The Washington times., 1903-02-25
HEAVY WINNINGS OF
CHEAP TURF VICTORS
Seasons Big Winners Bought
for Trifling Sums.
PROFITS ON TW0-YEAR- -OLOS
COuesPondingly Big Sums Paid for
Racers That Failed TO Realize
Their Purchasers Hopes.

LEXINGTON. Ky. Feb 25.-StatisticS
compiled here by an expert authority
bring 20 light the fact that among the
great two-year-old winners OF s.. 900 and
upward in 1902 are many performers that
were decidedly cheap yearIings OF 1901
The hlly Philo that won nine races and
1910. cost $50 as yearIing. FIocar-
line, the winner Of eight races last year
and s1.720. including the New Orleans
Preliminary Derby. sold FOR $50 and the
sensational Eugenia Burch won on the
year S25. .25s more than the sl75 she cost
as a yearling.
Other enormously great bargains
among the star -year-olds OF last
year we've Dick Welles. which cost 5000
and won $a.1S5; Monte Carlo. cost $3.50.
Won S5.405: Astarita, cost $3.50 ,von
Sl0.657: Charles Elwood. cost $3.50. won
S50.73O; Girdle. cost $500. won S14.1O5:
Mamari. cost $500, won IS .036. and Ona-
tas. cost $500. won s6.4i5. Africander
and Sergeant only cost s. 900 each and
won. respectively. $12.4OO and $1,000
while River Pirate WAS n great bargain
at 81 400. he winning SS255 and during
the season sold for $4,000.
Other higher-priced yearlings which
were profitable investments as two-year-
olds in 1902 were Merry Acrobat. which
cost 81, 900 won se.295; Sir Voorhies cost
81 900. won $3.50: Gray Friar. cosf
s. 900. won SIS. .3S5: Hurstbourne. cost
1900. won s13.3sO: Irish Lad, cost
$1,000. won S45.12o. and Golden Maxim.
cost 81. 500. won Slo.365
Yearlings as Disappointments.
There were many disappointments in
the yearling crop of 1901. w. c. Whit
ney paid $4,000 for the St. Simon-Lady
Reel flly and she never faced the start
er's flag and J. B. Haggin gave SIS. 500
for the imp. Ayrshire-L' 'Esolare colt.
which is still a maiden. J. r. & F. p.
Keene gave IS, $50 and 81. 800. respective
~. for Futurita and Ponca. and while
both won a single Indifferent race.
neither was anywhere near even second
class form. other big dfsappointments
or the racing season. all of which are
still maidens. were Thunderbolt. which
cost $4,000: Amarylis cost S11 800; /;
Princelet. 10000; Mooadyne. SIC. 600;
Karna G.. $4,000: imp Melton Nowbray.
S51OO: Passan. s.. 700. and watersprite.
5000. All this goes 20 show that even
with the vast Improvement in breeding
in the last few years buying yearlings
for prospective race horses is still q
big lottery. the buyer being as liable
10 draw blank TO secure a cham
pion.
A Likely Youngster.
What is thought TO be a great pros
pect among two-year- in training
here is a bay colt by Ornament. out OF
Brooklet dam OF Branch. Bridge. and
other winners. which is owned jointly
by Breeder II. p. Headley and W. II
tAfcCorlzle. While coIored different from
fTflis mighty sire he looks and moves JUS
like Ornament did as a two-year- old. snt
is as level-headed and easily managed
as any old horse on the track. He is en-
Z tered In many stakes. and. on appearance
now. will be among the best OF Western
colts in 1903. His dam. Brooklet. is
wonderful mare. her produce having woI
TO date a total OF no less than 115 races
III. T. Oxnard's two royalty bred mares
imp. Impatiens. by Frfar's Balsam. dan
LARA D.. by the Derby winner Galopin
and Foot Print (sister TO Gold Heeis). by
The Bard. dam Heel and Toe. by imp
Glenelg. have arrived at Willamette stu'
here. The former is seven and the lat
ter four wears old. They will be breS
10 HaWkswfck. the latest importation
made by the President OF the sugar trust
who is fast forming a great stud o
thoroughbred mares in Kentucky. and il
year or two more Will be much In
the breeding game as W c whitney
August Belmont, and other millionaire
New Workers.