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JAMES R. KEENES UNDEFEATED COLT IS THE FUTURITY FAVORITE. w- - . COLIN, BAY COLT, 2, BY COMMANDO PASTORELLA, WITH MILLER UP. The one horse of the year with an undisputed position is Colin. Defeat is as yet unknown to him and In his racing he lias only once been forced to exert himself to the utmost. This was in the Eclipse Stakes at Belmont Park, June 5. The track was muddy that day and Beaucoup.ran him, to a head. He even seemed likely to be beaten at one critical instant but, responding to punishment with the unconquerable courage which is one of the admirable characteristics of a truly great race horse, he spurned defeat and grasped victory. Oufsidoof this occaslon.itjias Jneffp been Colin fjjst, the Others, nowhere.. Ills ability to carry high weight easily has been thoroughly demonstrated and the occasion referred to shows indis-r-utably that ho is game to .the limit of gameness. In respect to the first essential of a race horse, speed, he seems sifted marvellously. It remains to be seen how fast he can run when hard pushed, but the table of his performances here published shows remarkable uniformity in scoring extremely fast performances. Three-quarters in 1:12, in 1:121 and. in 1:12s, in each case with high weight up and in eacli case easily, are significant of what his opponents must essay to excel in order to take his measure, a very formidable proposition. Here arc ills performances in detail to date: Track. Date. Race. Wt. Distance. Time. Belmont Park May 29 Purse no 5-S 1:01 Belmont Park June 1 National Stallion Stakes 122 . 5-S V.S Belmont Park June 5 Eclipse Stakes 125 r 1-2 f 1:005 Shcepshead Bay June 20 Great Trial Stakes 12! .11 1:125 Brighton Beach July 27 Brighton Junior Handicap 127 3-4 1:121 Saratoga August 10 Saratoga Special 122 .1-4 1:12 Saratoga . . August 14 Grand Union Hotel Stakes 127 3-4 1:13
