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FAT AND LEAN RACING SEASONS. Striking Changes in the Standing of English Owners from Year to Year. All classes of sportsmen lament the fact that a greater measure of success has not fallen to his majesty, though there is some little cause for congratulation in that the sum total of the royal win nings is nearly double that of the previous season. As with most other successful owners, the bulk of his majestys winnings has been earned by one animal; the filly, Princesse de Galles. having accounted for some 5,000 of the 7,250 odd which stands to the credit of the king. But what a -lottery racing is. One could scarcely wisli for better-bred bloodstock than that sent forth from the Saudring-ham Stud, but on account of several lean years having been experienced, his majesty leased several yearling colts from the Tully Stud, which has for so many seasons sent out good winners for its founder. Mr. Hall Walker. The result has not proved very successful, for only Minoru earned winning brackets, his Great Surrey Foal Stakes victory at Epsom bringing in ,070. Other owners there are, however, who buy of the lest, and breed from the best, wiio experience the reverse side of the medal when fortune fails to smile npon them. For instance. Colonel E. W. Baird. the popular ex-steward of the Jockey Club, figured in last years list with 2.7S0 to his credit, principally earned by Wool Winder, but tills season one looks in vain for his name in the winning owners list. Not even1 a 00 plate. W. B. Purefoy. too. could Iwast of a good season in 1007. when tally was at his best, with 0,110. What a change lias to be chronicled when we find him with one winning horse, which lias credited him with two races of the total value of MG5. Again. W. Bass than whom, perhaps, no one spends more money in endeavoring to purchase of the best has had no Sancy to do battle for him this year. and. his six winners of nine races worth 4,700 show a great falling off from the previous season, when, eight animals won for him fifteen races valued at 7,305. Sancy alone contributing C.020 to that total. Again. Sol Joel provides another instance of an owner experiencing a lean year. In 1907 he was seventh iu the winning owners list, with 3,805 to his credit. Yet, in spito of big prices paid for promising racers, the owner named has to admit that you cannot buy a Polymelns every year, and his total for this season of 4,990 shows a considerable falling off. while nine animals have been called on to contribute this amount by winning thirteen races. Still, with nearly 15,000 in -prizes S. B. Joel has. perhaps, little to complain of, and he has certainly not experienced such a lean year as, for instance. Captain Greer, whose Slleve Gallion was mainly responsible for his total of 2.S35 in 1907. and 4,172.50 in 1900. Now two .races stand to his credit, of the value of ,370. ProbaMv. however, there Is no more notable instance of an owner experiencing a lean year than that provided iby Major Enstace Loder. who had a remarkable sequence of fat years as represented by the following table: Year. Amt. Year. Amt. 1903 S,090 1900 SS0.245 1901 99.495 1907 38,220 1905 55,795 He must feel quite out in the cold with a beggarly ,S75 only, as the result of the two Taces each which Galvanl and Miranda have credited to the famous Pretty Pollys owner. The reverse side of this picture, however. Is presented by glancing at the statistical tables, and noting the position of, say. SIgnorinettas owner. Figuring in the 1907 return ns the winner of a paltry plate of ,005 value. Chevalier GinistrellU thanks to his famous filly, is actually now fourth in the winning owners list, with the total of 7.-400. What a remarkable change in luck. And what a wonderful reward for the chevaliers unswerving belief that some day his beloved mare. Signorina, would throw something as good as herself. Another sporting owner who breeds and races his bloodstock for the love of the sport, and who has experienced a fat year, may lte cited in Mr. Fairie. and he has his crack colt, Bayardo, alone to thank for being third in the list of successful owners, with over 1908.sh5,000 to his credit. Probably another good year is in store next season for the "white, orange sleeves and cat," if all goes well with Bayardo. which has retired into winter quarters as well as his owner could wisli and one cannot help thinking how the xor colt would have been pulled to pieces, metaphorically, during the winter months if his owner had not run him in the Dewhurst Plate, for had not the critics discovered a slovenly performance on his part in the Middle Park Plate V Well, well, twas ever thus. A good horse always had detractors. Reverting again to owners who are experiencing good years. J. B. Joel has moved up from second place last year with 1908.sh9,015 to first place this season with the huge total of 31,230. which does not look as if the lean- year is coming yet. while Hall Walker, if going down a few places, is still well up in the list with 2,232.50. Then Mr. Barclay Walker comes in with 8.005 all but a century of which has been contributed by his smart colt. TJlangwm, which probably must be accounted unlucky not to be figuring as a Derby winner. Another popular owner whom all race-goers are delighted to see well up in the winning list is Leopold de Rothschild, whose total of nearly 0,000 has many contributories. but. of course, the Cup horse. Radium, has been the biggest winner, but one must not forget the game, staving Santo Strato. which will probably train on into a good long-distance runner. "Augur," in Sporting Life.
