Show Colin a Racehorse I II I q Brings Owner I New York Oct 23 It It co cost l more mone money to maintain Americas America's champion cham pion racehorse a a. day da than It does docs the bl biggest clubman In New York James R. R I year two colt CoHn Colin a ason ason ason son of Commando undoubtedly stands as tho the finest liver among the equine aristocracy of or th the American turf Art And l this Is as ns it should be he for Cor CoHn Colin holds tho the remarkable record of having earned for his owner no less hess than 1321 j. j Why then should not this bab baby racehorse merit the sweetmeats and tho the various other indulgences o of Juvenility Not so long ago the fac fact that It cost Bookmaker Sol Sot Lichenstein Lichen Lichen- stern stein Americas America's most prodigal sportIng sportIng sport- sport Ing lug man as much as a D. day to exist was wac stated h hy by a friend of the tho leviathan lathan Ia layer er in a position to know Well Tell it ma may be bp surprising but nevertheless never never- true that approximately 1500 a week Is required for the tho maintenance of Americas America's rel reigning thoroughbred favorite Though the public wagers millions on a champion racehorse e through h a D. summers summer's time scarcely one horse player In a thousand thousand thou thou- sand would know the horse should he encounter him on a country road much le less s the details of or hi his home life To begin with Colin Cohn is the only racehorse racehorse racehorse race race- horse In tho the world with his own personal personal per per- sonah physician Dr E. E E. E Shepherd on one of ot the best J known In Inthe Inthe inthe the new world receives per week for caring for CoHn Colin While Mr Ir Keene a regular stable vet Dr Shepherd looks hooks s after Colin Celia exclusively eb Down at the stabling headquarters of or orthe the James R t Keeno stable where two twenty stalls range side ide Oi e b by side on the eastern tier of or training stables of the tho Bay Day race track CoHn Colin occupies stall No IS 18 Every ery morning as the sun commences commence to lo glow warmly Dr Shepherd will be ho found at CoHns CoHn's stall door The colts colt's temp temperature and general condition Is taken and carefully noted In a book bookfor bookfor for or that purpose e. e Then Jockey Marvellous Miller reports in or order er to gallop and exercise e Colin Cohn For this Miller 1 is paid a week extra to his a a. year rear salary Colin Cohn has two UNO rubbers experienced men and arid experts in the tho work who are paid as much as 50 60 a a. week Then comes the stall Itself It is made of dr dry California pine over a concrete bottom A system tern tem cm of drain lain and a special water pipe pipeline line Ino running from a n. deeply bored fresh tresh water spring over a mile mlle aw away away y yand and forced b by windmill is another co costly feature Mr lr Keene will have none lone but spring water for his horses for he believes belle the loss of was largely largel occasioned b by infected city i water Colins Colin's stall is electric lighted and aud ventilated b by electric fans In t the te e summer month and by b a regular high class ventilation system in the cooler periods of ot the year Then comes come his odder fodder Colin CoUn cats nothing but the best i selected oats and specially selected California hay And that costs a I pretty penny penn lennY probably 10 a day clay Trainer Jimmy Rowe the regular stable trainer has a contract with Mr Keene which calls for 10 per cent of or orall all Colins Colin's stake winnings winning So far tar farRowe's farRowe's Rowes Rowe's bonus amounts to something vcr over or about a n. week for pastern cine p season Of course i this hils lils conies come nut out oC or gi ro 3 earnIngs earn earn- Ings and mu must t be charged against the groat grent colts colt's maintenance Incidental e brings s up the total of or CoHns CoHn's weekly ly bill to about 1500 or about 00 a 11 hay day a Since the loss of Sy- Sy son onby by James R R. Keene has become a a. crank upon the tho care and welfare of an any one of oC his hor horses es possessing evi- evi of high class capabilities Any- Any Anything thIns thing money will buy to ensure the of ot health and longevity of life of or a star race horse Mr Keene will have There can be no doubt I about Colin Celia being the best liver of or I all famous race horses past or pres pros I ent When he ho dies too CoHn Colin will still I enjoy enjo regal distinction for hell he'll have havea a a. monument as l Domino down in Kentuck Kentucky Ken- Ken tuck tucky or his bones will be set on wires vires and exhibited in th the Museum I of or Natural r III History tor as DS the skeleton of ot ofa a 1 perfect American thoroughbred I Incidentally It may be he stated that Colin's Colins owner ma may well afford to lo pamper a good colt for his horses horses- horses I Jolln Cohn Peter Pan Ballot Gretna j Green ha c I earned him a little over pr at ut