Show Chicago W Woman on n Spends Freely To Build Fine Racing Stable By CHARLES E. E HARNER I l Associated Press Sports Writer er SARATOGA SPRINGS N. N Y Aug 18 IS 18 Mrs Ethel V. V Mars of Chicago who is not only a sportswoman but a business executive executive tive has spent considerably more than half hall as much money on yearling thoroughbreds as her horses have won for her in three years year's racing In nine nights of the that auction cI closed sed here last night sho sho spent 00 for 16 head year she b bought 29 head for Racing experts estimate her choices have havo paid her close to in purses Not that she cares particularly about money she money she receives millions candy manufacturing firm bequeathed her by her hus husband and Franklin C. C Mars Jars who died in 1933 but but she loves horses Sho She likes to see her colors chocolate chocolate choco choco- late white and orange orange out in front Mars himself owned show hors horses horse and nd 15 yearling racers Mrs Mars carried on his tradition of showing howing the horses and accompanied accompanied accompanied a group of ot them to a 0 Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City show Some Some- dispute to arose about a n triv triv- I ial cup award Mrs Mars who has hasa a mind of ot her own shipped the horses back to her Pulaski Tenn Tean farm and proceeded to sell cell them In 1934 Mrs Mars came to Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Sara Sara- toga and bought a dozen thoroughbred thorough thorough- bred yearlings Among them were Sangre aI The Fighter and Forever Yours They were the beginning of her ber remarkable good fortune in prospecting on future racing stock Mrs Mars thinks as as much of ot a afine afine atine fine tine horse which cost her as of one which cost her 1800 Her good judgment was shown in the fact that nine nino of the 29 purchases in 1935 won their first starts She laughed off oft offers of for Murph last winter at Santa Anita Anita An An- ita its Cal Cat and for Case Ace Acea ce cea a few tew days ago in Saratoga She actually l laughed |