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P FIGURES ILLUSTRATING THAT A WINNING RACE, HORSand4 IS AN EXCELLENT BUSINESS PROPOSITION. A winning race horse is an excellent business proposition. There is nothing like equality in the earning capacity of the runner and trotter. Snch "money takers as Accountant was in 1900 and Peter Pan is this year, win four or live times as much as the chief winning trotter of any year. To own such a leviathan among racers would mean a fortune, to the average man. But aside from the Sysonbys, Delhis, Beldames, Accountants and Peter Pans, there are many other i racers that earn for their owners a lesser number or thousands, yet many thousands and continue their lucrative returns for a sufficient number of years to render any person of reasonably economical habits comfortably rich. Some. of these are of stake class, but many of-the so-called selling platers earn surprising aggregates. C. C. Smithsons mare Azelina, for instance, in an industrious career, lias won thirty-three races in a total of 127, nearly all purses of moderate value and lias returned the considerable sum of 2,005 to her owners in the course of. four years. Tlfousauds of men with considerable capital Invested in this, that or the other line of business would deem themselves fortunate it able to net such a return from their investments. This little mare furnishes but one o a host of similar instances. Two specimens taken from a higher class horses that figure respectably in handicaps Oxford and Dishabille, show1 returns for thec same number of years of 9,405 and 2,515. respectively. Considering that a public trainer will feed, train and race a horse for from to per day, it can be seen that the net annual return in. such cases is very great. The table appended in Illustration Is of horses selected at random that have campaigned for the last Tour years and are still in active service and likely to add considerably to their total earnings before retiring from the arduous service of the track. They are but a small section from the class of horses they represent. Last year 177 racers won 5,000 or more, the majority of which would show well in this table. But consideration of what is herd displayed will serve to emphasize the statement that ownership of a winning race horse is decidedly a good possession. There are only four among these horses that cost as much as ,000 as yearlings. Glorifier was sold to L. V. Bell for ,200. Pat Dunne paid ,250 for Envoy. Dr. Leggo was knocked down trt C. Ci McCalterty for ,200 and M. I. .Miller paid ;000 for Gold Enamel. Lady Ellison, Minnie Adams and Raibert were sold privately. Dishabille, Dr. Gardner, Charlie Eastman; Preen, Handzarra and John Carroll were raced first by the men who bred them. The prices of others were: Airship, 00; Cutter, 50; Logistilla, 25; Red Leaf, 00; Fire-hall, 00; Oxford, 00; Royal. Legend, 75; Silver-skin, 00 and Matador, 50. The following figures are to and including the racing of July 15, 1907: 1001 , , 1905 v , : 190G -.ST- 1007 , . Totals , Horses. A. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Won. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Won. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d Won. Sts. 1st. 2d 3d. Won Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Won. Airship 5 10 0 5 4 $ 4,145 11 3 5- 0 $ 1,150 35 11 10 7 $ 4.5S7 20 2 3 5 $ ljl7S S2 21 23 10 1,000 Azelina 5 20 S 0 1 3,335 50 13 10 0 4.0S0 44 S 7 S 1,975 13 4 3 2 2,015 127 33 20 20 12,005 Charlie Eastman. .4 10 7 1 2 5,100 35 17 11 0 8,120 24 0 9 0 3,510 09 - 30 18 14- 10,790 Cutter . 5 35 11 ! 3 5,251 17 3 5 3 2,120 29 S S 4 4,501 13 4 1 2 1,702 04 20 23 12 13,574 Dishabille 5 17 S G 2 5,300 20 13 3 2 7,900 21 10 3 4 19,120 2 0 0 1 75 03 31 12 8 32.515 Dr. Gardner 4 15 9 3 0 5,705 10 10 1 1 10,400 S 4- 0 2 11,370 39 23 4 3 27,505 Dr. Leggo 5 IS 7 2 2 3.SS0 20 11 .3 4 11,495 IS 5 5 0 11,555 9 2 1 3 2.200 50 Z7 11 0 29.130 Envoy 5 IS 2 3 4 1,237 20 11 S 2 5,115 34 0 S 10 4,701 18 5 0 2 2,875 00. 27 25 IS 13,928 Fireball 5 19 4 0 3 1,720 32 13 0 0 5,150 13 5 3 3 2,280 15 5 3 1 1,995 79 27 21 13 11,445 Glorifier 5 13 4 4 3 14,475 7 -1 2 1 3,340 S 0 1 0 21,800 2S 11 7 4 30,015 Gold Enamel .5 20 X. S 2 5,747 40 S 7 fi 4,120 40 ! 10 4 4,305 100 25 25 12 14,202 Grapple 5 4 1 1 0 475 10 4 2 1 2,800 1.4 . ,3 , 7 1 15,315 9 5 1 0 0.SS5 37 13 11 2 28,50.1 Handzarra 5 21 10 4 5 5,955 23 10 2 3 10,120 23 4 IS 3 4,700 0 1 1 0 930 73 25 12 II 21,705 John Carroll 5 11 1 0 2 350 19 13 3 2 4,970 23 S 3 3 0,920 1 0 0 0 51 22 0 7 12,240 Lady Ellison 5 25 5 2 0 5,150 47 12 11 7 5,400 20 2 3 5 1,397 20 3 2 4 1,432 118 22 18 22 13,385 Logistilla 5 15 2 0 1 S3S 10 4 2 2 1,025 31 12 9 4 10,800 13 3 2 2 0,070 09 21 13 9 19,93:; Luretta 5 10 3 4 1 1,514 27 10 0 1 4,350 23 .9 G 3 4,920 1 00 22 10 5 10,781 Matador 5 40 5 S 0 2,420 29 7 7 4 2,720 38 0 5 0 2,425 38 5 5 5 2,210 145 23 25 21 9,775 .Minnie Adums 4 15 0 3 2 3,175 21 11 0 2 14,385 7 2t 0 3 1,27" 43 22 9 7 1S.S35 Oxford 5 15 3 3 1 3,350 30 10 5 5 21,895 31 7 5 9 12,950 10 1 3 0 1,210 SO 21 10 15 39,405 Platoon 5 20 3 5 2 1,110 50 17 10 5 0,915 25 9 1 1 3,075 10 3 1 G 1,245 111 32 23 14 13.275 Preen 5 17- 4 2 3 1,715 31 S 8 3 5,495 15 3 2 2 2.170 14 7 3 3 2,780 77 22 15 11 12,100 Princess Orna 5 17 0 4 1 2,225 18 11 2 0 3,275 19 3 2 3 2,015 17 3 2 0 1,350. 71 23 10 4 9.45.-J Rulbeit ....5 9 1 2 0 700 21 2 2 4 1.175 35 10 4 0 4,207 24 7 5 5 2;752 92 20 13 15 S.S34 Red Leaf 5 10 7 1 3. 2,450 27 14 0. 2 0,785. 29 S 4 7 , 10,375 ! 0 1 0 200 81 29 12 12 19.810 Royal Legend ...5 24 7 0 3 2.9S5 31 12 3 7 3,925 42 4 4 4 1,000 - 97 23 13 14 8500 Silverskin 5 21 5 3 G 1,950 31 11 G. 7 5,085 20 2. 0 3, . 740 10 3 0 2 1.200 SS 21 9 IS 8,975 Tom McGrath 4 19 7 7 3 2,500 14 S 1 3 S.4G0 S 5 1. 1 3.0S5 41 20 9 7 14,015