this date of or writing I But two more meetings remain on the thc metropolitan racing calen calendar ar The rhe I I Metropolitan l Jockey club has a session session ses ses- sion io at Jamaica L L. I. I which follows follows' i ithe i ithe the game ame which closed today toda- at ot Belmont Delmont Delmont Del Del- mont park Then rhen the Queens County Jockey club comes In for tor the wind wind-up Taps will be sounded at Aqueduct on November 15 IR Then comes come the scurrying this way way and that the that the great grett parting of thc the ways was Of course course the majority of ot Eastern turf turf- men will jump down to Washington I D D. C C. where the annual autumn meetIng meetIng meet meet- Ing of the Washington ton Jockey club out at Bennings D. D C. C Is 15 scheduled Racing at Washington will be In order to the tho last day of No November From all that one hears about the best lot lotof lotof lotof of horses and certainly the most contingent contingent contingent con con- of ot New Yorkers on record will U try the Bennings game ame This Is so for forthe forthe forthe the reason that Hundreds of owners will go to New Orleans La 11 this winter who have been dodging the Crescent Cit City supposing Jt it to he small potatoes i j However New Orleans La racing Is not nor now far off the tho game one sees in the summertime hence this new exodus to Dixie LandOf Land Of Ot course Washington D D. C. C will make mok a D. nice break in the long trip south On November r 9 the days days' meeting at Oakland Cal commences commence Over horses left Belmont park CorSan for Cor forSan forSan San Francisco Cal this last week weel The country Is prosperous and money mony is freely circulating which v assures both New Orleans La and San Fral cisco Cal the be best t winter racing carnivals of man many years ears Sam Hildreth has decided to race Uncle in California California Cali Call fornia and Fred Berlew will campaign campaign cam earn Chapultepec at New Orleans La In the n natural tural order of or things thInS's these two horses will rank as the star three three- c- c year olds ear ol s of the winter for the they were close up to the front rank of or two- two year olds this past summer charlie Ellison the bond plunger is preparing preparing pre pre- paring for a A. bi bit big tent campaign at New Orleans La He too will wUl race at Washington D. D C. C where he ho expects to pick up a few purses with some horses he will leave e for tor the meeting In care of W. W Timmons Ellison on will have havo a useful In Jacobite in the these se furlong seven and mile handicaps at New Orleans La while J J. J C. C Core will also go well Is a D. real good handicap horse while old seemingly Improves with age for Cor he beat a lot of good horses here in mlle mlle- half and heats last month Jocke Jockey Notter Netter will ivill report to Ellison at the first of or the thc year when his Injured arm will wilt have mended Speaking of or the coming New Orleans campaign n Ellison Ellison Elli Elli- son sal said last week I expect to put In Inthe Inthe inthe the biggest campaign of my In- racing acing career this winter There Is down at al New Orleans for a fair tall stable of horses and antl a D. good jockey Is Jockey Miller 1 on tho tile toboggan 1 Many close observers observer of ot Jockey form say tho the great lightweight has reached the top of his powers and that from now on he hc will win go back bacle Since the close of or the Saratoga meeting Miller has ridden some somo ferociously ferocious poor races exciting tho the wrath of the tho critics and causing much an anguish amon among his d devoted followers For or a n. time time- the used to ask osk ono one of or the OUt r i J. J I e CO raa B last month was lot lost b by a n. clique of big bettors to Millers Miller's mounts Big Tim Sullivan dropping him him- sel self Miller will ride at Oakland Cal for Cor Tom Williams Ho lie Is getting big lIll bigand bigand and antl taking takIng- on weight rapidly rapid I Recently Recently Re Re- he lie couldn't do pounds pounds' for forthe for the Newcastle stable an and 1 will ride at about aboul pounds poun g this winter r. r After I all the Ute talk Is over oyer the fact tact that the boy needed a a. vacation this fall Is the way to explain his lila recent slump He worked himself Into inlo a n. frazzle losing energy and enthusiasm Whether he will re regain his powers remains to be he seen peen but that ho he is I not the Miller 1 of ofa ofa ofa a year a ago o Is indisputable With Miller liller out of the way Jockey Jocke Dave Nicol stands as the best handicap rider with Jockey Gu Guy Burns Durns and Jockey Jocke Eddie Dugan rl right ht close up Another smart little fellow i is J J. Sumter The big star riders will bo be drawn from the above above- group roup In 1908 Right now experienced judges sa say Sumter and Burns are aro the sure sur comers corners while little Buxton has been tipped lipped too n- n nr q L r Hk likely I material I |