The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-14
JOUR BOOTS IS
 RATED BEST OF
 TWO YEAR OLDS
Bulldog Colt Bought for $3,5OO Has Won $72,-
 800 in 6 Races
EDITORS NOTE: Following is the last in series of three arti- cles selecting the thoroughbred champions of 194O.
By JACK GUENTHER United Press Racing EditOr)


 New York, Nov. 12.-(UP)-He was picked out of 1,149 other gangling yearlings at the Saratoga auction ring for paltry $3,50o just 14 months ago and up to today he has won his purchase price 20 times and more. The United Press pre- sents as two-year-old champion oi l940 and probably Kentucky Derby future book favorite of 1941-our boots.
 He is dark brown fellow, by Bull Dog out of Maid of Arches. He was bred by Coldstream stud, he is trained by Steven Judge and he is owned by Royce G. Martin of Toledo, O. He has gone to the post only six times in all but three times he has won and never has he fin- ished out of the money. He has early speed, but he does his best work in the stretch.
 Here aret he reasons for the choice:
 l. The record: His three vic- tories one second and two thirds in six starts have earned him $72,- 551. He has gone all the distances from five furlongs to a mile and 1-l6. He won the most money and he won the most important race the Belmont Purity.
 ?. His competitors: He defeat ed every class juvenile in the east. He whipped New World twice, Whirlaway three times, King Cole, Monday Lunch, Swain, Bushwhacker and Porter's Cap, all of them win ner of at least one major stake. Of the lot, only Whirlaway was able to conquer him even once.
 3. His potentialities: Bull Dogs sons usually are precocious, but Our Boots may be the exception. He has run better every time he has run farther. He lost the Pimlico Flu turity ata mile and 1-l6 to Bold 1rishman, but he closed two and a half lengths in the stretch and missed in photo finish only be- cause his head was up and the Irish mans was down.
 Second choice-Calumet Farms Whirlaway, chestnut son of Blen- helm II. Able to win only seven of Is starts, Whirlaway captured the Saratoga Special the Hopeful and the Breeders Futurity. He earned $67,535, or more than any other two-year-old save Our Boots. A slow starter who does most of his running in the stretch, Whirlaway was in trouble several times.
 Third choice-And one whid1 probably will be contested-Crispn Oglebay's Level Best, queen of the juvenile Allies and the only diyi- sional standout of the 1940 season. As honest as her name implies, Level Best won eight of II starts and never was out of the money. She earned $40,205 with triumphs in the autumn day stakes, Saratoga sales stakes, Keeneland Special, Richard Johnston Stakes, Old Col ony Stakes, and Demoiselle Stakes.
 A daughter of Equipoise and most famous of her sire's offspring, Level Best didn't meet Whirlaway or Our Boots, but she did humble Valdina Myth, Little Beans, Cuantos, King Cole, Porter's Cap, Tangled and Nasca, all of them among the best of the two-year-old crop. She was beaten three times, but in turn she whipped all who whipped her. She won't be pointed for the Ken- lucky Derby, but will be raced only against others of her sex.
 Future book favorites-Our Boots and Whirlaway. Closely followed by Bold Irishman, New World, King Cole, Swain and possibly Monday Lunch along with the new hopes the winter season in Florida and California are certain to produce.