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CRACK JOCKEYS RIDING IN ENGLAND. Discussing the relative merits of riders now fdre- most in general reputation in England, Loudon Sportsman of a recent date says: "As regards jockeys, Maher, F. AVootton and Trigg are at the head of affairs, as was the case last year, with this difference, that for the time being the American holds a slight advantage of the young Australian, and. considering the comparative weights of tho two crack riders this is a fine performance on the part of the first named, though it is hardly to be expected that he can maintain the lead, to the end of the season. It is, however, safe to say that he Is as skillful, artistic and resolute in style as at any pre- Contintiod on second page. CRACK JOCKEYS RIDING IN ENGLAND. Continued from first page. Tious time since he first came over here to delight his employers and the public with feats of noble horsemanship, and beyond all doubt is facile princeps in the art of race riding. In fact, I should say he is better than ever, probably owing to the enjoyment of more robust health, and some of his performances in the saddle this season have been little short of marvelous. "The same may without hesitation be claimed for his boy rival, whose record is phenomenal beyond anything that has gone before, bearing in mtnd his youMth. Ho, too, has achieved extraordinary triumphs at various times, though he is growing so fast that his physical strength can hardly keep pace. In every respect but one his ability and judgment are beyond praise, but he has one conspicuous fault, and that is his ineradicable craze for the inside berth, which often is beset with insuperable difficulty and leads htm into impossible tangles, aa witness, for sample, his ill-judged attempt to get through on Bridge of Allan at Sandown Park last week. None the less, he is a wonder in the profession and, served by his skill on the one hand and his advantage avoirdupois on the other, it seems pretty sure that when the curtain is rung down at Manchester in November his name will again figure at the top. of the list. Trigg has greatly lmprored and is, and has been, , riding better than ever, experience having taught him a lot In the direction of patience. That his ability is generally recognized may be assumed from the fact that at the conclusion of last weeks racing he had had, less one only, as many mounts as Wootton, and with forty-five winners to his credit was within five of his total. Saxbj1. who has been riding in quite his best form, but not as frequently as might have been expected of such a fine horseman, had won twenty-eight of 112 races, and with an average of one in four shows the best percentage of all. "Of the others Rickaby apprentice, Donoghue, J. Clark, Huxley apprentice and still entitled to five pounds allowance, Piper. Ringstead, Fox and Biggs show the best figures, and it was a fine performance on the part of the last named to land the double event of Ascot Stakes and Gold Cup on Wil-Ionyx for C. E. Howard at the Royal meeting. The owner, trainer and jockey will have pleasant memories of Coronation Ascot, especially Sam Darling, if, as has been announced. Mr. Howard, in recognition of his share of the diial triumph, has presented him with the trophy which most owners would give a linger to possess. To the French jockey. Stern, how-efer, belong the rhle riding honors of the season, for apart from other notable successes, inclusive of the brilliant effort which landed the colt bv Sun-dridge, out of Doris, -winner of the Woodeoto Stakes by a head at Epsom, it was in bis handling that Sunstar scored his great treble eveut."
