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BOOLA PAYS HER WAY. Boola, the two-year-old bay filly by Ballyhoo Bey Orthia, which lowered the track record at Windsor for live-eighths of a mile to 1:00J, September 1, and seven days later ran back to within three-fifths of a second of the same time, has been more than a "meal ticket" for W. T. Anderson. Boola was bred in the stud of the late William C. Whitney and she ran her first three races in the colors of Harry Payne Whitney. The only money she brought him out of these races was 00 for her third in the Hudson Stakes at Gravesend, May 20. After this performance she was sold to W. T. Anderson, who took her to Buffalo and has since raced her .on the Northern Circuit. For her present owner she has won eight races, been second twice, third twice and unplaced twice, bringing him ,390 in purses and, it is related, a small fortune from the betting ring. Her one third and two races unplaced for Mr. Whitney makes her total of starts .seventeen and her total earnings 2,C90. This sounds small in comparison to the possibilities of eight races won on the New York tracks or what some less speedy horses have taken in the same time and with probably not so much effort, hut in this respect Boola is an improvement on her beautifully bred dam. Orthia was by Ormonde, out of Muta, she by Wildidle, out of Mutiny. Orthia was the property of W. OB. Macdonough until the end of her racing career, when she was sold to W. C. Whitney, who put her in his La Belle Stud in Kentucky and bred her to Ballyhoo Bey, Boola being her first produce. Orthia started nine timea sind won two races, both at half a mile, the first over a sloppy track -in 51 J, and the other over a fast track in 49. In this race one of the horses behind her was Yellow Tail, and it was considered meritorious in any horse that could get to him in so short a race. This performance was at San Francisco and it caused Orthias owner to send her cast. There she was a failure. The total of Orthias winnings was . Muta, the granilam of Boola, had the distinction of winning the California Oaks at Sacramento and two days later walking over for the California Derby. During her three seasons on the turf she started fourteen times, won four races, was second twice, third four times and unplaced four times. Boola has never been asked to race at a distance greater than five-eighths of a mile. Whether she can carry her speed further is therefore problematical. Her owner undoubtedly has a perfect knowledge of her capabilities and has chosen her races wisely. Her sire and her dam were essentially sprinters, while her dams sire Ormonde, and her dam Muta, demonstrated beyond question that they could stay a route in fast time. Boola may win at distances above a mile, but it is hardly likely that she will achieve brackets under a heavy impost. She has won under 115 pounds, but she seems to have a greater fancy for 110 or less. "At the dispersal sale of the stallions and broodmares belonging to the Whitney estate in October 1904, Orthia was sold to E. R. Thomas for 1,500. If she has a two-year-old to race next year it will be the get of Yankee.
