Show mn Africa der the Turf King ding 1 With the racing season of 1903 on the running turf at a close so far as the leading stables are concerned the good cold stands out as the bright particular star of the year as a money getter with a little more than as his winnings This Isa is isa isa a remarkable showing for a year old and has seldom been surpassed although although although al al- al- al though it is by no means a record winnings place him high up in the list of American year 3 olds and entitle his sire site Star Ruby to second place in in- inthe the list of American American Ameri Ameri- can sires for the year By their victories victories victories vic vic- tories in the Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps he and Irish Lad excel the year olds of all previous years being the first to win these events and under under under un un- der weight never before carried by 3 year olds in these races As showing the great uncertainty of the racing game it may be said that as a year 2 old was a very ordinary colt and gave no indication that the following season would find him the best colt in the United United States In the all-aged all division and 50 leads with between to his owners owner's credit Among th thA year olds Hamburg Belle winner ot of the Futurity captured the largest amount about These figures are nowhere near the limits of former years When Mr Keenes Keene's Domino was at two years old his winnings reached the enormous total of which is the American record and one which has rarely ever been since II racing began In ln order to do JS s Domino had to go through the season with a single defeat and was fortunately fortunately fortun fortun- in condition to start for all the rich stakes in which he was engaged Another surprise of the year Is to tobe tobe be found in the fact that Ben Strom 1 leads all alf sires in winnings of his get with to his credit Heretofore the Ben were regarded as asvery asvery very speedy but were regarded Inmany in inmany inmany many quarters as lacking In the higher racing qualities His record this year therefore will do much to revise these opinions From the standpoint of high-class high racing the season was a brilliant one with the western multi millionaire J. J honors r carrying off o the B. B Haggan stronger than ever b before before be be- His stable was fore and bids fair to be still more formidable in 1904 r |