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J I i | I ■ | i 1 ! 1 ! I I I I I 1 BUTWELL LEADING RIDER ♦ Veteran Jockey Realizes His Long-Cherished Ambition. ♦ Has Ridden 1,215 Winners During Past Fourteen Years — L. Ensor Is Percentage Leader. • Jockey P.utwcll was the leading rider on the American turf for the year 1929. In the point of age he probably is the side S« rider that ever attained thai honor. Kutv.dl celebrated his thirtv-fourth birthday on Christmas day. He has been tiding for fourteen years, during which time he has accepted 5.981 mounts and ridden 1.213 winners, for the excellent genual average of jn He finished third in 1969, 1911 and 191.,: fourth hi IfllL. ami fifth in 1913, bin md until 1920 did he realize his long-cherished ambition to finish at the top of tke list. When the Inited States entered the Croat World War Batwei] enlisted and saw service .nbroad. This accounts for the few mounts lie had in 191S. Here is Batwells complete riding record: Team, Mis isi 2ml. 3rd. Cnp. Id. 1907 99 io a 7 37 J7 1668 9:! lo ij u. 99 ii l»,l!» 74o 133 134 98 346 U1 1616 436 9-j 7.-. 79 lsn 2] 1611 174 40 36 17 S7 Jg BM2 684 111 121- no 399 a ,1613 939 107 143 167 L7o .17 1911 376 144 99 83 -II ".. MS 44o 169 77 lio ana «■ ViP; 406 _• .17 .;-, o.jo lv 1917 404 7S 77 .".4 19.1 19 191s H7 SA 4 1 s t .11 1919 449 77 so 99 282 .17 •806 721 152 129 138 :oi .21 Totals 14... 5,981 1.21.. 1.114 901 2.7U1 .2 Second in the jockey list of 1920 is I.. Baasar, who was the riding sensation of tin eastern turf during the summer and fall racing. In all the tuts of high -.-lass horsemanship he was probably tke list rider of the year, but as be had only about half the mounts P.utwoll did. his record is that of ti,- bigkeal percentage of any of the lending riders of the year. K. Coltiletti. J. Kodriguez. K. Lyke. 1: Kennedy. J. Carmody, l". Baade and c. Duggan were tke other bright -ia:s of the year, each with 169 or re victories to their credit. The records of the thirty leading riders „f the rear follow: •••"key. M:. 1st. 2d. 3d. Inp. P.C. ButweB. J 721 132 129 138 301 .21 Enaor, I :72 Hi! 77 42 137 .31 Coltiletti. V t;i r. 11.-, 132 101 317 .17 Bodrigues. J 766 114 126 167 3o9 .1« Lyke, 1 4s t m si gg 283 .23 Kennedy, V. H04 llo lot; t9 2s » is Carmody. J T.41 KM. ss s2 263 .20 Bande, E 333 MS 86 .-.•; 117 .29 Duggan, C 631 loo S7 aaj 934 .it; .Roberta. J r.sl 99 93 77 999 .17 Kummer, c 839 s7 79 49 199 .0-, Wilson, V 369 86 so i;s 939 .1.-, JTbarber, II llo s4 58 r 7 211 .20 Mooney. J 899 s: 71; 99 r.w jj Iator. K 466 82 73 68 281 .It; Wida. s ;.-,; so lor. 100 :?.;s .12 Murray. T 419 79 »i7 46 227 .19 Hinphy. W 537 78 62 73 322 .13 Dominhk. J 339 7:, 68 48 170 .21 Veargin, : 579 74 t;s s4 347 .13 Thompson. C 330 72 94 53 139 Morris. I Ut; 71 70 94 241 .Hi Ponce, C 429 till t,4 7«; 229 .16 Rickcreek, A 599 ii 98 88 341 .11 stack. ; 517 68 03 : s 32s .1:? Pud. C 497 07 90 .".9 281 .13 ila;. ward. K 423 tit! 70 til 220 .16 Taylor, W 34U 63 52 46 186 .19 Ambrose, K 223 til 13 2s 99 3% Parties. K 4ol 93 81 88 239 .11
