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, LEADING JOCKEYS OF ENGLAND. Looking oyer the records Of the leading jockeys on tbe English turf for the past fifty rive year, are tint! some interesting and decidedly remarkable liguies. During that long period of English racing. the honor of leading the riders for the different sea sons has been won by oni.v twenty different Jockeys In 1M0, G. loidliain. known as "the little do inon." carried otT the leading honors with 140 wins and repeated this meet as la 181, IM. lSt;:;. 1885, istlT. IMis. istj.i and ivn. Cordhain rode over 1.500 winners during his career on the turf and. while he rode only one winner of the Derby, had the honor Ol piloting four Oaks winners, besidea the winners of many other valuable stakes. Ioidliam lauks nexi lo tlie phenomenal Archer in the jockey history of the English turf. I. Archers name tirsi appears in i he iisi of winning Jockeys in is?:;, when he wished second with 101 wins. The following yeai Archer for the- tiist tiuie linished ar the top of the Jockey lisi and then held thai coveted position for twelve more years against; all opposition. Besides leading the Jockeya i»: thirteen oonseeutire years, during which time be rode over 2. Too winners. Archer piloted home live Deiln winners, four winners of the Oaks, aiul six winners of the St. I.egei. The re markable career of ibis tatnous Joeke] has never been suriiasseii nor even equaled la any country, nor is there any likelihood that the future will produce his equal, much less his superior. .Another jockey who achieved considerable fame at his chosen profession was M. Cannon, who was at the head of the jockey list for six different seasons. In 1000 SB American jockey. L. RcifC. won ar.st place, with 148 wins, ami his brother, .1. Reitl. Bnlsbed third with 124. O. Madden won the lead iug honor four times and W. ltiggs had the hoicii on two different occasions. Danny Maher. i In leader of 1808 and 1918, made an enviable record during hi fourteen years on Ihe English turf, as did Frank Woottoo in leading for four of the aia seasons in which he has been riding. The following table shows the three leading jockeys with the num bet of winners they rode each year from ISliO to I.U:;. inclusive: Year. First. Second and Third Jockeys, with Wins 1880 G. lordhani. 140: H. OrtmshaW, SO; A. Bd-Wacda, 80. 1MJ1 Q. lordhani. lud; H. Qrimahaw, !4: A. Edwards. 81. IS02 G. Fordhain. 100: A. Edwards. 7?.: J. Grim ■haw, 02. 1883 G. Fordhain. 78; J. Grimshaw. 72; T. Ch.al oner. 01 . IS04 J. Grimshaw. 164: O. Fordluiin, 137; J. Loates. 50. 1889 L Fordhain, 142: J. Grimshaw, 111; W. Car roll. 78. 1SGG Kenyon, 120: G. Fordbunt. 110: Cameron. 80. ISO? G. Iordlnm. 145; Kenyon. 118: Cameron, 88. 1888 ;. Pordham i_i : Kenyon, MS: H. Jeffrey. ?7. 188B G Fordhain. 03; Huxtable. 80; H. Jeffrey. 87. isTii . Gray. 77: c. Maldment, 72: H Jeffrey, "1. ls7t ;. loniiiain. 88; C. Maldment, T5; G. Jarris, 82 1X72 T. Cannon. 88; C. Mordan. 70; T. Pleach, 7" . W. Newhouse. 7."i. 1878 H. Constable. 100; F. Archer, 101: G. Fordium. 80. 1874 F. Archer. 147: H Constable, 89: J. Glover. 03. 187.". F. Archer. 172: H. Constable, 71: F. Burk-shaw. CI. 1870 F. Archer. 207; H. Constable, 78; R. Weed"n. 1877 F. Archer. 21S: H. Constable. 77: H. Morgan. is7s r. Archer, 98; H. Cunwtable, 88; T. Cannon. OS. 1S79 F. Archer. 197: C. Wood. 88; T. Cannon. 85. 1888 F Anther, 180; G. Fordham. 108; T. Cannon. 7:i. ism r. Archei. M0; C. Wood. 183; T. Cannon. 73. 1SS2 T. Archer. 210: C. Wood. 182; G. Fordham. 79. 1883 i". Archer. 2.-,2: C. Wood, ISO: i. Fordham. 77: S. Loates, 77. iss4 r. Archer. 241: C. Wood. IBS; 8. loates. ii. 188G F. Archer. 240: C. Wood. 158; •:. Barrett. 112. 1888 1. Archer, 17 »: C. Wood. 1." 7: G. Barrett. 121. 1S.S7 C. Wood, l..l: J. Watts. 110: Q. Barrett. 100. isss | . Barrett. DIN: J. Walls. 108; G. Barrett. 95. 1888 T. Loans. 167; 6. Barrett. 128; F. Barrett, so. 1880 T Loates. 147: G. Barrett. 100: J. Watts. 85. IS.91 M. Cannon. 187: G. Barrett. 133; J. Watts. 114. 1882 M. Cannon, Ts2: G. Barrett, i" 4: J. Watts. 108. 1883 S. Loates. 222: M. Cannon. 168: G. Barrett. 110. 1S94 l. Cannon. 107: T. Cannon. 10:.: S. Loates. pi. 1886 M. Cannon. 1S4: T. Loates. 186; F. Allaopp, 112. is.m; M. Cannon. D,4: T. Loates, 156; I . Allsopp, 106. 1M 7 1. Cannon. 14.".: S. Loates. 180; C. Wood. 122. 1898,0 Madden. 101: T. Loates. 143: M. Cannon. 140. is.m s Loates. 188; o. Madden, 180: M. Cannon, i2o. I!MH. I.. ItcitT. 143: S. Loates. 137: J. Rein. 124. I!MU O. Madden. 13 ; D. Maher. M; G. McCall. 91. 1902 W. Lane 170: W. Halsey, 115; D. Maher. Km;. 1908 0, Madden. 1"4: W. Lane. 149: W. Halsey. 100. 1 9i 14 a Madden, 161; W. Lane. 124; D. Maher, 115. 1905 E. Whealbv. 12t: 0. Madden. 119; W. Biggs, 107. 1900 W. Biggs, 119: o. Madden. H 4: D. Maher. 103. I!M»7 Biggs, 14".: D. Maher. 114: W. Halsey. 110. pais D. Maher. 139: F. Wootton. 129: W. Iliggs. 124. 1909 r. Wootton, lo-" : D. Maher. 110: W. Blgga, 101. 1910 1. Wootton, 137; D. Maher, 127: C. Trigg, 95. 1911 F. Wootton. 1S7: C. Trigg. Ill: D. Maher. 99. 1912 P. Wootton. 118; D. Maher. 109; A. Whalloy. 99. 1it:: D. Maher. 115; 1. WoottUB, 91: A. Whalley. 88.
