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REMARKABLE JOCKEY FEATS In riding the winners of the entire card of six races at Churchill Downs Louisville Ky June 5 1907 lames Lee the colored jockey under contract to J B Respess of Cincinnati Ohio established a worlds record recordTlie Tlie chronicles of racing in America and England show that only four other jockeys ever rode as many as six winners in one day and oddly enough on each occasion the card embraced more than six races racesGeorge George Fordham the celebrated English jockey who scored his first win on Hampton in 1851 and his last on Bragg in 1SS3 was on the authority of London Snorting Life the first to ride six winners in one day It was at the Bibury Club meeting at Stockbridge prior to 1873 There were seven jaces on the enrd Fordham rode In all of them In one however there was a dead heat and his mount was defeated In the rimoff Fordham died October 12 18S7 18S7Fred Fred Archer the most successful jockey in English turf history who scored his first triumph on Athol Daisy in 1870 and his last on Blahchland at Newmarket Friday October 29 1SSC was the second to ride six winners in one day He dldit at Lewes August 5 1882 There were seven races on the card but he had no mount In the last one Fred Archer committed suicide November 8 18SG During his career he rode 2748 winners winnersThe The next jockey to accomplish the feat was Monk Overtoil a skillful colored rider who had his leydey in the latter eighties and early nineties Ovcrton rode six winners at Washington Park July 10 1S91 There were seven races on the card He won the first had no mount In the second and took the last tire Including the Maiden Stakes which wjis won by Eastin Larables Poet Scout ScoutTin Tin only other jockey who has achieved similar distinction is C Turner who rode sis winners at Charleston S C on Tuesday last The card on this occasion was made up of seven races In all of which Turner had mounts He finishedunplaced in the sixth race raceEleven Eleven other jockeys have the distinction of having won the full card but in each instance there were ilve races or less on the program Stoval twice won a card of four races and George Covington won one j four races and another of three races racesFiftyone Fiftyone times have American jockeys ridden five winners in one day but in all save thirteen in ¬ stances they had mounts in six or seven races The record of five winners out of five mounts belongs to Walter Miller once the foremost rider in America He accomplished this three times At Benning April 1906 Miller rode the winners of the last five races and the following day was the pilot of the winners of the first three races making eight successive victories which is a record in this country countryAt At Harlem September 7 and 8 1900 W Buchanan rode nine winners out of eleven mounts but his victories were not consecutive consecutiveInstances Instances of four winners ridden in one day in this country are too numerous to mention mentionSteeplechase Steeplechase jockey F Williams made a record by riding the winners of all the steeplechase races run during the meeting at Windsor Out August 28 to September 4 1911 There were five races of the sort and Williams made a clean sweep of them themThe The complete record of the principal feats of jockeyship in America compiled to the office of Daily Racing Form is as follows Jockey Track Date DateOctober Winners McLaughlin James JamesHenderson Nashville October 10 1878 1878February Full card Henderson Charleston February 4 1880 1880February Full card Hodges New Orleans February 24 1881 1881OctoDcr Full card Stoval Louisville OctoDcr 1 1881 1881October Full card Hovey Little Rock October 19 1882 1882October Full card Stoval Memphis October 28 1882 Full cardf Kelly Mike San Francisco April 9 1885 G mounts AprilAugust McLaughlin James Monmouth August 22 1885 5 mounts Covington George New Orleans March 20 1880 Full card Covlhgtou George New Orleans February 28 1887 Full card Narvaez R Pctaluma September 1 1887 1887October Full card Barnes Lexington October 25 1887 Full card Hazlctt Sarcicrancisco April 5 1888 1888February 5 mounts OHara Thomas v New Orleans February 19 1889 1889January Full card Bergen Martin Gutteubers January 14 1890 1890February G mounts Hill N Gloucester February 19 1891 1891July 6 mounts Ovcrton Washington Park July 10 1891 1891September G mounts Porter J Latonla September 3 1891 1891June G mounts Lumley James Sbeepshead Bay June 29 1892 1892August 6 mounts Lamley James Brighton Beach August 24 1892 1892May G mounts Reagan f Lexington May 5 1893 1893May Full card Lamley James Gravesend May 30 1893 1893June 5 mounts Sirnms Sheepshead Bay June 2 1893 1893October G mounts Perking James Lexington October 20 1893 1893June 6 mounts Weber C Hawthorne June 9 1894 1894August 6 mounts Simms Jerome Park August 17 1894 1894August 1894August 6 mounts Perkins James Saratoga August 23 1894 1894August 1894August 6 mounts Simms Jerome Park August 24 1894 1894August 1894August 6 mounts Griflin H Sheepshead Bay August 24 1895 1895March 1895March 5 mounts Garner F Oakland March 20 1896 1896April 1896April 5 mounts Gardner James Newport i April 20 1896 1896August 1896August G mounts Jones E St Louis August 14 1896 1896August 1896August G mounts Britton Thomas Newport August 18 189G 189GAugust 189GAugust Full card Jones E St Louis August 19 1896 1896October 6 mounts