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STATISTICS OF THE HOUSTON RACING. The Houston Jockey Clubs meeting of twelve days, which came to an end Saturday, November 14, was the most successful one given by that organization when viewedi either from the attendance or racing standpoint. Some 5,000 people .attended the races dally throughout the meeting and speculation was keen and brisk at all times, keeping from twenty to thirty books busy every day. The racing brought about many close and exciting finishes, the duel between First Premium aud Joe Stokes in the Ben Levy Handicap being especially worthy of notice. The work of the officials during the meeting was most praiseworthy. The starting of Arthur McKnight was so uniformly good that the public had little chance to find fault, and he left that city with a reputation well earned of being one of the best starters In the country. Hart Dernhama work as racing secretary has won him many friends among Texas race-goers, his well balanced programs contributing to the many interesting races witnessed during the meeting. The meeting has been singularly free from scandal, due to the strict censorship of Judge Murphy, who has become very popular with the racing people of the south. His punishment of jockey Moriarity. whom lie ruled off the turf tor life for a dishonest ride, while severe. Was just. During the twelve days of racing the Houston Jockey Club distributed 0,000 in- purses, of which the following owners won 00 or more each: Owner. Won. Owner. Won. R. E. Watkins Sl.CSO G. J. Krause $ 400 J. W. Fuller 1.090 Jackson and Stokes. 400 B. Schreiber 685 W. B. Freeman .. 3S5 J. J. Ellerd 665 E. B. Nichols . . , 375 P. T. Wood 565 D. C. OMalley... "SKi J. L. Adams 525 J. Burttschell 350 G. W. Scott 505 J. G. Parker . 345 Charles Bros 4SO T. P. Hayes 340 II. Meise 435 J. Wlnlfrey .. .. 300 S. Polk 415 C. N. Freeman .. 300 Miss Delaney. winner of the IIoo-Hoo Handicap, heads the winning list of horses, of which the following won 00 or more each: Horse. Won. Horse. Won. Miss Delaney .4S0 Hands Around ... $ 400 Miss Gratitude .. 000 Joe Stokes 400 Mary Candlemas.. 490 Marchmonet 3S5 First Premium .. 475 Doc Allen 375 Fair Chance 465 La Salle 305 Momentum 450 Watuga 340 Fernando 435 Balshot 315 Arch Oldham 415 John McBrlde 300 Golf Bail 400 Mascarol 300 One of the most striking features of the Houston meeting was the riding of jockey Butwell. His work in the saddle easily eclipsed that of the other lwys taking part in the meeting. He had a mount in nearly every race, sixty-nine in all. riding twenty winners, eleven seconds and eight thirds. Butwell accomplished a very rare feat when he rode eight winners in two days, four each day. His presence on the track always .brought forth enthusiastic applause from the Texas race-goers, with whom he became very popular. The record of the jockeys riding at the meeting is as follows: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. P.C. J. iMurpby 28 4 4 2 18 .14 Butwell 69 20 11 8 30 .30 Louder ..27 6 4 7 10 .22 Henry 61 6 9 0 41 .10 Molesworth 43 8 7 0 24 .14 Young- 46 4 13 7 22 .09 Llndsey 21 5 0 2 14 .24 Peak 16 3 3 4 0 .19 Fogg 19 3 4 1 11 .10 H. Burns 20 2 4 3 11 .10 W. Powers 22 2 1 2 17 .09 Pendergast .22 6 6 1 9 .27 J. Reese 16 2 1 2 11 .12 Donovan 11 1 1 2 7 .09 Ploss 20 1 2 3 14 .05 Munden 6 1! 1 1 3 .17 Moriarity 13 !! 1 0 9 .23 McCullough 27 3 0 8 16 .11 Hollister 4 2 0 0 2 .50 Tandy 4 1 0 0 3 .25 Fisher 3 1 0 0 2 .33 Blair 3 1 0 O 2 .33 The following jockeys had mounts to the number opposite their names and finished third or better, but did not ride a winner: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d.Unn. Lawrence 15 0 3 2 10 Warren 2 O 1 0 1 J. Wilson 4 0 2 0 2 Speed 9 0 1 2 Klein 11 O 1 4 t Shriner 4 O 1 2 1 Evans 2 0 1 0 1 Baker 3 0 0 1 2 Bradv 4 0 0 1 3 Haynes 8 0 0 1 7 Tansal 6 O 0 1 5 Warren 12 0 0 1 11 The following jockeys had mounts to the number opposite their names, but were never "in the money": Piynn, 2: Rov, 2: Walls. 1: Marcum. 5; C. Brown. 1: Carter. 2; Mewes. 3; Gott. 1: Bllac. 5: Gallene. 3; R. Lowe, 3; Hanover. 1: Gloss, 10; Buchanan, 1: Briscoe, 2: Monroe, 2; Evans, 1; J. Conlin, 1; Davenport, 1.
