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SMALLMAN LEADS AT HAVANA ! Horses of Canadian Owner Earn 7,615 at Oriental Park. Mrs. Emll Denemark Second Lady Broadcast Heads Money Winning Horses J. Gilbert Heads the Riders. The Havana-American Jockey Club, operating Oriental Park, Havana, Cuba, distributed the sum of 84,335 among the winning owners during its long eighty-day meeting, from December 19, 1931, to March 13, 1932. This was a daily average distribution of ,054.19. Five hundred and fifty-two races were decided, a great many of them of the stake class. Lady Broadcast, Herbert M. Woolfs brilliant mare, journeyed from Miami to Havana to start in the Cuban Grand National and, scoring in the race, earned through that one victory ,950, sufficient to make her the leading money-winning horse of the meeting. Fortunate Youth, winner of two races, second in three others and third in one, earned ,580 and was second to Lady Broadcast in the money winners column. Vacillate, Bather, Monks First and Dea raced well and earned more than ,000 each. J. E. Smallman, Canadian owner, and Mrs. Emil Denemark, Chicago sportswoman, staged a close fight for money-winning honors among the owners, with Smallmans racers being the more successful, winning twenty-three races and 7,615, while Mrs. Denemark s horses scored fifteen times and won 6,575. Wood F. Axton, George Collins, S. S. Friedlein, G. F. Jenkins, A. G. Tarn, F. J. Vollmer and H. M. Woolf all fared well in respect to money winnings. G. Alexandra, training the horses of J. E. Smallman, took the training honors with twenty-three winning horses. G. F. Jenkins . saddled seventeen winners and O. L. Foster and J. R. Harmon fifteen each. R. T. Watts also sent fifteen winners to the post. J. Gilbert was in a class by himself among the jockeys, riding eighty-two of his 376 mounts to victory and leading the riders at Marianao by an overwhelming margin. Following are the owners whose horses won ",000 or more: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Smallman, J. E... 23 7 7 17,615 Denemark, Mrs. E . .15 26 10 16,575 Friedlein, S. S ....12 11 3 13,805 Woolf, H. M 3 0 2 13,410 Vollmer, F. J 15 4 9 12,955 Jenkins, G. F ....17 16 8 12,875 Collins, G. 10 12 17 12,145 Axton, W. F 10 7 13 12,095 Tarn, A. G. 14 7 12 10,305 Gorbet, S. and G 10 10 13 8,350 Pinetree Farm Stable. .10 8 6 7,505 Trout, C 10 7 5 7,300 McCuan, E 9 7 5 7,195 Rumage, H. C 9 11 3 7,175 Neusteter, H 9 5 9 6,675 Torriente, H. and A 9 6 4 6,625 Lowe, J. 7 13 15 6.625 Codd, P. B 6 0 5 6,265 Bedwell, H. G 8 5 10 6,250 Caimito Stable 8 4 3 5,725 Bavastro, A. G 8 4 2 5,575 Gibson, S. F 7 4 10 5,425 Clous, L .7 8 7 5,375 Sabath, A 6 5 11 5,375 Ingram, W. M 3 3 3 5,100 Following are the horses which won ,000 or more each: Horse. . 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Lady Broadcast 1 0 0 $ 9,950 Fortunate Youth . .". 2 3 1 6,580 Monks First , 1 1 1 4,745 Vacillate 3 2 0 4,280 Bather 2 2 0 4,225 Bess Cloi 6 2 2 4,100 Dea 6 1 3 4,025 General Court 2 0 1 3,855 Blue Day 2 2 0 3,595 Popcorn 5 1 3 3,400 Menelek . 2 0 1 3,395 Hogans Dance 5 1 1 3,325 Jack Collins.... 4 1 2 3,305 Newsreel 5 1 1 3,300 Polar Sea 5 1 1 3,300 Translucent 5 1 1 3,300- Thistle Fyrn 1 0 2 3,250 Following are the records of the jockeys who scored with ten or more of their mounts: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C Gilbert, J 367 82 42 50 193 .22 Roderick, T 257 36 38 42 141 .14 Martin, R 170 31 24 21 94 .18 Meade, D 248 31 38 29 150 .12 McLaren, J 185 26 33 23 103 .14 Curran, W 144 26 19 15 84 .18 Dupuy, M 167 22 19 15 111 .13 Ensor, L 77 . 19 12 11 35 .26 Neal, E 153 18 8 13 114 .12 Moore, G 89 16 15 4 54 .18 Louman, H 121 15 18 10 78 .12 Prior, W 105 14 11 10 70 .13 Mattioli, J 119 13 12 16 78 .11 Fischer, R 200 13 28 30 129 .06 Privett, W 84 11 11 9 53 .13 McCrossen, C... 67 11 8 9 39 .16 Gaither, A 79 10 5 8 56 .13 Lipiec, S 90 10 9 8 63 .11 Following are the trainers who saddled five or more winners each: , Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Alexandra, G 23 Torriente, H 8 Jenkins, G. F 17 Rodriguez, C 8 Watts, R. T 15 Jacobs, H 8 Harmon, J. R 15 Haymaker, L 8 Foster, O. L 15 Gonzales, M 8 Tarn, A. G 14 McKinncy, W. A.. 8 Zoeller, J 13 Kearns, F. J 8 Troutt, C 13 Codd, P. B 7 Bedwell, L. G 13 Keith, J. J 7 Bedwell, L. G 13 Claiborn, M 7 Travis, F. C 12 Clous, L 7 Carter, R. D 11 Emerson, W 7 Moran, T 10 Herdel, H 6 Neusteter, H 10 Proctor, T 6 Lewis, W...i 10 Van Dusen, C 6 Lowe, J. 10 Hayes, J 5 Gorbet, S. 10 Hoskins, J 5 McCuan. E 10 Mclntire. B. B... 5 Rumage, H. C 9 Spraguc, C. H 5 The following stakes were decided: Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Christmas Handicap, December 25; Bather .-. ,425 New Years Handicap, January 1; Thistle Fyrn 2,750 Marianao Handicap, January 17; Vacillate :. 2,330 Turismo Cup Handicap, January 24; Menelek . 2,660 Jose Marti Handicap, January 28; Bather 2,450 Jockey Club Claiming Handicap, February 7; Blue Day 2,690 Cuban Mile Championship, February 14; General Court 3,030 Independence Handicap, February 24; Fortunate Youth 4,305 Cuban Derby, February 28; Monks First 4,545 Cuban Juvenile Stakes; March 6; Lucille K 2,440 Cuban Grand National Handicap; March 13; Lady Broadcast 9,950 The percentage of winning favorites was below normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 80 Number of races 552 Winning favorites 180 Winning second choices. .. .. 150 Winning outsiders 222 Winners at odds-on 23 Defeated at odds-on 14 Percentage of winning favorites 33
