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j ! DISTRIBUTION AT JAMAICA 06,975 Divided Among Horsemen "by Metropolitan Jockey Club. Johnstown Earns 5,525 In Three Straight "Victories — Percentage of Winning Favorites Above NormaL The spring meeting of the Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica, which annually opens the New York racing season each year, was highly successful in many ways. The association distributed 06,975 among the horsemen during the twenty-two days of racing, for a daily average of ,407.95, which was close to the high figure for any single meeting at this track. The patrons who journeyed to the Long Island course witnessed sixty-two favorites win out of the 144 races run, for a winning percentage of .43. They also saw Johnstown, winner of the sixty-fifth running- of the Kentucky Derby, win all three of his engagements at this track, which included scores in the Paumonpk Handicap, Wood Memorial Stakes and a new-track-record performance in the Woodhaven Purse. The son of Jamestown ran the mile and seventy yards of the Woodhaven Pux*se in 1:40%, a fifth of a second off the worlds record held jointly by Mike Hall and Chasar. The Belair Stud led the list of money-winning owners, with 3,435, of which Johnstown earned 5,525 in his three victories. Mrs. E. D. Jacobs finished second, and third place went to George D. Widener. •Thanksgiving, winner of the Excelsior Handicap, and Fighting Fox, which won the renewal of the Jamaica Handicap, finished second and third, respectively, to Johnstownt in the list of money-winning horses. Jockeys J. Longden and R. Nash finished in a dead heat for riding honors, each being astride twenty winners. Hirsch Jacobs saddled nineteen winners, which was five more than "Sunny Jim" Fitz-simmons was able to send out. Jacobs saddled Sandy Bill for four victories to duplicate the geldings 1938 record at this course. Following are the owners whose horses won ,000 or more-Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Belair Stud 5 2 2 3,435 Jacobs, Mrs. E. D 13 8 3 10,900 Widener, G. D 5 3 3 8,060 Wheatley Stable 7 9 7 7,950 Corning, Mrs. P. 1 0 0 6,950 Whitaker, B. F 5 1 2 6,460 Brown, J. W. 1 2 1 5,420 Winfrey, W. C 6 1 0 5,390 Paragon Stable 2 11 4 4,210 Saratoga Stable 0 1 0 4,000 Lewis, Mrs. E. G 1 4 1 3,445 Christmas, B. F. 3 4 3 3,350 Whitney, J. H 3 3 4 3,220 Berri, W. H . 2 7 0 3,210 Partridge, J. B 3 3 1 3,010 Following are the horses which won ,750 or more each: Horse. 1st 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Johnstown 3 0 0 5,525 Thanksgiving „. 1 0 0 6,950 Fighting Fox *.. 1 1 0 6,850 T. M. Dorsett 1 0 0 4,925 Gannet 3 0 1 4,790 Volitant 0 1 0 4,000 Spanked 1 0 0 3,125 Sandy Bill 4 1 0 2,980 One Jest 3 0 0 2,275 Early Settler 2 0 0 2,205 Lee S ...3 0 0 2,100 Impound 0 0 1 2,000 Pagliacci 0 1 1 2,000 Henryels Pick 2 2 1 1,850 Salamis 1 1 0 1,770 Following are the jockeys who rode four or more winners each: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp.P.C. Longden, J 93 20 15 16 42 * .22 Nash, R 80 20 11 16 33 .25 Meade, D 60 12 15 10 23 .20 James, B 62 11 15 11 25 J8 Wall, N 65 10 10 7 38 .15 Renick, S 71 9 10 8 44 .13 Wright, W. D... 62 9 10 13 30 .15 Stout, J. 30 8 6 5 11 .27 Wagner, J 57 8 4 8 37 .14 Donoso, R 38 5 7 5 21 .13 Balaski, L 26 4 0 2 20 J5 Following are the trainers who saddled three or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Jacobs, H. 19 Buxton, M. 3 Fitzsimmons, J 14 Byer, J 3 Schuttinger, A 6 Cameron, G. D 3 Winfrey, W. C 6 Christmas, B. F.. . 3 Howard, Jack.... 5 Codd, P. B... 3 Mulholland, W. F. 5 Kirby, J. J 3 Winfrey, G. C... 5 McDaniel, H. 3 Hirsch, M. 4 Wessler, J 3 Bentham, D 3 McPherson, J 3 The percentage of winning favorites was above normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 22 *Number of races...... 144. Winning favorites , 62 Winning second choices 32 Winning outsiders 51 Winners at odds-on 21 Defeated at odds-on 17 Percentage of winning favorites. 43 *One dead heat was run. Following is a list of stakes that were de-* cided: Paumonok Handicap, April 15; Johnstown • $ 6,850 Rosedale Stakes, April 22, Spanked... 3,125 Stuyvesant Handicap, April 22; T. M. Dorsett 3 925 Jamaica Handicap, April 29; Fighting Fox 5 35Q Wood Memorial Stakes, April 29*; Johnstown 17 675 Excelsior Handicap, May 6; Thanks- giving 6 950 Youthful Stakes, May 10;Gannet 3 300
