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LEADING AMERICAN JOCKEYS Basil James, the 17-year-old Sunnyside, Wash., rider, is the new leader of the American jockeys, with a record of 203 winners ridden since the first of the year. Last week it was apparent from the current form shown by James and Frank Chojnacki, the former leader, that the Washington youngster would inevitably take the lead. Chojnacki, riding at Tanforan, has been in somewhat of a slump, while James, despite the loss of his apprentice allowance a few months back, has been riding in, brilliant form at Sportsmans Park. Piloting six winners last week to boost his total past the 200 mark, James now has a margin of two winners on Chojnacki, who scored twice last week and also passed the 200 mark. With interest absorbed by the fight for leadership, the good riding of A. Gray was lost sight of, but the Idaho boy piloted twelve winners, double the number ridden by James, and sufficient to secure the weeks honors. James, however, not only leads in number of winners ridden, but also boasts of the highest percentage mark, .23, of any of the thirty leading American jockeys, whose records from January 1 up to and including the racing of last Saturday are as follows: Last Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp.P.C Wk. James, B 889 203 155 138 393 .23 6 Chojnacki, F.... 1,225 201 187 154 683 .16 2 Longden, J 939 186 146 120 487 .20 2 Nolan, J 1,115 150 153 152 660 .13 1 Parke, C 986 150 133 125 578 .15 9 Hanford, 1 775 140 115 104 416 .18 2 Hightshoe, R... 922 137 117 133 535 .15 4 Gilbert, J 619 128 93 87 311 3X 2 Meloche, T 898 127 112 3i 565 J4 0 Shultz, C 862 127 125 105 505 .15 2 Mojena, C 816 125 110 107 474 .15 0 Pierson, N. L.... 824 125 119 118 462 .15 0 Brammer, D 607 120 109 83 295 .20 0 Anderson, I...... 652 121 106 111 314 .19 8 Stout, J 554 118 88 70 278 .21 0 Gray, A..., 670 115 91 95 369 .17 12 Stevenson, C 626 113 93 86 334 J8 2 Arcaro, E 521 113 85 88 235 22 3 Smith, F. A. 579 106 83 62 328 .18 0 Young, S 522 105 83 76 258 .20 1 Cooper. A. 563 103 75 78 307 .18 5 Palumbo, S 490 100 94 75 221 20 0 Adams, J 519 99 82 75 263 .19 0 Cowley, J 716 98 78 80 460 .14 5 Haas, L.. 521 97 73 64 287 .19 5 Remillard, P..... 539 97. 96 79 267 .18 11 Dotter, R 583 95 88 80 320 .16 7 Robertson, A.... 464 92 62 58 252 .20 1 South, G 562 91 91 73 307 .16 8 Neves, R 546 87 66 61 332 .16 6
