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, , I i , jOnly One Expensive Juvenile Unnamed Questionnaire — Fantine Colt Lone Exception of Twenty Costly Babes of 43 Sales NEW YORK. N. Y.. April 14— All but one of the 20 "Blue Book" yearlings of 1943 have been named, it was revealed by registrar Klees of The Jockey Club. These were the youngsters who brought from 0,000 up to 6,000 last summer, thus raising the war-time yearling market from the 1942 "slough of despond" to the heights of prosperity. The only juvenile as yet unnamed in this costly collection is the Questionnaire— Fan -tine colt for whom F. W. Hooper paid 7,-500, but reports from Florida say that he is in light training and should be seen in action during the Saratoga meeting, either at the Spa or Belmont, as the war effort decrees. The leader of the list, in point of monetary significance, at least, is Pericles, for whom William Helis of New Orleans paid 6,000. This is the third highest price ever paid for a yearling in the United States, and is only topped by the 5,000 Eastland Farms Syndicate paid for New Broom in 1928 and the 0,000 W. R. Coe gave up for Hustle On the year before. Neither of these amounted to anything on the racetrack or at the haras, a dismal fate which has also befallen many other top yearling purchases. Pericles Going to Belmont Pericles, however, has been getting light exercise at New Orleans and will soon arrive at Belmont Park for more intensive preparation for his numerous summer stakes engagements. If his heart is as stanch as his action is smooth, he will be the champion his purchase price entitles him to be, which can only be determined by the fires of competition. Baron Jack. Longchamps Farms 3,000 hopeful, is now at Aiken, S. C, and galloping well enough to suggest he will make an early entry on the Belmont Park spring scene. Two other juveniles for whom Hooper paid substantial prices last summer already have appeared in action at Hialeah. Hoop Jr. t 0,200" won at the first asking and in impressive style. He is a son of Sir Gal-lahad III.— One Hour. Alabama, who brought 7,000, has been out twice, but raced greenly. This son of Mahmoud— Gala Belle may prove to be a runner when he settles down and he was not disgraced in his two attempts. Incidentally, 15 of the top 20 among last years yearling purchases are by English or French stallions now standing in this country. A list of the "fabulous 20" follows: Pericles, ch. c, 6,000: Baron Jack, ch. c, 3,000; Algahad, b. c, 0,500; Hail Victory, b. c. 0,000; Lakonia, ch. f, 9,000; Spartan Noble, b. c, 8,100; unnamed Questionnaire — Fantine colt, 7,500; Ala- |bama, gr. c. 7,000; Pelops, dk. b. c, 5-600; Steve, b. c, 5,000; Spartacus, ch. c, 4,500; Pindus, ch. c, 3,100; Aljohns, b. c, 2,100; Freddies Game, b. c, 2,100; Always Shy, ch. f, 1,600; Free for All, b. c, 1,000: Bright Scholar, dk. b. c, 1,000; Hoop Jr.. b. c. 0,200: The Doge, br. c, 0,000. and Thrax. dk. b. c, 0,000.
