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H. BOYLES GOOD SHOWING. WESTERN STEEPLECHASE JOCKEY HAS BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE FOR 1905. Nat Ray, the High-Salaried Eastern Rider, Leads in tho Number of Winners Ridden Patton Begins Well. Of the 8,011 races decided at the principal tracks of the United States and Canada in 1005, 299 were steeplechases and hurdle races for professional jockeys and thirty-nine were steeplechases and contests on the fiat for amateur riders, making a total of !!38 races. However, in a few of the steeplechases at some of the eastern tracks gentlemen riders rode In competition with the professionals. Nat Ray, under contract to Thomas H, Hitchcock, Jr., is the highest paid and generally regarded the best steeplechase jockey in America. He Is at the head of the list this year with, nineteen winning mounts out of fifty -one chances, but in point of percentage lie is topped three points, by Harvey Boyle, the western free lance. Boyle rode fifteen winners out of thirty-two chances and was behind the money in only eight races. Gaylor is third on the list with fifteen wins, E. Heider fourth with twelve, Rodrock next with eleven. Jimmy Owens and Pemberton are the only others who rode as many as ten winners. Jockey Patton, who never rode a jumper until the summer meeting at Latonia, scored seven wins out of nineteen mounts and equalled Nat Rays percentage of .37. Patton is a fearless rider and It is said of him that he uses excellent judgment in fencing. Eastern owners seeking pilots for their cross-country horses might with profit give this western boy a chance. Following is a list of the ejghty-five . jockeys. ,,who. .rode winners lu -steeple--chases: ; . . Jockeys. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Uup.P.C. Nat Bay 51 19 10 7 15 .37 Gaylor 54 15 8 7 24 .27 II. Boyle 32 15 3 t! 8 .40 E. Heider 57 12 11 12 22 .21 Rodrock 38 11 6 4 17 .29 Pemberton 5C. 10 9 13 24 .18 Owens 31 10 6 6 9 .32 Flnuegau 49 9. 15 9 1G .18 Ryan IS3 8 5 3 10 .24 Dosh . 23 8- 4 5 i .34 Dupee 52 7 8 11 2G .IU Gallagher 28 7 7 4 10 .25 Patton .... 19 7 4 1 7 .37 Bowser 42 G G 4 2G .14 Fred Hohnan .. . 33 6 5 9 13 .18 Porter 21 G 3 3 8 .29 Itnssell 19 G O 4 9 .32 J. Ford 2G 5 5 1 15 .19 J. Brooks 18 5 2 1 10 .27 Gee 30 5 2 3 20 ,.16 Archibald 47 4 8 8 27 .08 Rice 29 4 7 4 14 .14 E. Kellv . 38 4 G ! 19 .11 W. Kelly 12 4 3 2 3 .33 J. OBrien 27 4 2 5 16 .15 A. Jones 7 4 2 0 1 .57 Kogan 15 4 0 4 7 .27 G. Pierce 53 3 14 ! 27 .00 T. Corbley 32 3 7 3 19 .09 Hagen 22 3 3 4 12 .13 Seaton 14 3 3 1 7 .21 T. Sullivan 21 3 3 1 14 .14 McCIaiu 19 3 2 2 12 .16 Stone 22 3 2 2 15 .14 T. Murphy 8 3 2 1 2 .38 Garic 15 3 1 2 9 .20 Gormley 22 3 O 2 17 .13 W. Johnson 10 3 0 1 G .30 B. Miller 43 2 7 10 24 .O.i Grantland ,. 32 2 5 1 2. .Ob McCIure ... 2G 2 4 1 19 .08 Houlihan 13 2 4 1 6 .15 McHugh 15 2 3 5 5 .1.! McAuliffe 15 2 3 2 8 .13 J. Carter 13 2 3 2 6 .15 Savage 12 2 3 2 5 .17 W. Wilson 17 2 2 4 9 .12 Brazil 14 2 2 3 7 .14 J. Lynch 10 2 2 2 4 .20 A. Howell ...10 2- 2 2 4 .20 Mcllenry 12 2 2 0 8 .17 Connelly 9 2 1 O G .22 Jackson 7 2 O 1 .4 .29 Dayton G 2 0 0 4 .33 Soffel 34 1 G 3 24 .03 C. Johnson 3G 1 5 G 24 .03 Henry 25 1 3 3 18 .04 , Powers 21 1 3 3 14 .05 Heider 16 1 2 1 12 .06 ; Barry 10 1 2 1 6 .10 G. Smith 10 1 2 1 6 .10 Veltch 8 1 2 0 5 .13 T. Wilson t! 1 2 0 3 .17 . J. Kelly 22 1 1 11 9 .05 AVeininan 18 1 1 3 13 .Ob Tully 6 I 1 3 1 .17 I A. Hewett 12 1 12 8 .08 i Songer 3 1 1 1 0 .33 Roberts 8 1 1 0 G .13 Mara 3 110 1 .33 t Frlcker 1 O 2 6 .11 . Hall 8 1 2 .12 Stewart 7 1 O 1 5 .14 Casev 15 1 0 O 14 .08 . Davidson 10 1 0 0 9 .10 Schill .: 8 1 O O 7 .13 f 1 C. It. Wilson G 1 O 0 5 .17 t J. Sullivan 4 1 O O 3 .25 i Monahan 4 I 0 O 3 .25 , Berry 4 1 O 0 .. .2; " K. Morplier 3 1 0 O 2 .33 i S. Morris 2 1 0 0 1 .50 . IVtcrs 1 1 O O 0 100 . Huppe 1 1 O 0 100 L. C. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 100 1 Others to the number of 111 had mounts without 5 riding a winner, making a total of 196 steeplechase a 1 jockeys riding in 1905. The number of amateur or gentlemen riders participating in the racing of 1905 was 101, of whom 26 rode winners. Messrs. Evans, Harris, Page and Kerr were most frequently seen in the colors. . Messrs. Evans and Harris stand equal for the honors i. of the year In the matter of winning mounts, each e having five to his credit; Mr. narris, however, has . the better percentage. Following is a list of the , amateurs who rode winners: i Riders. Mts. 1st. 2d. . 3d. Unp.P.C. Mr. Evans 15 5 4 2 4 .33 " Mr. Harris 13 5 1 O 7 .38 Mr. Page 10 4 5 1 0 .23 .Mr. Nicholas 8 2 0 2 4 .25 Mr. Jones 5 2 O 1 2 .40 Mr. D. Kerr IS 1 2 0 4 .OS Mr. Carle 5 1 1 1 2 .20 .Mr. Ewart 2 I 1 0 O .50 .Mr. Martin 2 1 I 0 0 .50 Mr. Pinkertim 2 1 1 0 O .50 Mr. R. Baker 0 1 1 O 4 .10 Mr. Devereaux ! 1 O :! 5 .11 Mr. Hlggerson 4 1 O 2 1 .2:: Mr. Collver 2 1 1 O .50 Mr. Harrison 5 1 O 0 4 .20 Mr. Peters 2 10 0 1 .50 .Mr. L. Evans 1 1 O 0 O 100 Mr. Fremont 1 1 O 0 O 100 Mr. Grainger 1 1 O 0 O 100 Mr. .Mather . . 1 1 O 0 0 100 Mr. Maddox 1 1 O O 0 100 Mr. Phelau 110 0 O 100 Mr. Rutter 1 1 0 O 0 100 Mr". Skinner 1 1 0 0 O 100 Mr. Thompson 1 1 0 0 O 100 Mr. E. L. Fitzgerald.. 1 1 0 0 0 100
