The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-13
WHO WILL BE 1881 RAGING
 CHAMPION?

The 1881 horse racing season is getting fairly under way and fans in many sections of the country finding amusement, at least, in trying to pick the Man O War or Gallant Fox of the year. Of course they are scanning the performances of last years for clues for the big horse of the year is nearly always three-year old.
 While none of the -year-olds of last year has laid foundation to suspect danger to the record of Man O War, the greatest horse of all time, Jamestown made far better two-year-old showing than that of Gallant Fox who leads all horses in the amount of his threeyear old winnings. Jamestown last year won six big races including the $99 900 Futurity His winnings in the six races were Sl58800 Gallant Fox's total earnings as q two-year-old were less than $20000 He won but two races the Flash Stakes and the Junior Cham pion Stakes, but was in the money in four other races. In addition to the Futurity Jamestown last year won the two Saratoga Specials, the Flash Stakes. U. s. Hotel Stakes and Grand Union Hotel Stakes. Man O Wars earnings two-year-ol S33,325, about half those of Jamestown, but that is because the stakes of 1930 ncomparably larger than those of 1919. He won nine races and was second in one He started ten times He won most of the that captured by James, town including the Futurity and the four Sara toga races In addition he won the Hopeful Stakes that last year by Epithet, the Fremont and others. Illustrating the difference in the purses in Man O Wars day and now the Hopeful in 1919 paid the winner S24,600 while Epthet got s55,000 last year. However Jamestown was elim- mated before the end of his two-year-old season, when he killed after breaking a leg.
 Equpose easily Jamestown's nearest com petitor among last years two-year old winners He won the Pmlieo Futurity, Great American Stakes, Keene Memorial Eastern Shore, National Stallion and Juvenile netting s140075 His miscellaneous winnings it is claimed, put them ahead of James, towns total at the time of the atter's death.
 Gallant Fox retired from the turf and sent to the stud before the close of the season last year, after winning nine races and running second once in ten starts, exactly matching Man O Wars two-year-old record. He won more money than any other horse. His gross earnings in two years s328l65 However, had the purses been the in the time of Man War as in 193o the latter would have won s57224O He started in 2l races two and three -year-old He won twenty firsts and one second.
 Coming back to the 1881 championship prospects two-year-old performances are by no means cer- tain guide to picking three r-old winners Gal lant Fox, as already indicated showed little promise in 1929 of his wonderful l93o achievements He had won two races second in two and third in two as a two-year-old. Whichone and Flying Heels made incomparably better records Whichone won the Futurity, Champagne Saratoga Special and other stakes winning sl30O0O or more in 1929 Flying Heels won the Pimlico Futurity the Tia Juana Futurity, the Nursery Handicap and other races netting more than s7500o. Booum, Desert Light Dedicate, Dustemail, sarazen, Grattan Gallant