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COLIN STILL INVINCIBLE TAKES THE RICH WITHERS STAKES IN EASY TASHION WITH FAIR PLAY SECOND Two Madden Youngsters Reverse Tlieir Form and andDefeat Defeat Their Previous Conquerors John M P 1 Takes the Whitney Memorial New York May 23 Colin still is unbutton The Kroat colt made Ills initial appearance of the season today In the Withers Stakes and beat a field of sup ¬ posed highclass opponents just as he beat the youngsters last year Colin seenud very much the inline horse as last year He does not appear to have Urown taller but has spread considerably The en ¬ largement of the hock which was the only blemish to be seen on the groat colt as a twoyearold has almost entirely disappeared He drags his hind foot in the same way to suggest stringhalt and still is the loafer of hit early days and unwilling to do more than he is compelled to do But he beat those opposed to him today like breaking sticks He was In front from the springing of the barrier and gal Joplng well out from the rail ran the half in IS wconds He led into the stretch by three lengths Im t when Xotter ctsoil him up a bit when a fur ¬ long out the colt stopped so fast that many were afraid that his rider had taken too great u liberty with him IJut Nottor handily lode him on to an asy victory The colt naturally was pretty tired it the end as not only had lie no previous race ro lit him but the track has been in such bad condi ¬ tion lately as to seriously interfere with his train ¬ ing That he will be a vastly better horse with this race in him is certain certainMr Mr Keene was on hand to see his champion win and was delighted at the showing be made under the circumstances He thought Notter made a mis ¬ take to ease him up in the stretch The fear that Colin would not start because of the track condi ¬ tions was general and there was a round of applause when Iw appeared on the track with his roan pony companion for his preliminary gallop There was a disposition in the smart paddock set to belittle Collns chances for the race pimply for the reason that his training had been so seriously interfered with but the public could not se anything else and lie was a heavily backed choice at odds on rha pultepee was on his bad behavior as usual swerv ¬ ing at the start and interfering slight fy with Fair IMay and being left himself King James was out ¬ run to the stretch and in a driving finish lost sec ¬ ond place to Kali Ilay IlayJohn John M P turned the tables on T S Marfin in the Whitney Memorial Steeplechase The course was deep and T S Martin was never at his best under such conditions He seemed to labor all the way and John M I went to him easily at the end of a mile and it was only play for him to hold his advantage to the end John M Ps race was a big Improvement over his effort on the opening day of the meeting meetingThe The tabled history of the Whitney Memorial Steeplechase is as follows followsYear Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time 1005 Good rientyr irr Hay 1O050 44Ss 1900 Good Plenty HE Kay 7500 r 7 1907 T S Martin 4 1 42 Diipoo 7500 521 521IOCS IOCS John M 1 G3Ioiioliui r200 511 511Mr Mr ICcene did not have such good luck in the Juvenile Stakes Casque was an oddsmi favorite but Joe Madden always had the best of him com ¬ pleting it double for Joint Madden as Sir Mar ¬ tin also trimmed the oddson favorite Uncle Jim In the opening dash dashThe The Juvenile Stakes first run in 1871 was a Jerome Park fixture until 1892 and from that vear until 1905 was run at Morris Park Its tabled his torv since IlOO Is shown below belowYear Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time J0 Tommy Atkins 122 Spencer 5K0 rlj 1901 Blue Girl 31 T P urns 495 59 1902 Mizzcu 122 Bullman C510 1011 1903 Broomstick 122 Odom lSOO r 1 SHU Song and Wine 122 Kedfcrn r70 57j 1005 First Water 117 F ONeill 7 MI ri 1905 De Mund 117 T Martin 780 59 1907 Smoker 117 Kadlke 372O l0lg l0lglOOS lOOS Joe Madden 122Garnor 5195 101 101It It was a day of defeat for the form players There was a heavily hacked good tiling in each race but Colin was the only one to get home in front frontGood Good Luck beat Salvidere for the handicap but the latter had a lot the worst of racing fortune when sifter turning for home he was almost knocked down by Master of Craft while Good LUCK had him in tight quarters next to the rail in the closing drive Master of Craft which finished third was disqualified and Good Luck was fortu ¬ nate to escape the same penalty penaltyNotwithstanding Notwithstanding that the skies were overcast until well into the afternoon there was another tremen ¬ dous outpouring of people the clubhouse patronage being especially heavy The track had improved greatly but still was heavy in spnts August spntsAugust Belmont will probably sail on the Lnsl tanla Wednesday to see Norman III run in the Epsom Derby On all reports from England Norman III has a groat chance ot winning the classic and Mr Belmont wants to be on hand to follow the timehonored custom of the owner leading the win ¬ ner away should lie be fortunate enough to stand In the winning owners shoos It is said W K Vandcrhllt expects to start Sea Sick II in 1he French Derby the Epsom Derby and the Grand Prix 1 Otto Madden who rodo Norman III in the Guin ¬ eas has been engaged for the Derby Mr Belmont has In England a full sister to the peerless Bclilamc named Dame Beauty and she will make her first public appcarairce in the Oaks which is run two days after the Derby Not much has been heard about Dame Beauty but she must have shown her trainer something worth while or he would hardly have selected her for an Oaks starter starterOne One thing noticeable alioiit Colin today was that he showed some temper when brought back to the scales He Is noted for his cpiiet disposition but was Inclined to throw his heart around and flght at his groom while being unsaddled unsaddledJockey Jockey McCarthy was suspended for three days He rode Master of Craft and the stewards held him to blame for the bumping Salvidere received Joe receivedJoe Madden the Juvenile Stakes winner and Sir Martin John E Maddens other winner today are both eligible to the Epsom Derby of next year
