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MISS MARIONS WINNING PRODUCE. Minnie G. Furnishes an Illustration of the Profit in Judicious Buying and Breeding. The victory of Minnie G. at Belmont Park yes terday afternoon furnishes an illustration of the profits possible in the judicious purchase, racing and breeding of thoroughbreds. Ten years ago at a sale of Major B. G. Thomas yearlings at the Chicago Stock Yards Barney Schreiber got Miss Marion for 25. She won sixteen races and ,025 for Mat, He retired her to the stud at his Woodlands Farm iu Missouri and she has produced for him four foals in successive years— Woodlands, Tom McGr.ith. Joe Carey and Minnie G. The first two and the last named are by Sain. Joe Carey is by Bannoi kburn. The el four horses have won twenty-five races and 7. To."., making a total of |25.3SO earnings on the track for the dam and her produce in ten years and all frees an original investineut of IBB. Miss Hartal is a bay mare foaled iu 1*96 by Him-yar — Aetata! and was a good race mare during her three years on the turf. She made her debut by winning the Debutante Stakes at the Fair fir Will track iu St. Louis, May 19, MM, :lnd won her nct start at the same track three days later. Mr. Schreiber then shipped her to llarlem, running one race at the local track, but ate was unplaced. Her next appearance was at St. Louis, where she won her next four races, making six wins out of seven starts. She was third in her eighth race and her ninth race was a fourth to T. . McDowells Spirit uelle at Hawthorne September 12. 189K, and her next start was a second to .1. W. Schorrs Timcmaker and four days later again finished second, this time to C. Floischinanns Alpcn in the six furlong race tor the Stallion Stakes. ioing to the coast for the winter meeting, she won her first start there December 22 and wound up tet racing for the calendar rear by running second to Maud Ferguson, December SI, MM, The mare won her next two starts in the first week of the new year, tint she then trained off. running indifferently. However, she came back to form to win her last two races on the coast the following April. August 15. MM, she is found running unplaced at Saratoga, likewise her next attempt loin days later, hut her next and last at Saratoga" was a win. Mr. Schreiber then shipped her to Gravesend where she ran twice outside the money for him, but captured the All Age Highweight Handicap SoptemUT 12, running a grand race. After another race at the Brooklyn track she was shipped west and nqicated tec performance of the year before by winning her first race, November 2.;. I8M. January 5, P.mni . he ran second to G. W. Millers Loving Cup and after two poor races, scored tut- last victory of her career March 0, MM. Her next seven races, all run at the San Francisco track, were poor with the exception of one. Miss Marion ran her last race April 21, 1900. Here is the record of her races and winnings: Year Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. I pi. Won. is:.s 2 16 8 3 2 3 ,295 1MB 9 17 7 2 S ly.mhi MM 4 11 1 2 1 7 MB Totals 44 lti 3 5 IS ,625 The record ot the races run by Miss Marions get to date is as follows: Wi-odlands. b. c, by Sain — Miss Marion: Year Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. . .".d. Ipl. Won. 1904 2 lti 5 7 1 3 , tsi F.Xiri 3 4 2 1 I 1 MB una 4 i o i o o 75 11107 Has not started. Totals 21 7 9 1 4 ,155 Tom McGrath. b. c. by Sain — Miss Marion: fear Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. .".d. I pi. Won. 1905 2 l: 7 7 3 2 ,509 1908 .3 11 S 1 3 2 8.400 f.M 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 MB Totals 34 16 8 t 4 1,790 lea Carey, b. c, by Bannockburn — Miss Marion: Year Age. Sis. 1st. 2d. 3d. I pi. Won. 1908 2 1 O 0 0 1 $ 1-MJ7 3 1 1 0 0 0 l.!tH Totals 2 1 0 0 1 ,900 Minnie G.. hr. f, by Sain -Miss Marion: Year Age. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Ipl. Won. 1!J07 ..-. 2 4 1 0 0 3 $ J 10