Cay wood Ideal Park October 3 1896 1896September 6 mounts Burns Thomas Harlem September G 1897 1897March 7 mounts Sloan Tod Inglcsldc March 21 1898 1898August 5 mounts Maher D Brighton Beach BeachMcCue August 4 1898 1898November G mounts McCue P Benning November 30 189S 189SJanuary 6 mounts Martin H Ingleside January 11 1899 1899January G mounts Jenkins mountsMitchell C Tanforan January 15 1900 1900March 5 G mounts Mitchell New Orleans March 23 231900 231900September 1900 5 G mounts mountsBuchanan Buchanan W Harlem September 8 1900 1900November 5 G mounts mountsMitchell Mitchell Aqueduct November 8 81900 1900 5 5 mounts OConnor mountsOConnor W Tanforan March 11901 5 G mounts Cochran mountsCochran E New Orleans March 111901 5 G mounts OConnor mountsOConnor mountsAubuchon W Lakeside April 23 1901 5 G mounts mountsSewell Aubuchon New Orleans Fair Grounds March 91905 5 G mounts Sewell Delmar June 22 1905 5 5 mounts Morris mountsMorris mountsNicol C Nashville November 221905 5 6 mounts mountsNIcol Nicol City Park March 261906 5 G mounts NIcol mountsMiller City Park April 61906 5 7 mounts Miller mountsMiller W Benning April 131906 5 6 mounts Miller mountsMiller W Brighton July 281906 5 5 mounts mountsMiller Miller W Benuing November 24 1906 5 5 mounts Miller mountsLee W Oakland i February 211907 5 5 mounts cardNotter Lee James Louisville June 51907 G Full card Notter City Park March 271908 5 6 mounts Mclntyre mountsMclntyre mountsPowers J Denver June 13 1908 5 7 mounts Powers V Fort Erie August 6 1908 5 G mounts mountsNotter Powers mountsPowers V Fort Erie August 201908 5 7 mounts Notter mountsBrooks Oakland January 41909 5 G mounts Brooks W Victoria June 16 1909 4 5 mounts mountsButwell Fischer mountsFischer W Salt Lake City September 20 1909 4 5 mounts mountsArchibald Butwell Aqueduct November J 1909 4 4 mounts Archibald mountsGlasncr G Oakland November 24 1909 4 4 mounts mountsJackson Glasncr Tampa t December 14 1909 4 4 mounts Jackson mountsObert F Tampa December 25 1909 4 5 mounts Obert Jacksonville January 01910 4 5 mounts Shilling mountsShilling C H Oakland January 131910 4 4 mounts Shilling mountsShilling C H Juarez January 23 1910 4 5 mounts mountsain ain Tampa February 211910 4 4 mounts Tampa February 28 1910 4 5 mounts Shilling mountsReid mountsShilling C H Oakland March 2 1910 4 4 mounts Reid mountsLewis J Jamestown April 71910 4 5 mounts Lewis Oakland May 271910 4 5 mounts Shilling mountsShilling C H Empire City July 181910 4 6 mounts mountsManders Vesper mountsVesper Salt Lake City July 21 1910 4 5 mounts mountsMandcrs Manders Cheyenne August 12 1910 4 n mounts Mandcrs mountstain Ogden October 8 1910 5 J 5 mounts mountsMolesworth tain Marlboro October 11 1910 4 6 mounts Molesworth mountsKocrner SanAntonio November 5 1910 4 4 mounts Kocrner T Latonia November 9 1910 4 5 mounts mountsMolesworth Molesworth mountsBell Juarez November SOJ 1910 4 5 mounts Bell M Jacksonville December 191910 4 G mounts Murphy mountsMurphy J Juarez i December 231910 4 5 mounts mountsTroxler Molesworth mountsMolesworth Juarez December 29 1910 4 G mounts Troxler Tampa March 7 1911 4 5 mounts Bergen mountsBergen J Tampa March 13 1911 4 G mounts mountsCavauaugh mountsSmall Cavauaugh Lagoon Park June 3 1911 4 5 mounts Small Oklahoma City June 261911 4 6 mounts McCahey mountsMcCahey Latonia July 5 1911 4 6 mounts mountsSmall Small Tulsa July 71911 4 G mounts mountsHoward Howard J Dufferin Park August 21911 4 5 mounts Grand mountsGrand C Dufferin Park August 81911 5 8 mounts mountsTurner Smith mountsSmith E Oklahoma City October G 1911 4 4 mounts Turner C Jamestown November 241911 4 5 mounts Hopkins mountsHopkins Columbia December 91911 4 5 mounts mountsHill Hill Juarez March 151912 4 f r mounts mountsTurner Turner C Charleston April 9 1912 G 7 mounts mountsOn On each of these days there was one race of two heats fThis day full card means on the flat there was one steeplechase steeplechaseIn In response to Daily Racing Forms request for the records of the principal feats in jockeyship in Eng ¬ land the editor of London Sporting Life sent the following followingGeorge George Fordham rode six winners In one day at the Bibury Club meeting at Stockbridge In another race that day he rode a dead heat but his mount was beaten in the runoff runoffFred Fred Archer rode six successive winners at Lewes August 5 1882 five winners at Chester 1883 four including fourincluding one walkover In succession at Manchester May 1C 1883 five in succession and two losers at Windsor May 24 1884 four in succession and two losers at Manchester June 3 1884 six In suppossinn including suppossinnincluding a dead heat and a walkover at Bibnry Club Stockbridge in 1884 JSSH n nS S Chandley rode five winners in succession all of his mounts at the Pontefract Yorkshire Summer SummerJ J Tod Sloan the American jockey rode five winners In succession at Newmarket September n 1000 There were seven races that day He was beaten In the first and seventh Of the five winner three were bred by P Lorillard and ran In the colors of Lord W Beresford mrs he rode rodeC i C Trigg rode five of the six winners at Edinburgh October 3 1902 and five out of six Cster WnCster October 25 190G In both instances his winners were successive winners wnuitrs at it Wn Wor WorT T Loates won with nil his five mounts at Windsor May 2 IS9C and his brother S ° Loafo finici eecoud to him in four of these races Ij0atcs finished i
