner.
 NotteEsa Narrow Escape.
 Notter who rode Colin, apparently mistook what was formerly the nnish
 line for the present point at which the
 races end. and had begun to ease his mount a little. The moment he saw the rush of Fair Play, however, he ac-
 ceptad the gage and riding hard. Just The weather conditions were so bad that no time could be taken. By to- distance, the Belmont stakes being q
 mile and three-eighths, and that he Is peerless, sven under vnfayoraele son. I. , 1 after the race, with a lame step.
 J. B. Madden's Sir Martin won the . National Stallion Slaves of $s,350. The by J. W. Colts Kara. In spite of ths rain the crowd at the track was one oi , the largest this season.
 P The Summary.
 First race, high weight handicap
 seven furlongs-Live Wire, 122, Leel , IS to s wons Adriana, 116, (Dugan). to 9, second; Far West, 14o. (Mus. ? gravel, to 5, third. Time 1:26. Keat, !; CT, Royal Lady, Umberella also ran. v Second race, the eleventh nationa
 stallion; five furlongs. straight--Sil
 Martin, 122, c. Lee), 13 to 10. won
 s'electnnan, l22, (Notter), to 1, second v Joe Madden, i22 (Garner), IS to 10 n third. Time not taken. Bobbin ana d Sand Piper also ran. Joe Madden ant e Sir Martin coupled in straight ant Third race. the forty second Bslmon z of 5000, three year olds. one mile ant three eighthss--colin, 116, tNotter(, to 2, won; Fair play. i26. (Duganl.
 to 2, second; King James, lss, CGar . ner), to 2, thtrl. No time taken Robert Cooper aso ran. Colin was al Fourth race, the Grand Nationa A | steeplechase, ttenth runningl -four yea olds and upwards about two and
 half miles:--Kara, 13s, (McAfee), 4 t i, won; John M. F., ls3, (Donohuel, to s. second California King, l3s lNcKinney). 10 to l, third. Time 6:l5 St. Kelvin also ran. Agent and Sane
 Fifth race, the Van cortdlandt handI cap9 three-ysar. .olds and upWarls
 seven furlongs;--Lawrence F Daley 100. (Garner), to l, won; Baby Woli
 f22. (Dugan), even, second; Pete
 0uince, l07. (Notter), to l, thiro
 lime 1:27 Rye. Tony Bonero also ran.
 sixth race. three year-olds ana up
 wards; selling, seven turlongs ;--c z. en sa
 ite, i03, (Langl, to 2, won; Pontoon e Hall. i03, (E. callahan), to
 tbird Time 1:27 2-5 King Cole, Tn
 saiior Girl. Apple To-day. ender an Trns Adrian. Punch and Almandie al
 so ran.