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COLIN UNLUCKY IN ENGLAND American Champion Highest Tried of All Horses at Beckhampton. Few people know how highly the American horse Colin was tried in England, apart from his being unbeaten in America. He was sent over, together with Ballot, for Sam Darling to train at Beckhampton, and on page 193 of "Sam Darlings Reminiscences" there is the following note: "The best animals that I trained for Mr. Keene were Cap and Bell and Colin, but the latter was practically broken down before he came to England. I was able to try him, however, and here is the result: "Six furlongs, Colin, 134 pounds, first; Jack Snipe, 120 pounds, second. "Colin won by a length and a half, and at this time Jack Snipe was at his best." Most of my readers will remember that Jack Snipe was one of the best sprinters in England, and the above-mentioned trial was certainly a most remarkable one, more especially as Colin cannot have been really at his best in the circumstances. He was taken to Ascot that year and appeared in the paddock, but did not run indeed, he never started for a race in this country. His stable companion. Ballot, ran here four times in 1909 and won the Select Stakes at the second October meeting, beating Calens, Succour and St. Victrix. The handicapper gave Ballot 131 pounds in the Cambridgeshire and he naturally faiied to beat Christmas Daisy, 100 pounds ; Mustapha, 102 pounds, and Sir Martin, 11G pounds. Jack Snipe that year won the July Cup, carrying 142 pounds, from Glasgerion, St. Michan and j other good sprinters, and that was the year i when Colin was tried with him. Ballot has j for a good many years past been one of the j leading sires in the States. Mr. Allison in London Sportsman. . i
