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COIINS SEVENTH YICTORY. CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD TAKES THE GRAND UNION HOTEL STAKES. His Net Earnings to Date Foot Up 1,801 Nealon Wins the Handicap Paprika Repeats in Steeplechase. Saratoga, N. Y., August 14. Colin, .Tames It. Krones undefeated two-year-old son of Commando and Iastorella, scored Ills seventh victory when he cantered home with the Grand Union Hotel Stakes this afternon. It was the seventh running of the Crand Union, which has a fixed value of 0,000, and there were six starters. Colin and Masque being coupled as Mr. Keenes entry, and Chapnltepec, Ben Fleet, Jim GafTney and Smoker, essaying to give the champion a contest. It was a foregone conclusion that Colin would win and when 1 to fi was posted at the opening of the betting it was eagerly taken. In spots there was as good as 1 to .J, but not for long. Few if any got on a wager at that figure. The colt went to the post at 1 to S. Masque was not regarded by the bookmakers to have much of a chance to fill one of the places and for second anil third she was quoted separately in the betting. Chapnltepec was regarded as the horse most likely to finish second, and he found a strong following, but disappointed bis backers. Jim Oaffney, which was second to Fair 1lay in the Flash Stakes, was overlooked by all save the Snlli-vun-Fnrrell-Johnson combination and in backing him for the place and to show they must have profited handsomely. There was a tedious delay of five minutes at the post, but starter Cassbly finally caught them In good alignment and they went away with Chapnltepec showing in front, but not for long. Knapp rushed .lim Oaffney to the front and set a fast pace, with Miller restraining Colin a head back of him to the stretch, at which point they were all bunched with the exception of Smoker, the lone trailer. Here .Miller let Colin have his head and the champion strided away from the others with characteristic ease, reaching the finish with a margin of two lengths over Jim GalTney, which was three lengths before lien Fleet. Chapnltepec was done for when they came to the stretch and dropped hack to fifth position, Masque beating him out by a head. Colin ran the three-quarters of a mile in 1:13, which is the record for the race, the best previous time being King Hanovers l:iaj with 110 pounds, seventeen pounds less than Colin carried today. This victory brings Colins net winnings to the magnificent sum of 1,801. The Hopeful Stakes, to be run Saturday, appear to be safely his, and this will add another 5,000 or more to bis earnings. He has, in addition to the rich Futurity, which is to lie run at Slieepsbead Bay August :tl, many valuable engagements, and it should not be surprising if be is the third horse in the history of the American turf to win as much or more than 00,000 as a two-year-old. The only two horses to achieve this distinction were David Gideons His Highness, with a credit of 09,400 in 1S91, and James It. Keenes Domino, with 70,S90. The only other horse that ever won as much as a two year-old as Colin has already taken was Potomac with S,4C0 to his credit in 1890. Nealon, which is to be sold in the Darnell dispersal sale Saturday, carried top weight in the handicap which came fourth on the card, led from the half-mile ground to the finish, running the mile :md three-sixteenths in 1 :;"K2, and easing up eight lengths in front of Golf Ball and Ienarris, which were noses apart eight lengths in front of the tiring Yankee Girl., The first race went easily "to the odds-on favorite. Marbles. Paprika, heavily hacked, had no trouble In winning the steeplechase from Sandalwood and Goldllcur, his only opponents. The fifth race had nn exciting finish with an unexpected result. At the end Zlpango, Jersey Lady and Prince Hampton were noses apart, with the heavily backed Green Real a distant fourth. Cressina, neglected in the betting, made a runaway affair of the closing race, getting home six lengths in front of the heavily backed Danoscara from the Sanford barn. William Lakeland is fcere with Felix Ismans thrce-year-ohl electioneer, the winner of the Futurity and Brighton Produce Stakes last season, electioneer is not here to race, however. He is breathing fine upland air and drinking Saratoga rejuvenating waters. After working brilliantly for his fast race at Gtnvescnd, electioneer trained off. Ho became so nervous and fretful he ran miserably In the Suburban Handicap and Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes ;u Sheepshead Bay, although in the Standard at Brooklyn he forced Peter Pan to do bis best to win. After electioneers failure in the Coney Island Stakes, Lakeland retired him in the hope he might eome to hand again in the autumn. electioneer is doing excellently at Saratoga and the Brighton turfman expects him to make a high-class showing nt Sheepshead Hay in September.- It is possible that electioneer may race once here before starting for Sheepshead Ray. The stake blanks for the fall meeting at Pimllco hnvo been distributed among the horsemen and a number will race in Baltimore tills fall who heretofore have" held strictly to the metropolitan circuit. One of the features of the meeting will be the steeplechases, one each day being the promise of the management. . The many friends of Alex Shields in Montreal will be sorry to learn that he Is still confined to bis house at Bound Brook and is far from being tl well man. Paprikas victory today makes twenty-two races trainer Mike Daly has won for J. W. Colt this season. John Condon has arrived from Chicago for a stay of ten days. He is accompanied by bis wife and children. It is said that Woodford Clay, when asked to put a price on Nimbus, said 0,000 might tempt him to part with the son of Star Shoot. Mooksie and The Doctor have joined the list of cripples. Mooksie may race again, but there is doubt if Tlie Doctor will ever face the starter another time.
