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STATISTICS OF RACING IN IRELAND. Richard Croker Second in the List of Winning: Owners Leading Trairfers, Jockeys and Sires. The Irish flat racing season of 1011 terminated a couple of weeks back and Loudon Sporting Lifes Irish correspondent gives the following statement of results of the year: "The Irish racing season concluded at Limerick, where during the two- days over which the meeting extended interesting sport was witnessed. On each day there was a big crowd present, and the wind-up for 1111 was a brisk one. Taking everything into consideration, this year has been an eventful one. There has been more energy infused into the working of most of the meetings than ever before," and one way and another the outlook for the turf In Ireland is indeed hopeful. "With racing now finally concluded, it is possible to present full and accurate tables of statistic. Taking first the winning owners, Mr. Parkinson comes out on top with twenty-eight races won by nineteen horses, his net winnings resulting in a total of S,772. Twelve months ago Mr. B. Kirby was at the head of the table, thanks to the acheve-meiits of Cigar, but this year he has had nothing so good as the sou of Morganatic to represent him. Mr. Crokers seven races were all won by two-year-olds, while Mr. W. II. West, who is fourth on tho list, owes-his position mainly to his smart two-year-old Far and Wide, half sister by Fariman to the dual Lancashire Handicap Steeplechase winner, The Duffrey. All told, there are 220 owners appearing on the winning list, and below I give the names of those, with the amounts won by their horses, who have ,000 or upwards to their credit: Wing Races Amt Ilorses. Won. Won. Mr. J. J. Parkinson It 2S S,772 Mr. It. Croker 5 7 17,325 Mr. P. Cullinan 10 22 13,425 -Mr. W. II. West 3 C S.135 Mr. T. OK. White 1 2 7,145 Mr. J. Kelly 1 2 5,470 Sir G. Abercromby 5 10 5.490 Mr. P. Rogers 14 24 5,445 Mrs. John Wldger 8 22 4,030 Mr. James Daly .3 4 4,500 Mr. P. Fox 3 0 4,410 Mr. J. II. II. Peard 4 t! 4,315 Mr. A. Lowry 4 5 3,905 Baron de Tuyll 5 10 3.S95 Mr. II. L. Fitzpatrick 4 20 3,700 Mr. O. J. Blake 3 3 3.4C0 Mr. J. Mallick 1 3 3,400 Mr. J. II. Taylor 3 C 3,355 Lord Londonderry 3 10 3,310 -Mr. S. Grehan 2 5 3,000 Mr. Hunter Moore 3 S 2.S00 Col. R. C. Knox 2 2 2,723 fapt. II. C. Higgin 2 5 2.0S9 -Air. G. A. Prentice 1 2 2,570 .Mr. G. W. Lushingtou. 4 5 2,555 .Mr. Joseph Whelau 4 0 2,505 "From 1900 to 1910, both years inclusive, Michael Dawson always came out at the head of the training profession In Ireland, and in 190S he established a money record for Ireland by winning 5,025; while to Mr. Parkinson belongs the races won record, he having established that in 1904, when horses trained by him accounted for eighty-nine races. This season Mr. Aruott, Captain Dewhursts manager in Ireland, came nigh equalling Mr. Parkinsons achievement, as the Greenmount trainer won eighty-seven races. He appears at the top of the table for the first time, and considering that his total of nearly 0,000 is composed mainly of small races under steeplechase rules, he has done well. The winning of the Phoenix Plate for his stable by Far and Wide greatly augmented his total, for that race alone was worth ,902. Eighty trainers in Ireland had winners to their score, but it will be sutlicient to give the amounts of those who have captured a sum greater than ,595: Wing Races Amt Horses. Won. Won. Mr. 51. Arhott 37 S7 0,000 Mr! Dawson . 