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. I j 1 • I • I , I | JAMAICA RACING FIGURES ♦ Total of 16,055 Distributed During 22 Days of Sport. » C. V. Whitney Leading Money Winning Owner — Pompelus Tops the Horses — Mills Heads the Jockeys. ♦ The C. V. Whitney stable began the New York racing season auspiciously by winning the most money during the Jamaica meeting. This was the first ot the metropolitan meetings of 1932, and comprised twenty-two racing days, during which time 132 races were run and 16,055 was distributed in stakes and purses. The daily average distribution amounted to ,820. The Whitney stable won 0,650, while James Butler, owner of the Empire City track, was second with earnings of 8,800 and J. J. Robinson third with 8,685. The W. R. Coe string also figured prominently with winnings of 7,350. Pompeius, with 2,675, Universe, with 0,600 and the great handicap star Questionnaire with 0,550 were the largest money winners among the horses. Hank Mills, the sensational young rider, who rode so well last year and during the winter, carried off the saddle honors with sixteen victories for a percentage of .25. S. Coucci and A. Robertson were tied for second place, each with fourteen winning mounts. The training honors fell to H. C. Riddle, with ten winners, the veteran James Fitz-simmons being next with nine. The complete statistics follow, the leading winning owners heading the tabulations: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Whitney, C. V 9 4 5 0,650 Butler, J 7 13 9 18,800 Robinson. J. J 10 4 1 18,685 Coe, W. R 5 2 6 17,350 Cassidy, T. M 1 2 0 10.800 Louchheim, J. H 5 4 1 10,650 Mereworth Stud Stable. 17 6 6,225 McCambridge, J 5 1 1 5,330 Whitney, Mrs. J. H 6 2 3 5,300 Brown. F. E 4 0 0 4,795 Wheatley Stable 5 1 4 4,660 Greentree Stable 3 2 3 3,970 Widener, J. E 4 2 1 3,515 Brookmeade Stable 3 2 0 3,015 The following are the leading money winning horses: Horse. 1st 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Pompeius 3 0 2 2,675 Universe 1 0 0 10,600 Questionnaire .2 0 0 10,550 Disdainful 2 0 0 9,000 Eisenberg 2 1 0 8,500 Ha Ha 3 1 0 6,350 Halcyon 1 0 0 4,850 Condescend 4 0 0 4,795 Sandy Bill 2 0 0 4.600 Flaming 4 0 0 4,330 Little Lad 110 4,250 Swivel 1 0 1 4,025 On Tap 2 0 1 3,350 Mountain Elk 2 10 2,865 Little Nap 3 2 1 2.600 Star Fire 13 2 2.245 Raccoon 2 1 0 2,115 Glidelia 3 0 0 2,100 Apprentice 2 2 0 2.035 Dark Secret 2 0 1 2,030 Economic 0 1 0 2,000 The foJlowing are the successful jockeys: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. PC Mills, H 65 16 18 8 23 .25 Coucci, S 53 14 8 4 27 .26 Robertson, A.... 73 14 12 11 36 .20 Ensor, L 39 8 3 6 22 .21 Knapp, L 58 7 8 12 31 .12 Richards. H 42 7 6 3 26 .17 Malley, T 60 6 6 7 41 .10 Garner. M 15 5 3 2 5 .33 Horn, F 28 5 6 3 14 .18 Kelsay, W 33 5 1 3 24 .15 Steffen, E 31 5 3 4 19 .16 The following are the trainers who won three or more races: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Riddle, H. C 10 Hopkins, F 4 Fitzsimmons, J 9 McDaniel, H 4 Johnson, J 7 Brown, W. D 4 Healy, J. W 6 Quinn, C 4 Buxton. C 5 Arvin, G. L 3 Caf arelli. C 5 Brennan, W 3 Creech, B 5 Phillips. G. E 3 Jacobs, H 5 Smith, R. A 3 Healey, T. J 5 Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Following are the stakes that were decided : Paumonok Handicap, April 16; Questionnaire $ 5,900 Suffolk Claiming Stakes, April 19; Eisenberg 3,875 Newton Claiming Stakes, April 20; Ha Ha 2,375 Rosedale Stakes, April 21; Swivel... 3,925 Colorado Stakes, April 23; Sandy Bill. 3,900 Kings County Handicap, April 23; Questionnaire 4,650 Highland Claiming Stakes, April 26; Ha Ha 2,775 Jamaica Handicap, April 27; Halcyon. 4,850 Long Beach Claiming Hnadicap, -Ap::l 28; Condescend 2,200 Greenfield Claiming Stakes, April 30; Eisenberg 3,825 Wood Memorial Stakes, April 30; Universe 10,400 Olympic Claiming Stakes, May 3; On Tap 2,400 Spring Handicap, May 4; Pompeius 3,300 Montauk Claiming Stakes, May 5; Little Lad 3,750 Youthful Stakes, May 7; Disdainful.. 8,300 Excelsior Handicap, May 7; Pompeius 4,850 Southampton Handicap, May 10; Pompeius 3,925 Garden City Claiming Stakes, May 11; Flaming 1,975 The percentage of winning favorites was above normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 22 Number of races 132 Winning favorites 61 Winning second choices 24 Winning outsiders 47 Winners at odds-on 34 Defeated at odds-on 17 Percentage of winning favorites .46
