The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
James r. keene' $
Winnings on Turf
Hold the Record


Keene left behind him the greatest
individual turf record I'm the history
Of the sport OF kings, During the
season of 1907 on the Jockey clubs
tracks in this State the Keene horses
won a total of S406,5s1. q worlds
record. In 1899 the Duke of Port
lands thoroughbreds won ss6,7s2 on
the English turf, a mark that was I'M
surpassed until Mr.. Keene's racers
topped It
Trainer Rowe saddled twenty nine
stake winners IN 1907. The mighty
Collin. by Commando-~Pastorei
which In the opinion OF Mr.. Kesns
was at least the equal Of the immor-
toll sysonby, won s125,95l that year.
Colin. by the way. never suffered de-
fsas AS two-year-oId he was vic
tcrious In the Futurity. Fiatbush
Stakes. Brighton Junior, Champagne
Stakes, Grand Union Hotel, Great
Trial, Matron. National Stallion,
Brighton Produce and Saratoga Epe-
ctal. In his thres-year- campaign
Colin won the withers. Tidal, Bel
mont and other rich events
Peter Pan, by Commando-Cinde-
rella, earned $ss,s2s In 1907. winning
the Advance, Belmont, Brighton Han
dicap, In which he ran a mile and a
quarter in 1908 20; Brooklyn Derby
and Tidal Stakes. Ballot, ny Voter
Cerito. also was q big winner that
year with sss.al5. mis- leading tri-
umphs being in the First Special, Eiec-
ton Day Handicap, Great ltepublsc
Stakes and Second Special. Ballot
also won the Suburban in 1908.
Superman. by Commando. carried
the keene colors TO. the front In the
Brooklyn Handicap Of 1907. Other
good keene winners the same season
were Court Dress. Fr1zette, Gretna
Green. Megg's Hill, Philander, Besti-
gouche. Suffrage, TransvaAI and Fam
besi.
In addition TO these successes Bal
lot won the Advance stakes. fhs STU
bnrban Handicap and the Equality
Stakes in laos, SyAonby by Melton $3.50
0ptime. Mr.. Keeue's greatest fovorite.
wea the Commonwealth Handicap at
sheepshead bay In 1905 as Il three
year-old. together with the Great Re
public, the Lawrence Realization. the
Annual Champion, Brighton Derby,
the Tidal and ran a dead heat with
Race King ia the Metropolitan Ham
dicap at Belmont park AS a two
yeaf-old Sysonby was victorious in
rhe Saratoga Special, Junior Cham
piou Flash stakes and Brighton Jun
inr He ran third 10 Artfui and Ira
dttion in the futurtty, partially for
he reason that Nash Turner. his
jockey, was caught mapping wnen
he barrier went up.
Mr. keen's Commando, BY Domino.
~on the Brighton Junior IN 1909. also
the Great Trial and Junior champion.
while the following year his best race
Nas in the Belmont Stakes. worth
all, ooo. The keene stable also turn
ed out another winner of the Belmont
In Delhi. which galloped home iF
1904 In addition TO Delhi and Peter
Pan Mr.. Keene's Helmet scored ia
tho rich Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga
In 1905. celt, by Communicable
Of Erin. captured the Junior Cham
pion Stakes In 1905 and the Brock
lyn Handicap tn 1908. following the
success az Conroy. which finished first
IN the facous GraVcsend classic in
1901. Delhi in 1875 and superman In
1907
Maskette, by Observation-Disclosures
vas one Of the best mares eN"r bred
at Castelton- She won the fUturlty,
the Great Fitly stakes. the Spinaway
at Saratoga ana ;h' Matrun stakes at
Belmont Park In 1908. while the fol-
lowing year she scored in the Ladies.
Mermaid, Alabama and other three
year~old fIly stakes. For time
match race between Maskette and
Rita Herbert. the champion three
year-oid colt, was talked Of. but MOTH
ing came Of IT,
Domino was Mr.. Reeue's first Flu
turity winner in Isss. the money
value being ssS.S55. After Colin and
Maskette had won this big event
Sweep captured the National Stallion
aud Other important two-y Ear=0tu FIX
n res. Domino won the classic With
ers IN 1894 but Mr.. Keene didn't
have another winner Of this stake
until ten years later, when Delhi
hreezed home. Hilarious was IA prom
inent Keeue winner In 1908, taking
the wfthers and the Tidal Stakes.
pomino's winnings exceeded $500, 900.
In 1881 Mr.. Keene's Foxhan won
che Grand Prix In France. after which
the horse vas taken 10 England,
where he captured the Cgareyitch and
Camhridgeshire Handicaps. shortly
after Mr.. Keene bought the Derby
winner Blue Gown for $4,000. hut
on the way across the Atlantic the
stallion died Many American bred
horses have raced in England in Mr..
Keene's name and colors with brill
liant results Recently II. +. Whit
ney purchased q number Of Castle
toi, vearlings which may be seen in
the English Derby, Oaks. ST Leger
and other events. II in estimated that
the total Keeae winnings in Amer
lean and English stakes exceeded So
eco. eea.y - ,.,x.s 4..,...