30 43 33,245 .Mr. J. J. Parkinson o0 49 27,9u0 James Dunne 1 18.410 James Allen JJ. l-32; , Joseph Hunter 1J 1?. HQ? Mr. II. J. Ussher 13 3;; O.GJ.j I. Behan !1 J Mr. John Dwyer 2 ,030 Mr. Harrison lj? ...S0 Mr. J. II.. H. Peard 5 J -J.ando S. Jeffreys g j.SCO Captain Bacon s 10 4.4-0 Mr. II. L. Fitzpatrick - 3. 00 Mr. T. J. Widger 1?, gS 12 3.530 Capt. H. Dixon John Smith 6 ,f 252- Mr. M. J. Harty 10 17 2,72. Mr. L. Hope 8 12 "John Thompson and John Doyle tie for pride of place amongst professional riders, but on his per- centage Thompson beats Doyle comfortably. The former served his time with Mr. Parkinson and has been associated witli the Maddenstown stable ever since. Just as Dawson has an unique record amongst the trainers, so has Thompson amongst the jockeys. He will be remembered as having been Mr. J. C. Sullivans choice of jockey for Berrill when that horse won the Cambridgeshire in 1900. Thompson has been leading winning jockey in Ireland in 1001-2-3-4-5-G-7-10 and 11; was second in 1000 and fourth in 190S. "John Doyle is much older than tho other John, and comes from a family which for four successive generations has given brilliant horsemen to the turf, and the fame of the family is likely to be continued through Doyles son, Joseph Doyle, Jr., whose indentures were recently taken over from P. Behan by Mr. P. F. Hartigan. John Doyle was Capt. Machells ideal lightweight horseman, and for that shrewd racing man Doyle rode frequently. He has achieved distinction in several races in England, but his most Important was on Burnaby in tho Cesarcwitch of 1S92. B. Lawn, who served his time with Coulthwaite, is looked upon in Ireland as a very capable cross-country rider, and he has done well this season, with thirty-two winners out of ninety-two mounts. "Mr. Leslie Brabaaort, as was the case last year, is again the champion gentleman, his number of wins now being three better than In 1910, when he had twenty-seven opposite his name. Mr. Jack Widger piloted twenty-four winners out of forty-eight mounts, so that he is easily on top in the mat- tor of average in his own section, as well as in that i of the professionals: j Professionals. Riders. Wins. 2d. 3d. Unp. Ttl. P.C. 1 J. Thompson 33 23 10 35 107 30.S4 , John Doyle 33 2G 21 54 134 24.G2 E. Lawn 32 20 S 33 93 34.7S 1 G. Brown 21 12 13 27 73 28.70 . P. Hughes 20 11 11 42 84 23 SO F. Hunter 18 18 8 41 85 21.12 T. Bennett 17 8 G 51 S2 20.73 M. Colbert 17 17 14 57 105 10.10 M. J. Harty. 14 1 7 10 3S 3G.S4 ; W. Lynn ; 11 11 4 25 51 21.50 Amateurs. Riders. Wins. 2d. 3d. Unp. Ttl. P.C. Mr. L. Brabazon 30 14 10 CO 123 24.39 Mr. J. W. Widger 24 8 5 11 4S 50.00 1 Mr. H. J. Ussher. 23 23 0 17 72 31 94 1 Mr. J. Manley 20 0 10 3G 81 24.00 1 Mr. R. H. Walker 10 5 0 22 55 34.5G 1 As will be seen by the appended summary, it was a close thing between Fariman and Flying Hackle for pride of place, the son of Galllnule beating the scion of the house of Hackler by less than 0. v The defunct General Symons Is third, and Simon- i tault, which was sold for ,000 to go to South I Africa, make a good showing. ; Wing Races Amount Sire. Horses. Won. Won. , Fariman 1900 7 11 5,745 t ; 1 1 1 1 v i I ; , t Wing Races Amount Sire Horses. Won. Won. Flying Hackle 1S97 .. 11 2S 5,705 General Symons dead S 24 15.425 SImontault in South Africa 5 13 11,420 Laveno dead 9 23 0.0S5 Americus dead 3 4 S.7G5 Tredenuis 1S9S 7 10 7.B95 Popoff 1S94 5 11 1,190 Wavelets Pride 1S07 8 21 0,215 Hackler dead 0 S C.045 Walmsgato 1S91 7 15 4,485 Speed 1801 4 7 4.450 Oppressor 1S9G 4 0 4,025 , Eager dead 2 0 4,000 St. Brendan 1899 4 7 3.0S5 Aquascutum 1807 4 9 3.S75 Bushey Park dead 8 11 3,SG0 Symington 1S03 ..... 5 0 3,04." Count Sehouiberg 1S92 4 7 2,025 Red Prince II. in Germany G 12 2,730 Abercorn dead 2 5 2 C05 Soliman dead 3 5 2,553
