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TWENTY LEADING JOCKEYS. Walter Miller rode nine winners at Bennings last week, reaching the unprecedented record of 355 winners in eleven months. He is on his way to Oakland, where he will appear in the saddle before the end of the present week. On a basis of winning percentage, Nicol is the premier jockey of the year. Hif pWiitageJST more than three points better than that of Dlfnny Maher, who was admittedly the best rider in England. Nicol needs only thirteen winners to give him 300 victories during the year. The standing of the twenty leaders to and including the racing of December 1 Is as follows: Jockeys. Mts. 1st 2d. 3d. TJnp. P.C.L.W. W. Miller 1290 355 2S4 1S1 470 .27 0 Nicol , S77 2S7 107 104 319 .33 4 Radtke 755 195 140 112 308 .20 0 Sewell dead.. S20 179 107 100 443 .22 0 D. Austin SS7 130 123 13S 490 .15 1 Koerner 790 132 115 105 444 .17 1 Aubuchon 7S7 120 100 99 450 .10 2 E. Robinson 707 121 OS 00 SOS .17 2 Mountain -. . 592 102 03 S7 310 .17 1 Cherry 521 OS S3 87 253 .19 0 Garner 405 04 02 50 253 .20 5 R. McDaniel ... OSS 03 90 90 415 .14 5 Horner . . 770 03 79 107 407 .12 5 W. Knapp 044 92 03 100 303 .14 4 G. Swain 750 SS OS S2 4SS .12 O Moreland 702 8-1 92 75 451 .12 0 J. Martin 4S0 83 57 50 293 .10 0 M. Preston Oil S3 SO 71 377 .14 1 W. Fischer 52S 77 70" 00 321 .15 2 C. Morris 033 71 70 60 414 .11 3