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J. R. KEENE HEADS THE "LIST. SEVENTEEN OWNERS HAVE WON OVER 0,000 EACH THIS YEAR. Barney Schreibers Horses Have Won the Greatest Number of Races Edward Corrigan Ranks Second in This Respect. . In stakes and purses seventeen owners have won over 0,000 each this year. The aggregate winnings of these seventeen to and Including August 20, is 51,217. James R. Keene heads the list with 08,090 to his credit. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.. is second on the list with 1,075. F. R. Hitchcock has won nearly 5,000. The combined winnings of the Hitchcock brothers foots lip 20,275. Sydney Paget comes third, Harry Payne Whitney fourth, and Barney Schrelber, who has won more races than any other owner. Is fifth. Edward Corrigan, who stands thirteenth on the list, ranks second In the number of races won. Here Is the list: Owners. 1st. 2d. 3d. Amt. J. R. Keene 21 28 28 08,690 T. Hitchcock. Jr. ...27 21 17 81,675 S. Paget 15 12 7 66,558 H. P. Whitney 20 16 9 59,220 B. Schrelber ". 82 43 53 55,760 A. Shields 25 14 12 53,and-9 Newcastle Stable 25 13 17 50,590 G. J. Long 15 11 18 45.237 F. R. Hitchcock 8 9 4 44,600 J. B. Brady .. 4 1 1 43;1S0 W. S. Williams 16 14 9 39.770 J. A. Drake 36 18 26 38.000 E. Corrigan 05 42 36 34.475 J. W; Fuller 29 17 19 34,354 A. Belmont ..25 18 14 33,370 ,Oncck-gMis.-.:t.r:rr.:.r.2flr -12 ic 3i,ii5 C. R. Ellison .20 23 20 30.274 Apropos to the foregoing, the Saratoga corres- spondent of the "New York Sun says In the course of his comment, published Monday morning: "The meeting so far has demonstrated the fact that the Hitchcocks and James R. Keene will probably win more money in stakes and purses this year than any of the other prominent owners on the eastern turf. T. Hitchcock, Jr.s Salvldcre and such steeplechasers as Good and Plenty and Hylas, to"-gether with F. R. Hitchcocks Dandelion and Tangle, have won a pot of money for the brothers, who are popular with racegoers and are regarded as real sportsmen, inasmuch as they do very little betting on their horses. A fifty dollar wager from either of the Hitchcocks Is the limit, which is made only in the nature of a .sympathy wager. You never hear of a Hitchcock making a plunge for the excellent reason that these gentlemen race horses tor the pure amusement to be derived from the game. T. Hitchcock, Jr., has always been a factor in the cross-country game, but neither he nor his brother, a steward of the Jockey Club, has ever scored such notable turf successes as during the present season. The success of the Hitchcocks, by the way, Is partially due to a partnership into which they entered some time ago with John E. Madden. The shrewd master of Hamburg Place, whose judgment Is second to nobodys, has been, the practical manager of the HItchcoek horses,- barring the steeplechasers, all season. He has trained them and has picked out their engagements. It w,as Madden whose keen eyes saw a great two-year-old in Salvldere, purchased by him for only ,700, afterward to win 3,000 in stakes in four consecutive races. It was Madden who persevered with the unlucky Dandelion until he finally captured the Invincible Handicap, the Saratoga Handicap and the Delaware Handicap. Madden also must receive credit for expert handling of Tangle, winner of the Great Republic, which appears to be the best three-year-old filly of the season. That the Hitchcocks made a ten-strike when they secured Madden is now generally conceded, and the end is not yet. Madden came east this spring with a big stable of horses, including many two-year-olds. He sold Bat Masterson and Golf Ball for fancy prices, and also disposed of Entree to Frederick Johnson for a good round sum. With The Quail he expected to win some of the richest three-year-old specials, but this colt went wrong Just at a time when it looked as if he had a royal chance to win the Realization. The Madden two-year-olds have not panned out as yet, but the wizard has not shown many of them, and nobody knows what his plans are. "The Keene stable has scored a big success In the. capture of two-year-old stakes this season and has won big money. If Sysonby had lived and had raced this year, Mr. Keene would have experienced no trouble in standing at the head of the winning owners. As It is, if one of his youngsters should win the Futurity, the vice-chairman of the Jockey, Club would carry off the seasons laurels at that. Court Dress was the first of the Keene two-year-olds to win, when she captured the Fashion Stakes, worth ,245, at Belmont Park. Superman followed with the Expectation Stakes at Gravesend, with ,050. Gretna Green next took the Manhansett Stakes. ,560, also the Hudson Stakes, ,660, a few days later. Court Dress wen the Gaiety, ,800, and the Criterion, ,070, in succession. Then Ballot was successful In an overnight event, with 10 as bla share, following which he ran second to Water Pearl in the Great American. Ballot took the first part of the Double Event at the Bay, with ,700, and then Peter, Pan, in his first start, cleaned up 00, also capturing the Surf, worth ,010 to the winner, and running second to Water Pearl In the second Double Event. Ballot gathered In the Neptune Stakes, ,850, at Brighton, the only stake won by the stable at the Beach. Peter Pan was victorious In the Flash Stakes, ,850 to .the Winner, run oa th first day of this meeting, and Court Dress took the Spinaway, with ,750 as her share. When Peter Pandn wound up with the Hopeful yesterday, he added 7,640 to the Keene two-year-old winnings, a grand total of nearly 0,000 for the year. Peter Pan, by the" way, will probably be heavily backed to win the Ftiturlty, in which he will carry 127 pounds. He has only to repeat his race of Saturday to win.- "The Whitney stable, on the other hand, will experience one of the most unfortunate years In its history. Hard luck has attended the stable ail the year. With Artful, Tanya, Burgomaster and Timber all thrown out of training, John W. Rogers has been deprived of a quartet of stable winners that could have rolled up a big bankroll. . The Whitney two-year-olds have been a disappointment, but a change in the stables fortunes will be looked for next year. Burgomaster would probably have won nearly all the rich three-year-old stakes and some of the more important handicaps if he had remained in active training, for he was regarded as a magnificent type of a racehorse, fully able to take the place of the lamented Sysonby in the publics esteem." The Sun is in error in stating that Ballots Neptune was the only stake won by the Keene stable at Brighton Beach. Mentha won the Venus Stakes there and netted Mr. Keene another ,850. The winnings of the Keene two-year-olds aggregate 3,893. .
