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LEADING AMERICAN TRAINERS E. H. Beezley and A. E. Alexandra were tied for high honors last week, each saddling four winners. However, the formers work has been more in the limelight due to the fact that he has a total of twenty winners at the current Ak-Sar-Ben meeting at Omaha. Beezley is now; on equal terms with Ben Jones for second place, each having fifty-one wins to his credit, while A. E. Alexandra is tied with A. Pelleteri for fifth place honors with thirty-five scores. Hirsch Jacobs was only able to saddle one winner during the past week, but he is still far out in front, having sent seventy-three winners to the post since the turn of the year. The following are the leading American trainers for the period of racing from January 1 to June 29, inclusive: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Jacobs, H. ........73 Creech, B,.....32 Jones, B. A. . .... .51 Flanigan, Ji J.. ...31 Beezley, E. H......51 Headley, H. P.-. ...31 Michell, B. S. . . ... .40 Williams, J, . . . .31 Alexandra, A..E. -35 Stotler, J.H,..,.30 -Pelleteri, A. . . . .35 Copenhaver, L....30, .Alexandra, G.....33 Baker,. H.. 29 . -JBieber, P 32 McGarvey, R.,..28