Evening star., 1908-01-19
COLIN LIKELY To Be
THE TOP WEIGHT
Anticipating the Allotment of
the Official Handicapped
Regarding the Brooklyn
and Suburban.

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the. entries announced for the Brooklyn
Suburban and Brighton handicaps race
goers will find something to do in assign.
ing the weights in anticipation of the
| allotment by the official Handicapped on
February >. 1t will be interesting to see
what Colin. James r. keene's unbeateu
Commando colt. will be asked TO carry.
In all proba bility he will not get off
lightly, and may be at top weight. accord
ing to the scale. with something like
115 pounds. Ballot Salvidere, Nealon,
Dardelion. Frank Gill DIR. Gardner an6
Charles Edward are the ones most likely
to head the list in the matter of actual
weight. The totals for the three big
races are under those of last year. but
what will be lacking in quantity will be
more than made up in quality. In fact
there are fewer bad horses named this
year than usual. and indications. even
at this early date, point to brilliant races.
Racegoers have one consolation In wor-
rying over the possible adverse legisla tion
in Albany this winter. There will be rae
ing this year at least. even il bill is
passed to put an end to betting. BY
accepting entries for the various stakes
| a contract has been made between the
owners and the racing associations, and
these stakes must be decided.
huunluR IWo- eaI-OlOs.
Every year about this time horsemen
throughout the country express their
views on the running of two o-year-oIds
and cite instances of youngsters which
showed early, indications of becoming
useful animals. but after hard cam
paign during the early winter months
began to fall back, ard were unheafd
of when the sport began at the big tracks
throughout the country.
Several horsemen are strongly advo-
eating hat tWo-year-olls should not be
raced until around the 1st of March
Baby racers. az they are commonly known
at this time of the year. are in most
cases undeveloped and poorly trained
Different racing associations which hold
meetings throughout the winter give races
for youngsters. and SO long purses
are offered for two-year-olds in January
just so long will owners make entries.
Breeders of thoroughbreds declare that
he time will come when two-year Old
| Ia ces viii not be allowed before the month
OF March.
Year after year owners of young horses
ship them TO the different winter tracks
and there prepare them for their early
races. This year especially there are
more young raders quartered at New Or
! leans and both the California tracks than
ever before. While a few Of them may
develop into speedy horses. they do not
as a rule. hold their form with young
! horses that are sent out to race severa
months later. Consequently the young
racers at the winter tracks are termed the
| poor material OF the different big sta
| Des. and are disposed of in some case.
| below the prices for which they were
| purcha sed.
| There are few instances where two
| year-olds showed much form at the winter
| tracks. and. although they might have
| won race or two the rema inder OF the
| season. many breeders are of opinion
| that If they had not been raced so early
| they would have shown to better adyan.
| tage later.
Names Picked by Belmont.
/, August Belmont has claimed the fol
lowing names for the nine two-year-o -olds
which are in charge of John Whalen a,
Belmont Park.
| Melodeon-Cot by Collar. dam Mem
Sahib. by Ladas.
| Amaui-Colr by Octagon. dam Amicitia
| by Hastings
!! Rostrum-Colt by Hastings. dam Lad.
| Rosemary, by St. Blaise.
Madman-Colt by Hastings. dam Lady
! Madge, by Rayon dor.
| Field Mouse-Filly by Hastings. dan
Flittermouse-
| Queen of Trent-Filly by Trenton, dan
| Queens Bower.
| Amicita-Filly by Don de Orc. dan
/ Imp. Aurata. by Ben dor
| Fontanel-Filly by Hastings, dam FonC
/ Hopes. by ST. Blaise.
| Figent-Filly by Hastings. dam F'idena
/ by Rayon dor.
| Named for Breeders Stakes.
| The record for the nominations from
| any single breeding establishment has
/ been broken in the list Of nominations
made for the two breeders stakes. the
| Coney Island Jockey Clubs Futurity ano
| the Brighton Beach Racing Association
Produce stakes. by j. e. Ha8gin for his
| Emendorf farm in Kentucky at the clos.
! ing of the two fixtures 10 br run in 1910
| Mr.. Haggin, owner OF the biggest thor
| oughbred horse farm in the world. named
/ exactly similar lists OF mares for boti
| stakes, with aOS entries for either race
! the double total calling for Gl2 subscrip'
/ tions against 2!G subscriptions the same
4 breeder already had taken in the Hope
4 ful stakes at Saratoga. Under the con
| ditions Of the race the subscription is xlt
/ for each mare nominated. or only s. i
4 the cash accompanies the entry.
| The Haggin farm. Whicn centers about
| the original Elmendorf stud farm, the
name OF which the owner retains, nov
comprises about 5000 acres of bluegrass
land. about 200 or which are In grass anl
woodland. and is used exclusively for hi
/ thoroughbred horses. He has on the
place more than 700 horses. and through
a number of years has ranked as the
| largest breeder in the world, with his es
| Establishment steadily growing.
August Belmont's nominations for the
| Futurty of 1910 make another fmpor;an
addition to the entry list for the Cone,
| Island Jockey cIub's big Produce stakes
/ sixty-five of The Nursery Stud Farm
| mares having been nominated in one lot
/ With the other late entries for the nix
| ture the Futurity- has nearly a thousant
| nominations now.