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ROCKINGHAM PARK FIGURES Salem Management Distributed Total Prizes of 60,455. Gallant Gay Defeats Roman Soldier in Rockingham Park Handicap and Leads Money Winners. Rockingham Parks first 1936 meeting was a .big success compared with last years sessions, and the Salem track management, during the eighteen days of racing from May I 25 to June 13, distributed 60,455 in prizes, a daily average of ,914.17. W. A. Adams carried off the largest slice of the purse money when his horses won 0,725. E. Sachsenmaier, owner of the brilliant Roman Soldier, was the second largest money winning owner with ,440, and A. G. Vanderbilt was third with ,025. Gallant Gay, the young horse which defeated Roman Soldier in the Rockingham Park Handicap, most valuable race of the meeting, topped his formidable rival in money winnings also, earning 0,250 to Roman Soldiers ,440. Johnny Longden, with a record of seventeen winning mounts, headed the riders list with Lyman Brusie, leading trainer, with nine winning horses. Following are the owners whose horses won ,000 or more each: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. . Adams, W. W 3 2 1 0,725 Sachsenmaier, E 2 0 1 8,440 ! Vanderbilt, A. G 8 5 4 7,025 Tarn, A. G 5 1 2 6,175 Whitney, C. V 3 5 1 5,190 Wyse, Mrs. V 4 5 4 3,587 Spreckels, J. D., III.... 2 0 2 3,275 Lone Star Stable 4 11 3,100 Spatola, F. 2 0 0 3,090 , Doris, Miss A 3 6 3 2,900 Suburban Stable 4 3 2 2,850 Archibald, H. T 4" 1 1 2,800 Dunn, Mrs. F. C 3 2 2 2,287 Greentree Stable 3 0 4 2,200 Jones, W. A 2 2 2 2,175 Grayson, C. T ....2 1 4 2,075 Jones, W. A 2 1 2 2,025 Brookmeade Stable 0 1 0 2,000 Following are the horses which won ,500 or more each: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Gallant Gay, 3 10 0,250 Roman Soldier 2 0 1 8,440 Pegotty Ann 2 0 1 3,185 Faust 1 0 0 3,150 Trumpery 1 0 0 2,490 Wise Prince 1 0 0 2,490 Good Goods 0 1 0 2,000 Blue Day 3 0 0 1,950 Miss Trophy . . 2 10 1,675 Fra Diavolo 2 1 0 1,650 Volta Maid 2 10 1,650 Scatter Brain 2 10 1,650 Bachelor Dinner 2 1 0 1,600 t Red Wagon 2 0 1 1,575 Seawick 2 0 0 1,525 Baby Sweep 2 0 0 1,500 f Up and Up 2 0 0 1,500 . Wandrel 2 0 0 1,500 11 Following are the jockeys who rode four h or more winners each: Jockey. Mts. 1st 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C q Longden, J 61 17 11 4 32 .27 Hightshoe, R 87 13 10 16 48 .15 f Le Blanc, H. W. . 85 9 12 8 66 .11 1 Kamar, C 54 8 7 8 31 .15 Jackson, W. G. . . 32 7 4 6 15 .22 Wagner, J 55 7 7 10 31 .13 Kastner, R 38 6 6 7 19 .16 Nertney, W 35 6 5 4 20 .17 Thompson, V 46 6 6 9 25 .13 Eye, C 20 5 1 5 9 .25 Jacobs, J 24 5 1 2 16 .21 Luther, T 39 5 5 4 25 .13 Caperton, H 10 4 1 0 5 .40 Dabson, H 32 4 2 3 23 .12 Griggs, C 34 4 4 5 21 .12 Jolley, A 28 4 4 2 18 .14 Knapp, L 46 4 6 5 31 .09 McCombs, K 14 4 1 1 8 .29 Following are the trainers who saddled three or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Brusie, L. A 9 Trotter, C. H 4 Stotler, J. H 8 Brown, J. G 4 Tarn, A. G. ...... . 7 Lowenstein, M. . . . 4 Arvin,. G. L 6 Campbell, H. L... 3 Smart, M 4 Haughton, E 3 Barber, G. K 4 McCuan, E. 3 Lilly, M. C 4 Dunn, F. C 3 Theall, J. B 4 Foster, O. L 3 Following is a list of the stakes that were decided: i Stake. Dato. Winner. Value. 1 Speed Handicap, May 25; Trumpery. . .,490 I New Hampshire Handicap, May 27; Faust 3,150 Decoration Day Handicap, May 30; Ro- l man Soldier 3 700 J New England States Handicap, June" 3; I Wise Prince 2,490 I Granite State Handicap, June 6; Ro- man Soldier 3,840 I Juvenile Handicap, Junt 10, Pegotty I Ann 2,535 Rockingham Park Handicap, June 13; Gallant Gay 8,050 The percentage of winning favorites was below normal, as shown in the subjoined .tabulation: Number of days .. 18 Number of races 144 Winning favorites 45 Winning second choices 30 Winning outsiders 72 Winners at odds-on 2 Defeated at odds-on 2 I Percentage of winning favorites 31 I Three dead heats were run. I 1
