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ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL RACING. London. Lug.. April S. — Though it is probable enough that F. Wootton. whose riding was such a sulking feature of the last flat race season, will load the list of winning jockeys at the close of that recently commenced, he will probably l e run tolerably close by some of those Jockeys who were : .• se :.:i "it al the close of lMts. At any rate, the ligniis resulting from the events already decided cannot be taken as affording an Infallible indication as to bow things will eventinilly shape, for. although Wootton has had more mounts than any of his livals. his proportion of wins is not particularly sinking. The Australian rides at ninety pounds, wbieli weight he made yesterday on Arranmore in the Newliury Spring Cap. For the present, however, be heads the list of winning jockeys wilh a total of eight, while lligfs. II. Jones. Ssidgrove. Trigg and Madden have each won four races. Several riders have been successful on three occasions and their figures will be fouud in a statement appearing below. I. Milser had three mounts at Croxton Park yesterday, but failed to gain a bracket. In the Belvoir Welter, however, the Americass was only beaten a neck on Lord Derbys Bonspiel II. Use riding figures, including April 2. are tabled below: .loekev. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Lnp. P.C. Wootton. F 4ti 8 12 :: 23 17.159 Joins. 11 10 4 :l 4 5 25.00 Siidgrovc. i; 23 4 2 4 13 17.39 Madden. O 20 4 5 2 15 15.38 Trigg. C 34 4 :i 0 21 11.70 Higgs. W 30 4 1 4 27 11.11 McCail. : io :: o l o rso.oo Kscott. A IS 3 O 2 7 25.00 Randall. II 13 :: 2 2 8 20.00 Templeman. F 16 3 2 1 10 lS.7u Howard. J l!» 3 1 :: 12 1...7S Maher. If 24 :: 8 :: 15 12.50 llalsiy. W 20 8 2 : 18 11.5:; The falling off in the receipts of the pari-mutuel has been discussed by the French cabinet, aud, without taking into account I lie wretched weather which has decreased to a remarkable extent the amount taken sit the gales of each race course. M. Rusiu lias derided to bring in a bill tor the nor pose of settling the betting question, lie told his colleagues it was urgent that the law of 1N91 should be modified so as to protect the interests of breeders, the nubile health and the lienevoleut PUT put a for which the pari-mutuel had been introduced. The cabinet agreed with M. Ruau. who wsis authorized to bring in the proposition in question. As far as the Interests of breeders are concerned, it will be interesting to lean from tie mouth of the minister of agriculture how they have beta served by the law of 1891. and Io have an explanation of the reasons which have in iluced more than one sportsman to abandon breed -iug. He might also give a list of the "valuable" sites which have been bought with the 81.000.000 collected in the name of the Government Stud Coni-tni-siou. sind indite a homily on the retirement, sis owner and breeder, of M. J. Arnaud. who won the Gr.-md Prize of Paris with Doge in 1897 The South Australian Jockey Club committee has decided to Increase the stakes of the Adelaide Cup fiom ,000 to ,000. and of the Goodwood Hundi cap from ,000 to ,500. Esperanto, which carried James R. Keenes bint spots in the Spring Three-Year-Old Stakes at Newbury, is a well-grown, lengthy sind powerful chestnut son of Disguise II.. quite worth making a note of. lie finished fifth, and has the makings of a more Usui useful horse.
