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» I M I ! j mm ?*■ I I i JOCKEY GEORGE KING— His death on the battlefield in New Guinea has been reported by the War Department. Jockey George King Is Killed in Action James C. Ellis Contract Rider Meets Death in New Guinea THEBES, 111., April 20.— Jockey George King, who was one of the leading riders at tracks in the Middle West prior to his entrance into the Armed Forces in 1942, was killed in action in New Guinea, according to word received from the War Department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert King. King, who was under contract to James C. Ellis, Owensboro, Ky.. owner and breeder and head of the Dade Park race track, finished ninth in the 1941 jockey standings, with 146 winners. He accepted 827 mounts that year and besides the aforementioned winners was second 111 times and third on 123 occasions. He rode his first winner at Oaklawn Park on March 11, 1940, astride his contract employers Snap Clock, and before that season concluded he had visited the winners circle 109 more times. In addition, he had 97 seconds and 76 thirds out of a total of 652 mounts. Before entering the service in 1942, King 1 accepted 47 mounts, won with six of them. 1 was second three times and third eight | times. During the three years that he rode ! he had 1,526 mounts, had 262 wins, 211 seconds and 207 thirds.
