82 RACEALONG 



for the season totaled $83,053.50. The horses which 

 contributed to this amount included Azora Ax- 

 worthy, The Real Lady, Pittsburg, Vanko, Alta- 

 wood, Brisac, Virginia Barnett, Humfast, Kelly de 

 Forest, Jay Ell Mack, Roan Hal, Peter Stevens, Ex- 

 pressive Lou, Maple Tree, and Great Isle. 



In 1916 during the September meeting at Colum- 

 bus the gelding Royal Mac was added to the Murphy 

 stable. He cost $2,500 and was considered anything 

 but a star. When tried he proved one of the best 

 trotters that ever took the word on the mile tracks. 

 In 1917 he won 14,895. In 1918 he had only a fair 

 year while in 1919 he earned $12,873. He finished 

 second in three Transylvanias. 



The Murphy stable won $63,170 in 1917 with The 

 Real Lady, Royal Mac, Ruth Mainsheet, Butt Hale, 

 Kelly de Forest, Poorman, Oregon Hal, Pittsburg 

 and Peter Chenault. In 1918 its leaders in the trot- 

 ting races were Chilcoot, Ante Guy, the three-year- 

 olds Chestnut Peter, David Guy and Petrex, as well 

 as Royal Mac, Selah Baird, Kelly de Forest, Dorothy 

 Day, and Allan Watts. In the pacing events its win- 

 ners included Directum J., Ora Fino, Billy Jackson, 

 Budlight and The Problem. 



The winnings for the season amounted to $104,- 

 903, it being the third time that Murphy ran into 

 six figures. His leaders in 1918 were Ante Guy with 

 $13,695, Directum J. with $13,217, and Chilcoot with 

 $11,275. 



With the exception of Directum J., Miss Harris 

 M., and Royal Mac, Murphy had a new outfit when 



