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LEADING WINNERS OF 1920 H- P. Whitney Heads the Owner List Man o War the Horses. rrr- tr n Fair Play Makes Great Record as Premier Stallion J. But-well the Foremost Jockey. r... - t-i The racing season of 1920 is fast approaching: its end. Not since the prosperous days of 1906 and 1907 has racing reaped such a golden harvest as It has .this year. Even the remarkable figures of those years are likely to be surpassed when the final returns for 1920 are in. The revival of Canadian racing on a greater scale than ever before and. the vast Increase "in the values of stakes and purses in Kentucky, Maryland and New York made this possible. So great was the general increase in money distribution everywhere that the list of owners who won 0,000 or more is probably larger than ever; before und unfortunate indeed is the owner "who did not win at least ,000 this year. The victory of Tryster in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes last Saturday practically clinched the leadership of the year for his owner, H. P. Whitney, after one- of the closest and most sensational contests on record. At the end of Saturdays racing the Whitney total stood at 07,707, while his nearest and most dangerous rival, J. K. L. Ross, had 39,486 to his credit. Third in the list is the Glen Riddle Farm, which houses the champion Man o War. Captain .Ral Purr is next,.,jthe fourth owner to "win -ove5,OOO.VWTJ:r,Saimon and- Ei R. Bradley are the remaining- two of the first six, the records of whom, including the racing of Saturday, November 6, are as follows: Owner. 1st. 2d. 3d. Amount Whitney, H. P 70 59 40 67,707 Ross,- J. K. L. 116 111 C4 239,486 Glen Riddle Farm 22 10 8 180,087 Parr, R. 42 25 28 119,051 Salmon, W. J. 25 . 20. 18 90,323 Bradley. E. R 34 27 23 89,657 As befitting a champion, Man o War leads the winning horses and by sucli a margin that he stands-aloft, virtually alone in his pride of place. The unbeaten two-year-old Tryster Is second in the list, but there Is no certainty that he will retain the exalted position to the end with Exterminator, Paul Jones and Boniface in threatening nearness. The following are the six money-winning horses up to and including the racing of Saturday, November 6; Horse. A. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d.Unp. Amount. Man o War. 3 11 11 0 0 0 66,140 Tryster 2 6 6 0 0. 0 49,925 v Cleopatra .. 3 15 6 5 3 1 46,731 Exterminator ..... 5 15 9 3 2 1 45,255 Paul Jones 3 11 4 2 1 4 43,136 Boniface 5 24 11 7 3 3 42,665 Fair Play, the daddy of Man o War. holds undisputed sway, at the head of the American stallion list for 1920, witli no chance of being displaced, no matter what the outcome of the remaining racing. Fair Plays total for the year will be greater than that to the credit of any other American stallion In the history of the American turf, witli the exception of . Commando, and he may even surpass his 70,345, the greater part of which was won by the great Colin. The six leading sires of the year up to November 1 are as follows: Sires. Start.lst. 2d. 3d. Amount, Fair Play 27 64 50 49 48,261 Broomstick 32 73 81 64 156,613 McGee 60 125 111 110 155,739 Star Shoot .38 97 81 98 140,883 Sweep ..i 45 85 70 99 145,871 Ballot 48 93 87 104 127.632 Jockey J. Butwell tenaciously holds on to his hard earned honors as the leading rider of the year, but has no sinecunne on the place, with L. . Ensor riding like a whirlwind and sweeping everything before him. The latters riding during the fall months has bordered on the sensatlonal.-J. Rodriguez Is third In the list and also has a good chance to overtake the" leader. The standing of the six leading riders up to and including the racing of Saturday follows: Jockey. - Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. P.C. Butwell. j. ..611 126 111 119 255 .21 Ensor, L. ..- .349 110 75 40 124 .32 Rodriguez, J 636 106 116 94 320 .17 Coltiletti, F ....573 99 118 85 271 .17 Carmody, J ....482 98 79 73 232 .20 Lyke, L 429 94 68 58 209 .22 Kay Spence leads all his fellow trainers as far as the number of winners saddled is concerned, he having sent 73 to the post this year. H. G. Red-well is a close second, with 71, the records of the six leaders being as follows:. Trainer. Wins. Amount. Spence, K : 73 $ 95,574 Bedwell, H. G. 71 165,223 Clopton, S. A. 61 141.942 Perkins, W ,55 69,852 Garth, Wm. ......49 116.380 Burttschell, W. A 48 56,820 In the matter of winning the largest amount of ! money for his employer, Louis Feustel, who trained ; Man o War, has a safe margin over the other trainers, the record of six leaders In this respect being as follows: , Trainer. Amount. Wins. Feustel. L 80,097 22 Bedwell, H. G 165,223 71 Rowe, James 150,431 39 Clopton, S. A 141,942 61 Garth, Wm 110,380 49 Spence, K 95,574 73
