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ENGLISH JOCKEY KILLED Ledson, On Motorcycle, Crashes into Motor Van Rode Winners of Several Big Stakes SPECIAL CABLEGRAM. LONDON, England, Oct. 10. Jockey Ledson riding on a motorcyle at sixty miles an hour, crashed into a motor van near here today, suffering a skull fracture from which he died within a few minutes. A coroners jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Ledson was born at Liverpool. He rode for E. Cassell, Sol Joel and Major Renwick among others. For the past three years he was first jockey for the leading Yorkshire trainer, Peacock. - Ledsons license was returned to him last May. It had been withdrawn last October. During the present year Ledson had ridden thirty-two winners. Last year he rode forty-two winners. Among his stake victories may be mentioned three Northumberland Plates and one Chester Cup.
