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TWENTY LEADING JOCKEYS. Walter Miller rode five winners at Sheepshead Bay last week and Is again at the; head of the list of winning jockeys, leading Nicol by two. NIcol, during his first week in the oast, failed to pilot a winner. His riding was severely criticised by several of the New York turf reporters. However much these pencil pushers may prate about his work, the fact remains that his percentage in riding is several points better than that of any of the topnotchers. Radtke is showing Improvement. He rode seven winners last weekr "GeorgeMountaln is unquestionably the best rider on the Northern Circuit. Last week he rode ten winners, eight the week previous and seven the third week back. Auhuchon is the best boy at Louisville, but he "came- under, the rule of the starter for misbehavior at ,the post and was Inactive for the greater part of last week. M. Preston, with his five winning mounts, made the best showing at Douglas Park, This is the standing of the twenty leaders from January 1, to and including the racing of September S: Jockeys. Mts; 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. P.C.L.W.- W. Miller ..962 250 212 131 303 .27 5 Nicol 7G7 254 150 8S 275 .33 0 Radtke COS 184 127 100 257 .28 7 Sewell 093 105 93 88 347 .24 0 D. Austin 732 118 103 110 395 .10 0 13. Robinson 078 117 97 87 377 .17 0 Auhuchon 015 107 88 78 342 .17 3 Koemer 002 91 79 70 35G .15 2 Cherry 400 91 72 82 221 .20 1 M. Preston 549 78 72 05 334 .14 5 Mountain 390 70 00 54 200 .19 10 K. Knapp 527 75 77 8 0 2S9 .15 0 Swain 5S1 74 82 GG 339 .13 2 R. McDaniel 514 71 77 00 300 .14 1 J. Martin 404 70 50 43 241 .IS 1 Garner .-. 300 OS 40 44 154 .22 2 T. Clark 430 05 01 45 205 .15 0 AV. Fischer 372 00 54 37 221 .10 2 Moreland 497 59 09 53 310 .12 4 L. Smith ...303 5S 45 47 215 .10 0
