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W. R. COE HEADS OWNER LIST New York and Wyoming Owners Horses Earn 0,100 at Spa. 1 Saratoga Distributes 13,830 in Thirty Days Ladysman Leading Money-Winning Horse With 2,425. Saratoga, as usual, staged one of the outstanding meetings of the year during August, beginning on the first day of the month and ending September 3, a total of thirty racing days. One hundred and eighty-one races were decided, and 13,830 distributed, a daily average of 3,794.33. The usual stake a day policy of the Saratoga association was carried out. W. R. Coe, who has had probably his biggest year as an owner and breeder, was the leading money-winning owner, with 0,-100 to his credit, the result of nine firsts, five seconds and seven thirds. The Glen Riddle Farm of Samuel D. Riddle was second, with 0,900, and C. V. Whitney had a usual Whitney position among the leaders, his horse earning 2,930. The Belair Stud and the Greentree Stable also fared well in money won. Ladysman, outstanding two-year-old development of the year, added the rich Hopeful Stakes to his list of victories and headed the list of money-winning horses with 2,-425. i In addition he won the United States Hotel Stakes and the Grand Union Hotel I Stakes, the Hopeful returning 1,400 to his owner, the Grand Union 0,150 and the United States 0,875, making possible his magnificent total. War Hero, victor in the Travers Stakes and Saratoga Gold Cup, was second, with 4,575, and is the answer as to why Mr. Riddles colors figured so prominently at the Spa this year. Happy Gal took the measure of Ladysman on one occasion and was third to the Coe star and War Hero in matter of money won, with 7,625. Top Plight won one race, the Alabama Stakes, and thereby earned 2,225. Equipoise was another stakes winner, taking the ! Wilson and Whitney Stakes. I Silvio Coucci was the leading rider in 1 . number of winners; Workman was the leader in percentage. Coucci rode twenty-1 three victorious horses from a total of 111 mounts. Workman rode nineteen winners out of fifty-five mounts and had a percentage of .35. Couccis average was .21. Hank Mills did not fare so well when hej piloted only seven winners out of ninety-two mounts for a percentage of .08. Willie Brennan, who is training the Green-tree horses, headed the trainers list, saddling ten winners. G. Conway and B. Creech saddled nine winners each. j Following are the owners whose horses won ,900 or more: I Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Coe, W. R 9 5 7 0,100 Glen Riddle Farm 9 3 7 40,900 Whitney, C. V 7 3 5 32,930 Belair Stud Stable 3 1 4 24,350 Greentree Stable 10 10 9 19,565 Kilmer, W. S 4 5 5 18,625 Bradley, E. R 5 8 5 14,685 Brookmeade Stable 3 7 7 11,170 Smith, J. P. . . 4 4 0 10,190 j Best, J. A 3 1 0 9,325 Ziegler, W., Jr 2 4 1 9,175 Whitney, Mrs. J. H 5 3 2 8,950 Wheatley Stable 4 2 4 8,350 Widener, J. E 5 6 5 7,900 Following are the horses which won ,075 or more each: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Ladysman 3 1 0 2,425 War Hero 4 0 2 34,575 Happy Gal 2 1 2 17 625 Top Flight 1 0 0 12,225 Sun Archer 2 2 0 11.850 1 Equipoise 2 0 0 11,800! Barometer 3 0 1 10.985 Reveille Boy 3 1 0 9,325 Morfair 3 1 0 9,190 Grand Time 2 2 1 8,925 Easy Day. 111 8,625 Faireno 1 0 0 6,350 Poppyman 2 0 0 5,950 Dark Secret 2 0 1 5,075 Following are the records of the jockeys who rode five or more winners each: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.O Coucci, S Ill 23 23 17 48 .21 ! Workman, R 5n 19 7 6 23 .35 1 Gilbert, J 67 13 6 13 35 .19 Bellizzi, D 40 11 5 2 22 .27 j Robertson, A 79 9 13 7 50 .11 Jones, R 28 8 4 3 13 .29 Garner, M ..36 7 3 7 19 .19 Hor , F 28 7 1 6 14 .25 Mills, H 92 7 14 17 54 .08 Hanford, B 57 6 8 7 36 .11 Burke, J. H 21 5 1 3 12 .24 Kurtsinger, C 59 5 6 10 38 .08 Leischman, R 30 5 2 2 21 .17 Following are the trainers who saddled five or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Brennan, W 10 Stotler, J. H 7 Conway, G. 9 Walker, P. M 6 Creech, B 9 Brooks, W. H 5 Fitzsimmons, J... 8 Healy, J. W 5 Buxton, C 7 McDaniel, H 5 Smith, J. P 7 The following stakes were decided: Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Flash Stakes, Aug. 1; Happy Gal $ 4,125 Saratoga Handicap, Aug. 1; Faireno. . 6,350 Shillelah Steeplechase, Aug. 2; Dark Magne 3,125 Schuylerville Stakes, Aug. 3; Volette. . 3,350 American Legion Handicap, Aug, 4; Microphone 3,350 Test Stakes, Aug. 5; Suntica 2,975 United States Hotel Stakes, Aug. 6; Ladysman 10,875 Wilson Stakes, Aug. 6; Equipoise. .. 6,350 Saratoga Sales Stakes, Aug. 8; Grand Time . 3,375 Seneca Claiming Stakes, Aug. 9; Uncanny 2,725 Kenner Stakes, Aug. 10; Dark Secret. 3,900 Albany Handicap, Aug. 11; Grand Time 3,950 Saranac Handicap, Aug. 12; Morfair. . 7,050 North American Steeplechase Handicap, i Aug. 13; Barometer. . 3,000 j Saratoga Special, Aug. 13; Happy Gal. 9,250 i I Whitney Stakes, Aug. 13; Equipoise.. 5,450 Troy Claiming Stakes, Aug. 15; Poppy-man 5,350 Catskill Claiming Stakes, Aug. 16; Helianthus 2,950 Alabama Stakes, Aug. 17; Top Flight. 12,225 Grab Bag Handicap, Aug. 18; Sun Archer 2,700 Champlain Handicap, Aug. 19; Reveille Boy 3,200 Beverwyck Steeplechase, Aug. 20; Barometer 3,075 Spinaway Stakes, Aug. 20; Easy Day. 8,425 Travers Stakes, Aug. 20; War Hero .. 23.150 Consolation Claiming Stakes 1st, Aug. 22; Rush Hour 2,375 Sanford Stakes, Aug. 23; Sun Archer. 4,025 Huron Handicap, Aug. 24; War Hero. 2.850 Adirondack Handicap, Aug. 25; Speed Boat 3,075 Grand Union Hotel Stakes, Aug. 27; Ladysman 10,150 Merchants and Citizens Handicap, Aug. 27; Reveille Boy. 5,200 Kentucky Claiming Stakes, Aug. 29; Eva B 4,050 Delaware Handicap, Aug. 30; Flag- j stone 3,600 Amsterdam Claiming Stakes, Aug. 31; Fleet Flag 2,325 Consolation Claiming Stakes 2nd, Sept. 2; Sweet Chariot 1,875 Saratoga Steeplechase Handicap, Sept. 3; Barometer 4,660 Hopeful Stakes, Sept. 3; Ladysman. .. 41,400 Saratoga Cup, Sept. 3; War Hero 7,825 The percentage of winning favorites was above normal, as shown in. the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 30 Number of races -. 181 Winning favorites 81 Winning second choices 38 Winning outsiders 62 Winners at odds-on 29 I Defeated at odds-on 20 Percentage of winning favorites . . .. .45
