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THE GREATEST WINNERS OF EACH AGE. Names and Winnings of Leading Two. Three, Four and Five-Year-Olds and Over of Last Seven Years. The majority of the greater prizes of the turf fall to two-year-olds and three-year-olds. The opportunities of older horses are limited in. comparison. It Is true that a superlatively great four-yearold. or older, might sweep the majority of big handicaps, weight-for-age stakes, and such exceptional events as the Century and Annual Champion, and thereby amass a sum in excess of any won by a younger competitor, but such a liorse has not arrived. The raciug of the last seven years affords the following Illustration, the examples showing the greatest money earners of each year: 1902. Five years old and over... Advance Guard ..$ 25.27." Four years old .Gold Heels 26.120 Three years old Major Dalngerfield 57.US5 Two years old . Savable 46,100 1903. Five years old and over... Land of Clover... 1G.040 Four years old Waterboy ."50.775 Three years old. Africander 70.S10 Two years old Hamburg dBellc .. 47.12.1 1904. Five years old and over. . .Colonial Girl 49.C3." Four years old Irish Lad ....... 29.1SO Three years old Delhi 75.225 Two years old.. Artful 57.03 1905. Five years old and over. . .Proper . 20.125 Four years old. Beldame ......... 26.850 Three years old. Sysonby 144.3S0 Two years old Burgomaster ..... 39.500 1908. Five years old and over... Go Between. 3S.200 Four years old Dandelion . 30.7SO Three years old Accountant 83.570 Two years old -. ... .Electioneer C3.701 1907. Five years old and over. . .Glorifier ......... 21.S00 Four years old Nealon ...j 44,890 Three years old. . Peter Pan 8G.790 Two years old Colin 131.007 1908. . . Five years old and over. ..Bayonet S.700 Four years old Ballot .-. 55.915 Three years old Fair Plav .. 63.000 Two years old Sir Martin ....... 78.590 Necessarily the figures for 190S are simply to date and incomplete as to Bayonet and Fair Play. They are complete as to Ballot and Sir Martin, neither of which will start again this year: Fair Play and Bayonet will be raced at Belmont Park, where both will probably add considerably to their, earnings. If racing over the New York tracks is to be carried on next year subject to the restrictions and har-assments of the past three months, br, worse still. If conditions become so rigorous that no racing taketf place over the metropolitan tracks, the chief winners of 1909 will show results monetarily far less than, those that rewarded the speed and courage of the brilllaut band of thoroughbreds named in this exhibit, With no racing in New York It is questionable whether the leading horse of next year will be able to earn 5,000. All of which Is significant of the tremendous importance of the nearby election to racing men of the country at large. It does not necessarily follow that New York racing will be effaced If Governor Hughes is re-elected, but It, is doubtful If those who have the power to decide the matter -will care to go on with the sport under the conditions that every one interested knows will pre-, vail if he triumphs over Chanler. ti -.
