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FAIR GROUNDS DISTRIBUTION 1 62 6, 03 5 Allotted at Long Winter Meeting of the Louisiana Jockey Club. The Louisiana Jockey Club, which opened its long: winter meeting: on November 25, distributed 26,035 during the 113 days of racing at the Fair Grounds track. The daily average distribution was ,540.13, which was an increase of 20 a day over the 1936-1937 meeting. To Clyde Troutt went the honor of money-winning owner and training honors as well. He saddled, twenty-four horses under his colors for winning races, had twelve finish second and thirteen third, to earn 6,150. The stable of Mrs. A. M. Creech was a close second to the Illinois turfman, the horses of this establishment garnering 6,025. E. K. Bryson was the only other owner toy earn a five-figure amount when the horses in his barn earned 2,175. Wise Fox led the horses in money won by virtue of his splendid triumph in the Louisiana Derby. The A. G. Tarn representative earned ,510 in his lone engagement of the meeting. Zevson accounted for six purses, including three stakes, to earn ,345. Chance Kay won ,865 to finish third in line. Jockey R. L. Vedder booted seventy-seven winners home during the long meeting, to finish well out in front for the riding championship. His closest rival was V. Nodarse, who rode sixty winners out of the 347 mounts Tie accepted. The honor of leading trainer went to Clyde Troutt. He saddled twenty-eight horses for winning efforts to finish out the meeting with nine more winners than F. C. Dunn. Following are the owners whose horses Won ,100 or more: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Troutt, C 24 12 16 6,150 Creech, Mrs. A. M. 17 16 10 16,025 Bryson, E. K .....14 12 5 12,175 Coward and Coffey. 11 5 10 9,890 Tarn, A. G 1 0 0 9,510 Dunn, Mrs. F. C 16 5 7 9,162 Davison, C. E 10 5 10 9,127 Hernandez, B 11 13 10 9,075 Torriente, Mrs. H 10 13 12 8,625 Shipp, Mrs. E. B .14 11 8 8,587 Southland Stable. ..... .10 9 4 8,390 Drillon, E.. 11 5 6 7,925 Emery, J ..10 9 10 7,862 White, Miss L. C 9 11 12 7,862 Brown, J. W 10 10 11 7,350 Bartlett, Mrs. E. H..... 6 0 1 7,305 Parke, Mrs. I. H 10 8 9 6,600 Putnam, C 7 10 4 6,200 Haughton, Mrs. E 8 8 6 6,175 Orr, Mrs. S 6 3 5 6,135 . Following are the horses which won ,000 or more each: Horse. 1st 2nd. 3rd. Amt Wise Fox.......... 1 0 0 $ 9,510 Zevson 6 0 1 7,345 Chance Ray 7 1 -3 6,865 Bunny Baby 6 5 3 6,425 Trouper 3 2 2 4,855 Leading Article 4 2 0 4,505 Hope Eternal 2 2 2 4,480 Reaping 5 0 1 4,475 Sadie F 6 4 3 4,075 Waxwing 3 0 1 4,015 Actdine 6 2 2 3,700 Me O My 5 3 1 3,425 The Rew 4 6 6 3,400 Golden Fate.. 5 6 1 3,300 Novelette 4 1 0 3,285 Miss Dolphin 3 1 0 3,225 Shalot .. 5 3 1 3,000 William Palmer... 4 4 1 3,000 Following are the jockeys who rode fifteen or more winners each: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C Vedder, R. L 525 77 59 50 339 .15 Nodarse, V 347 60 55 60 172 .17 Richard, J. .... . .381 58 46 50 227 .15 Mojena, C 237 41 21 32 143 .17 Morgan, D 274 36 36 42 160 .13 Berger, M 250 32 27 36 155 .13 Cornay, W 235 29 23 28 155 .12 Krovitz, H 252 . 28 19 35 170 .11 Johnson, W. L. . .171 25 27 20 99 .15 West, H.... 190 21 24 19 126 .11 Grill, F. . 157 20 24 16 97 .13 Musser, R 214 19 19 18 158 .09 Ward, W. F 169 19 17 16 117 .11 Cowley, J 163 17 14 18 114 .10 Hauer, H 205 17 20 23 145 .08 Stampfel, J 149 17 23 21 88 .11 Following are the trainers who saddled eight or more winners each : Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Troutt, C 28 Parke, I. H 11 Dunn, F. C .19 Davison, C. E 10 Creech, B 17 Torriente, H 10 Carter, Jack 14 Anderson, E. F. . . 9 Shipp, E. B 14 Johnson, W 9 Avant, L 13 Letellier, F. P.... 9 Kindred, R. A 12 Lycan, L. L 9 Theall, J. B 12 Molay, S. J 9 Bryson, E. K 11 Shultz, G. 9 Coward, R. A. . . . .11 Baumbach, J 8 Drillon, E 11 Hayes, J 8 Freeman, W. T. . .11 Tiller, N. 8 Haughton, E 11 Zitnik, J 8 Hernandez, B....11 Following is the list of stakes that were decided: Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Thanksgiving Handicap, November 25; Waxwing ,555 Dixie Handicap, November 27; Leading Article 1,480 Biloxi Handicap, December 4; Real !, Play 1,465 Jefferson Park Handicap, December 11; Trouper ... 1,495 Christmas Handicap, December 25; I Zevson 1,535 New Years Handicap, January 1; Hope Eternal 1,510 Martin Behrman Menfiorial Handicap, January 8; Waxwing . 1,460 Mobile Handicap, January 15; Miss Dolphin ........ 1,475 Russell E. Stone Memorial Handicap, I January 22; Zevson... 1,820 Bogalusa Handicap, January 29; I Trouper 1,410 jpontchartrain Handicap, February 5; Zevson .. . 1,415 Baton Rouge Handicap, February 12; I Reaping 1,475 klTew Orleans Handicap, February 19; 1 Novelette 1,485 Rex Handicap, February 26; White Cockade ., 1,470 Mardi Gras Handicap, March 1; Hope Eternal 1,820 Spanish Fort Handicap, March 5; Chance Ray 1,435 Lafayette Handicap, March 12; Joji T. 1,550 Hammond Handicap, March 19; Chance Ray 1,455 Jackson Handicap, March 26; Sabariel. 1,660 Louisiana Derby, March 27; Wise Fox. 9,510 The percentage of winning favorites was below normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days -. 113 Number of races. 809 Winning favorites. 243 Winning second choices 180 Winning outsiders 389 Winners at odds-on. .... ; 33 Defeated at odds-on. 21 Percentage of winning favorites .30 Three dead .heats were run.
