The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-26
HORSE RACING,
 SPORT OF KINGS,
 HAD GREAT YEAR
Best Seasons Since l93O Near Conclusion; Van-
 derbiIt Won $3OO,OOO
BY THOMAS H. NOONE
 (Unifec HresS racing EditOr)

BY THOMAS H. NOONE
 (Unifec Hress <:acing Editor)
 New York-Thoroughbred racing in 1895 enjoyed the most prosper ous year since 1930 when the depres- sion all but crippled the sport by the withdrawal of several promi- nent sportsmen from the game, a survey of records disc1oses.
 While there were no Man O Wars to capture the imagination of .ture followers, the various repre- sentatives and 8 21-week six fur long worlds track record was broken.
 A record number of dead heats numerous diSqualifications and many deaths were written in the records and attendance and betting figures at the various tracks thro- ughout the nation showed marked increases.
 Arthur Gwynne Vanderbilt's Dis covery, 4-year-old son of Display Ariadne, was the undisputed cham pion thoroughbred of the year. With the enforced retirement of Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane's Cavalcade, Discovery's nemesis in 1884, the Vanderbilt colt had a clear path to the title, winning II of his 19 starts and purses amounting to $102,455.
 Discovery Slow at Start
 Discover y was late coming to hand. He finished out of the money in his seasonal debut in the To- began handicap at Belmont park on May Is and was also beaten in four subsequent races.
 On June 9 the stout-hearted championf uond his stride at Aque- dust and won his first race, beating the fleet King Saxon and Omaha without effort. His winning string of eight, including the Detroit Challenge cup, the Stars and Stripes, the Butler handicap, a handicap at Suffolk Downs, the Arlington ham, dicap, the Wilson stakes, and the Merchants tnr Citizens handicap at Saratoga was not broken until Aug. q.
 He returned to winning form in the Whitney stakes at Saratoga and added the Hawthorne Gold cup to his record before again meeting de- feat by Top Row in the Massachu- sets handicap on Oct. 16. On Oct. 9 he won the Cincinnati handicap by 12 lengths in the mud and re- turned to Maryland, his native state, where he finished out of the money in the Washington handi- cap at Laurel before retiring for the season.
 Omaha Best 3-Year-Old
 William Woodwards Omaha, with earnings of $142,255, was the larg- est money-winning thoroughbred and without question the outstand- ing 3-year-old. Duplicating the feat of Gallant Fox, his sire, who in 1882 won the Kentucky derby. Preakness and Belmont stakes, Om- aha lacked the glamourous appeal of his illustrous daddy, but beat the best of his age before a mysterious aliment caused his retirement in the late summer.
 Marshadd Field'sTintagG was best of a poor lot of 2-year-olds. The bay son of Sir Garland III- Heloise earned $76, ,270, most of which came through his victory in the Belmont futurity. Grand Slam, a chance play colt, was closely lapped on the Field colt for juvenile honorS with a total of $68,$95 in purses.
 Snapback, racing in the colors of the Sanford stud, is given the ra- ting as leading steeplechaser with earnings of $7925 for the year.
 Vanderbilt Wins S302,955
 A. c. Vanderbilt headed the list of money-winning owners with a to- tai of $302, 1855. The stable account ed for 88 races, 68 seconds and 78 thirds.
 Hirsch Jacobs, who trains for the B. B. stable, w. N. Adrians and Damc1 Runyon, led the list ot trainers for the third consecutive year. He saddled the winners of more than a hundred races.
 Wayne D. Wright, with 182 win ners to his credit, was the recog- nized jockey champion, at the close of the eastern racing season late in November.
 The longest-priced straight mu- tuel was paid when Printemps, at $500.24 for $2 won at Washington park, H., early in June. The larg- est daily double-$7. .204.40 for $2- was pad at Tropical park in March.
 4 record number of dead heats were run when judges at various tracks were unable to name the actual winner in i2 races. Most mo- table o fthese was in the Saratoga special. when 0. V. Whitney's Red Rain and Coldstream Studs Cold stream finished as c team in August.
 Fouls In 90 Races
 Disqualifications also were nu- nierous. At least 90 races were won on technicalities.
 A new world record for six fur- longs was established when Ciang defeated Myrtle Wood at that dis- tance in e match race at Coney Island, O., on Oct. II. Ciang dashed the six panels in i:09 les, two-fifths of Q second faster than the mark set by Iron Mask at Juarez in 1854.
 To the Arden Farms Chance Play goes the distinction of being the lea ling sire because of the consist eney 0f his get.
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