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SENTIMENT SHOWN IN RACING COLORS A pretty bit of sentiment was shown in the colors of W Fisher who raced in 1904 The colors were green orange wheel front aifd back orange cap Mr Fisher was a California man Tlie wheel furnished the sentimental angle In 1S94 Joseph Harvey for whom Fisher trained had a Santa Anita bred filly by Gano Jennie B which he named Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune lived up to her name She was a Wonder ¬ ful race winner and brought much of good for ¬ tune to both her owner and trainer In 1S9I she won the rich Hums Handicap and started Fisher on the high road to success When Fisher started a racing stable of his own lie desired in some way to have an everpresent reminder of his old bread ¬ winner hence the wheel of gold on tho jacket of green