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COLIN WINS ECLIPSE STAKES JAMES R. KEENES COMMANDO COLT SCORES THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY. Outgames Beaucoup After Shaking Off Wave Crest — Alfar Wins Grand National — Congratulations Cabled toCroker. New York. June ."..—The victory of Richard Cookers Orbf in the Knglish Derby seemed to be of greater latereal at Behnont Park this afternoon than the business at hand. Every one was pleas,-. 1 n.ilnraily with Mr. Crokers success, and inany CahlegraaSS were dispatched to him at fluhlla Among those who wired heir congratulations were James II. Keene, John B, Madden. Harry Payne Whitney. Samuel Kniery. Kug.-ne Woods ami a host of others. Mr Keene cabled: "I am extremely pleased that an Americas has won the Knirlish lh-rhy." The Other cablegrams were of a like nalure. No on.- was belter pleased llian Samuel Emery, win., aside from his personal friendship for Mr. Iruker, found much pleasure in Ihe reflection that he iias a very pioinising twoyearold colt. Marengo. by S.-niproiiius out of Maiechal Neil, a full sister to Bhoda P... the dam of Orhy. "While we think this colt will race well. said Mr. Limry, -he is such a big hue individual that with his blood lines he is sure to be in demand iu the stud at any rale." Ex Congressman T. D. Sullivan, a life-long friend of Mr. Croker. is the only New Yorker credited witlt winning a sum of any magnitude on the race. Two weeks ago Mr. Sullivan sent to England a wager of sir.n whieir was placed at odds of IB to 1. a anaihi i • f small b, ts were made here at starting price, but these were mostly of a sentimental nature. If James R. Keene has three two-year olds in his barn belter than Colin, as has been reported, other owners have little chance of taking any of the i.ig prizes for juveniles this summer. In the Eclipse Makes Colin showed one of tin- stnartcsl performances ever seen in America. He was conceding eight pounds mid nioi-e to the other starters and the distance was live and a half furlongs. Colin was under a hard drive for more than half of the journey. Wave crest raced with hhaj in the early stages and Mountain and to drive Colin hard to shake oil the contender. But no sooner was he free oi ac Creel than Benneonp challenged and for the last furlong it was the hardest sort of a drive. At one stage Beaucoup got his nose in front, but Colin, running rourageeuety and true, oatgamed Mr. Wilsons colt to win by a head. It is doubtful it a better twoyearold performance was ever witnessed. Colin clearly was not suited by the going, yet he had the indomitable courage to overcome all disadvantages and is a colt of high class. Dp to and including 189S, the F.clipse was known as tin- Qrent EeUpee Stakes and before 1908 was nut at Morris Park. In lstt" the distance was seduced from three. quarters of a mile. There was no race iu 1896. Previous winners were: lSSU. Kl Rio Bey; W.m. Sallie McClelland; IBM, Tammany: lSi02. Sir Walter; I99S, Domino: 1894, Connoiseur; lvw,, Don De 0r»; 1897, Frohnian: I9J8, Jean Bereand; IBM, His Royal Highness: P.HtO. Irritable; 1991, Base ;iri: p.mi2. Mbmen; ph..;. LeonMaa; BM, Qlarf-In-i -: 1 J0." . Vendor; 1999, Water Pearl. For the greater part of the afternoon it rained hard and the track was a quagmire. There was much surprise to see T. S. Martin under colors for the Ore ad National Steeplechase, as the four year-old was making prodigious weight concessions ami the goinu was vry deep. T. S. Martin not only started, but led lor two miles, killing off the heavily backed California King in the meantime. Wln-u T. S. Martin tired a half mile from home. It left the issue to Alfar and Mr. McCaun. and the former won all out by a length Previous winners of the Oram! National, first run in is.cj. were: IShP, Trillion: 1999, Philae: Ptoi. Backet; 1!» -. ieorge W. Jenkins; 1998, Plana; 1904, st. Jade; phi:,. Maehey Dwyer; 1998, Ooo«t and Plenty; jockey Ray rode the winners of P.MCJ, Pit.:. P.Hft mid P.hi.;. At the end of the card was a half utile sprint for ponies with nine starters. It resulted in a splendid contest between the letting choices, Cloisteress and Orion Dol.bie, with the former winning. The winner was h.ivily backed and the layers who stayed over t pick up some soft money, were badly stung. A splendid program with three important stakes to be decided and such excellent racers as J. 0L Core. De Mund, Sewell; Phantom, Jimmy Lane, Caller: Lady Winifred. Half Sovereign, BBu ONeill: Philander, Go Between, Glorifier; Sir Tod-ilingtoti, Flavign.v. Flowaway; Ileknows, Harceurt. and Aiinee C. named to start marks the resumption of racing at Cravcsend and should attract a bugs attendance,
