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: LONG-PRICED WINNERS OF 1908 f- : Although over 7,000 races, including those run at the, minor meetings in the south and west, were decided during the season of 190S. only thirty-seven horses won at the odds of 40 to 1 or better. The highest priced winner of the year was Percy Green, which, under the colors of M. Ochsner. scored at Louisville on Mav 13 and rewarded his backers at the odds of 139 to 1. These odds were the result of the betting In theparl-mutuels. then in use at the Kentucky tracks. Alleviator, at Santa Anita Park. January 7: Colonel Jewell, at Santa Anita Park. March 10; Semper Vera, at Latonia. June 30. and Mystiller. at Latonia. No-, vetulter 9, were the only horses to win at the odds of 100j to 1. August Belmonts Field Mouse is the only high-class horse included in the following list of long-priced winners for the season of 1908: Owner. Horse. Track. Date. Odds. G. J. Long Alleviator ........... Santa Anita Park .... January 7 100-1 I. H. Miller Raleigh Oakland January 22 50-1 H. Oots McNally Fair Grounds. N. 0.... March 2 75-1 E. E. Beattv Colonel Jewell Santa Anita Park .... March 10. 100-1 H. Miller Sugar Pine Benning March 23 50-1 O. L. Richards Dress Parade .... Benning April 7 00-1 J. R. Wainwricht Nancy Louisville .May 5... S2-1 H. McCarrcn. Jr Wheat Bread Louisville May 0.. ro-l It. F. Carman Right Sort Jamaica May S 50-1 M. Ochsner Percy Green Iouisville May 13 139-1 Ai Belmont Field Mouse Belmont Park May 10 m-l J. W. Ferguson Hammetriciil Louisville May IS 70-1 J. M. Goode .. Elysium Louisville May 19..; 42-1 W. Grater Ethelda .t Louisville May 21 9S-1 John Marklein W. A. Leach Louisville ............ May 23 48-1 E. A. Brennan Petulant Louisville May 25 04-1 J. T. Ireland ........ Ironboutid Louisville May 27 53-1 S. K. Hughes White Face Latonia June t" 00-1 A. W. Pen-in Lady Ruby Latonia June 10 85-1 D. T. Morris Crawford Latonia June 10 41-1 C. V. Mueller Deacon Latonia June 10.... 92-1 Mrs. N. B. Davis Water Lake Latonia June 19 02-1 P. T. Chlnn Uncle Walter Latonia June 27 42-1 W A. Smith Semper Vera ........ Latonia June 30 101-1 J.j. Moran D.Arkle Sheepshead Bay, July 2. 50-1 D. N. Prewitt Irene B. !:at??,,a Juv "a-- JH Fleming and Clancy Adela R. feea"1Ie, , J.ulv 5PrJ P T. Chinn Joe Gaitens Fort Erie August 4 40-1 W Durker Prolific Seattle" August 12..... ...... 00-1 Garrity and Dunian Lady Quality Seattle August 17... 50-1 D. B. Jones Flarney Jamestown September 15.. 40-1 W. J. Young . Bonnie Bard Lexington September 19 72-1 W Grater Natasha Lexington September 22 05-1 P J. Miles Mystifier Latonia..,.. November 9 ..100-1 W. E. Walsh Coon .. Latonia November 11 00-1 J A Bennet Molesev Santa Anita Park. December 8 40-1
