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Unexpected and Long - Priced Winners of 1918 It always makes a stir among followers of racing when some horse, practically unconsidered in the betting, gallops home first witli a ,long price against it. At the present time track speculation is by the pari-mutuel system on all tracks except in the case of the tracks in the states of New York and Louisiana. It results that nearly all of the cases of big prices against successful horses occur in the mutuels. The best price of the year 1918 was recorded when Roaring Gulch won at Cheyenne, August 21, and paid Ills backers at the rate of 215 to 1. No other horse won at as great odds as 200 to 1, the nearest approach to it being Little Biggers 187 to 1 at Lexington, April 29. Four other horses paid better than 100 to 1. In oral betting the leading prices were 50 to 1 each against F. C. Cole at the New Orleans Fair Grounds track, January 25, and Lucky Lady, at Kmpire City, July 20. The horses which in the course of the years racing won at 40 to 1 or better were the following: Owner. Horse. Track. Date. Odds. H. T. Batchler Jessie Louise Fair Grounds, N. O January 1 40-1 E. C. Goodfellow Little Wonder Havana January 14 52-l K. H. Kane F. C. Cole Fair Grounds, N. O January 25 50-1 OMeara Bros Colle..-,. Havana January 20 "47-1 Martin and Manuel. ..Cora Lano New Orleans February 0 40-1 F. Holman. Kdmond Adams Havana February 21 42-l G. L. Strang ...Money Havana March 5 40-l D. Hill Palm Leaf Havana March 6 59-l J. Delaney Sallie ODay Havana March 15 2d 52-l H. K. Grace Curls Havana March 19 "SG-l L. F.. Wagner Caro Nome Bowie April 1 G0-1 H. A. Colton... Prim Harry Havre de Grace .April 20 145-1 H. L. Haughton Kilix... Havre de Grace April 23 43-1 It. L. Rogers Bit of Blarney Lexington April 24 140-1 W. H. Fizer Little Bigger ...Lexington...... April 29 187-1 W. A. Gamble Madam Byng Pimlico May 9 41-1 Wm. Martin Kirsties Cub Pimlico May 9 43-1 Triple Springs Stable Garter Pimlico May 10 42-1 J. W. Murphy Friar Nought Baltimore May 20 97-1 B. J. Brannon St, Bernard Churchill Downs May 22 73-1 W. M. Atkinson Jack Hanover Baltimore May 22 54-1 J. Livingston Miss Wright Douglas Park June 5 ,50-1 J. MePherson Alhena.. Latonia July 6 47-1 H. II. Hewitt .Thrills... Latonia July 12 79-1 G. Preece Lucky Lady Empire City July 20 50-1 H. C. Smith ...Vireo...: Cheyenne ...August 10 62-1 C. Reed Roaring Gulch Cheyenne August 21 215-1 F. P. Robie Charley fcFerran Havre de Grace i September 11 41-1 L. H. Tubbs ...Zinnea..,.. Havre de Grace September 20 2d 41-1 J. AV. Fornian Tom Goose.. ...-...... ..... Douglas Park..... ....... .September 24..-.... 51-J. Woodman i Bros.. . ... ,.Spar.kler. r. ....-....-.-.v:...ChurehimQownsi.-.i.-.Oetober- 3V . . . lOU O. Rbgcr.........r:....-r.McVex.r.-v..i. Churchill Downs ....October 5 109-1 G. Brooke Eagle Thistle Laurel October 10.. 43-1 J. O. Whitlow Dixie Carroll Latonia November 14.... .2d 51-1 F. D. Weir Fort Bliss Latonia November 25 65-1 T. E. Wilson Prevaricate ........Bowie November 26....... 88-1 G. Preece Doctor Davis ..Havana December 21.- 45-l F. A. Cox Almino Havana December 23 53-l Mutuels at Havana.
