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THE LONG-PRICED WINNERS. To those deluded mortals who dream of some day espying in advance a horse destined to win at such long odds in the betting as fo assume a competence from the investment of a small sum, the winners at from 5o to 1 to 100 to 1 are mournful reminiscences of overlooked and lost opportunities. Foresight generally leads the turf speculator to the favorite, or second choice, but when a real long shot slips in first it is astonishing to discover from hindsight assertions how many are ready to declare they had thought of backing that particular horse, but had been swerved away from doing so by unlucky intervening counsel occurrences. Last year thirty-one horses won races at from ."0 to 1 and over in the betting. Compared with the total of races won this is a very small number, and suggests that the man who is looking for winners at such prices has to go a long way to find one. The horses, tracks at which won. dates and closing prices are here given: Dorse, Track and Date. Odds. Work-a-Day. Fair Grounds. January .3 BO-1 Huapala. Ascot Park. January IS 0O 1 Dekaber, Crescent City, February 22 00 1 Gold Heather, Oakland, February 2:; 100-1 Teddy McC, Ascot Park, March 6 50-1 Tattenham, Ascot Park, March 7 00 1 Halliard. Fair Grounds, March 19 60-1 Henry O.. Fair Grounds. March 19 50-1 Jungle Imp. Fair Grounds, March 22 60-1 Wicklow. Oakland. March 25 80-1 Lassen. Oakland. March 27 100-1 Berate Cramer. City Park. April 11 00-1 Flesh. Aqueduct. April 19 i;o 1 Crack Shot. Belmont Park, May 17 :.n 1 Hal. Belmont Park. May 18... BtJVl Moonlight Murphy, Churchill Downs, May 30.. 7 •". 1 Cora Dusant, Churchill Downs. June 7 75-1 Lida B.. Blue Bonnets, June 11 M I Cygnet. Latonia. June 14 t;u l I.ilie B.. Oakland, June 15 M 1 Little Woods, Gravesend, June 18 ,100-1 Park Bow. Oravesend, June 19 gO-1 Baby Wolf. Sheepshead Bay, June 20 0 M Louis Koederer. Buffalo. July 18 50-1 Little Osage. Lexington, September 14 50-1 Mae Hamilton. Oravesend. September 19 50 1 Bank Holiday. Windsor. October 7 50-1 Silver Brook, Latonia. October 20 50-1 Lady Goodrich, Latonia. October 29 on 1 Baby Willie. Benning. November 21 00 i Edith B.. Oakland. December 6 50-1
