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RECORD OF McLEAN STABLE Startling Fall of Americas Lead ¬ ing Money Winning Owner of 1928 Shown in Figures Persistent rumors have been current siice the first of the year that Edward B McLean millionaire publisher of New York and Washington would definitely announce his retirement from racing but the announce ¬ ment has not been made and Mr McLean has ordered the horses he has in training shipped to Louisville The withdrawal of Mr McLean would be a terrific blow to the sport for he has always been a stanch sup ¬ porter of the sport of kings and has had considerable success not always commen ¬ surate vith the amount of money he has put into racing but a success nevertheless that was at once pleasing and satisfying satisfyingIn In 192S he had the satisfaction of seeing his name at the head of the moneywinning owners of America In Toro and Jock lie possessed two of the outstanding race horses of the year Toro won among other races the American and Latonia Derbys and missed victory in numerous other rich races by a matter of inches inchesThe The Porter was another brilliant horse which carried the McLean colors and his vic ¬ tories were many He had the misfortune to race in an era when the handicap division in America boasted a large number of stars yet The Porter at times took their measure not the least of which feats was his triumph over the mighty Cudgel at Laurel carrying 123 pounds to the latters 128 Others among his victims were Exterminator Billy Kelly Sun Briar Sir Barton Tippity Witchet On Watch and Royce Rools RoolsThe The Porter was the first horse of any importance Mr McLean owned and he began the series of big years for the stable the first of which was 1D20 From 1917 to 1929 the McLean horses accounted for 337 races and 815103 The best year was of course 1928 with sixty triumphs and 231610 that sum being the largest won by any owner in the country countryNineteen Nineteen twentyseven was a forecast of the following year The stable scored in fiftyseven races and won 1SG48S Nineteen twentynine was disastrous however and may be the reason for Mr McLeans deter ¬ mination to retire retireCertainly Certainly it is discouraging to lead the winning owners list one year and then in the following fall away as it were to1 mediocrity The money won last year amounted to only CO331 This was the result of the injuries suffered by the stars of the stable and the failure of the younger horses to live up to expectations expectationsThe The following table illustrates vividly in figures the steady rise and the rapid fall of the McLean fortunes on the turf being the statistics of his career as an owner from 1917 to 1929 Year 1st 2nd 3rd AVon 1017 0 G 9 SG40 1018 29 28 23 35005 1010 22 35 8 30201 1020 38 30 33 70049 1921 14 22 22 30171 1922 9 32 8 3rr 83 1023 19 28 17 29582 1 24 19 39 1 41550 1025 21 31 20 31135 1925 28 19 19 40503 1927 57 rl 39 180488 1928 00 T 5 44 234040 1929 32 24 35 00331 Totals 357 203 845103 Lending owner
