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THIRTY LEADING JOCKEYS. Few weeks of racing pass by In which at least one jockey does not score at least five winning: mounts, but last week was an exception. Three races won was the highest mark attained by any rider and at that figure J. Howard. Pickens. Van dusen and T. Rice were tied for the llrst honors of the week. Taplin, Butwell. Page. Meutry and K-.Martin finished in another tie with two winning; mounts each. The fact that only three days of racing ocurred at Fort Erie was a factor in bringing: about this, unusual result; The feature of the week was the indefinite suspension of the leading rider of the year. V. Powers. If he is not restored to favor little Taplin has a good change to figure as the leading rider of 1909 in respect to number of winning mounts. The record of the thirty most successful riders is now: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. P.C.L.W. V. Powers 620 147 110 103 200 .24 0 Taplin ...... 015 125 112 116 202 .20 2 J. Howard 024 101 100 74 349 .10 3 G. Archibald 495 94 83 72 246 .19 M. McGee 561 92 80 78 305 .16 1 Seoville 470 88 06 71 245 .19 1 E. Dugan 435 80 86 55 20S .20 1 Butwell 486 82 78 05 261 .17 2 C. II. Shilling ..256 79 35 45 97 .30 0 Page 485 76 93 68 248 .16 2 Mentry 474 09 51 63 291 .15 2 Cohurn 345 07 03 50 159 .19 O Pickens 428 07 52 59 250 .10 o Kennedy 431 65 05 17 2S4 .15 1 J. Bold 303 . 57 45 42 159 .18 1 C. Ross 444 50 47 49 292 .12 O E. Martin 302 55 38 43 160 .15 2 Musgrave 300 55 52 53 200 .15 1 Keogh 347 54 54 40 199 .10 O Davenport 203 53 29 30 91 .20 1 Vandusen 318 53 55 02 148 ..17 3 Molesworth 207 52 41 47 07 .24 0 Goldstein ..345 52 42 54 197 .15 0 Hollister 211 45 40 42 84, .17 O A. Walsh 443 44 54 50 289 .10 O T. Rice 480 44 53 07 322 .09 3 J. Lee 325 42 38 43 202 .13 0 Deverich ...415 41 40 37 297 .10 1 Lycurgus 158 40 19 24 75 .25 0 J. Butwell 274 39 23 41 171 .11 0
