JOCKEYS AND THEIR WINNINGS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 557, 9 January 1929, Page 6

JOCKEYS AND THEIR WINNINGS

Six Go Over the Hundred

The table given below shows bow the principal jockeys fared at the recent Auckland summer meeting, and indicates the riding fees earned, as well as the number of rides, and dividends returned to investors.

Jlany Jockeys have their admirers, who are. content to follow their favourites through thick and thin—mostly thin. Backers would have found this system to have been costly throughout the recent meeting at headquarters, although it is surprising to find from the lists that no less than 17 riders returned more in dividends than the number of mounts they had, so that with a level pound on each ride in their case a profit would have been returned. Of course, the most successful horseman was th€> Takanini pilot, H. Goldfinch, whose run was phenomenal when it is taken into consideration that he had only resumed riding a couple of months before after an absence of ovpr two years from the saddle. Consistency Itself Over the four days Goldfinch had 23 mounts, and he gave his backers 10 dividends in return for tlieir loyalty, which is an exceedingly high percentage for such an important meeting. He scored seven wins, three seconds and two thirds, so that he was placed in more than 50 per cent, of his engagements. A pound on each of Goldfinch’s mounts would, have given a clear profit of £8 17s, an excellent return by way of interest. As the result of his exertions in the saddle, or rather as a result of his skill, he earned no less than £195 4s in riding fees alone, which, together with a little from delighted owners, would probably bring his cheque for the meeting to within the vicinity of £SOO. And it was well earned, too. An exceedingly handsome cheque was also captured by the leading jockey to date, A. E. Ellis, whose 23 mounts earned for him £149 Bs, and placed him second on the list to Goldfinch. But for his followers the result was tragic, for he scored only two wins and two seconds, and a whole ticket on each of his rides would have shown a deficit of just on 50 per cent. A. Tinker was going strongly when he earned the displeasure of the stewards after winning the first race on the concluding day, and had perforce to

look on. Tinker has mauy admirers in the province, and rightly so, for he is in the front rank, and their loyalty would be rewarded in splendid fashion. He was on four winners and a second, and his dividends would show about 50 per cent, profit for his backers. In addition, Tinker gained a cheque for £l3O 16s in riding fees, and comes third on the list. But for tlieir wins in the Auckland Cup and Great Northern Derby respectively, Ellerslie horsemen J. Cammick and R. McTavish would have made a poor showing, judging by results, but their two big successes have placed them right up near the top. McTavish earned £124 16s and Cammick £123 4s, the latter’s figures showing a fair profit for investors. R. Reed £lll 12s and Wiggins .£B2 8s come next, and while the former showed about 50 per cent, profit to follow, the numerous followers of the Ellerslie light-weight would show about the same percentage deficit. They. All Paid It would have paid to follow the six hurdle horsemen who paid dividends, for they all showed a profit. Best of them was E. Garrett, who scored a win and a second, the former being a big-priced outsider, with the result that a profit of over 450 per cent, would have accrued with an outlay of a level pound on each of his rides. The apprentice rider, A. Dick, was also a good one to follow. He had seven rides for a first and two seconds (one at double figures, too), his profit being nearly 200 per cent. When noting the handsome riding fees earned by the jockeys, it has to be borne in mind that the figures shown do not actually represent the amount to be handed to the horseman. In each case 2£ per cent, is deducted as a contribution to the general trust funds, which are devoted to insurance and the administration of the funds. The following tabulated list shows the jockeys who paid dividends at the recent fixtures, indicating their placings, dividends returned, riding fees, and in the leading cases the amount of stakes won by their mounts:

' Riding Stakes Divi. Fees Won. Rides 1st 2nd 3rd £ 5 d £ 5 d £ H. Goldfinch .. .. 23 7 3 2 31 17 o 195 4 o 3.760 A. E. Ellis .. .. 23 2 2 2 11 14 6 149 8 0 2,300 A Tinker .. .. .. 13 4 1 1 19 18 0 130 16 0 2,550 R. McTavish .. 11 2 0 0 11 19 0 12416 O 2.400 J. Cammick .. .. 13 1 2 D 17 0 0 123 4 0 2,270 R. Reed .. .. .. 13 3 1 1 20 5 0 111 12 0 2,150 H. Wiggins .. .. 19 1 1 3 12 8 O 82 8 0 650 T. Green .. .. .. 13 1 1 2 2 18 6 76 O 0 1,100 B. H. Morn". .. 13 2 0 3 _ 9 O 6 7016 0 1,050 E. Ludow .. .. 11 2 0 1 13 2 6 62 16 0 . 850 L. G. Morris .. .. 7 1 3 O 6 1 0 59 12 '0 1,250 L. Manson .. .. 16 0 3 1 4 16 6 53 12 0 —— E. Garrett .. .. 4 1 1 ‘0 22 5 6 51 6 0 —- E. Warner .. .. 3 1 0 0 3 19 0 42 6 0 —— N. Syme .. .. .. 3 1 0 O 7 O 6 42 6 0 ——- H. Gilmer .. .. 9 1 0 1 18 11 6 37 12 0 —— F. McGovern .. 2 1 0 0 6 10 0 36 18 0 — A. Eastwood .. 10 0 2 1 5 2 6 35 12 0 —— R. Marsh .. .. .. 11 0 1 0 1 4 6 35 4: 0 —— J. Sharkey .. .. 5 1 0 1 5 18 O 33 12 0 ~— A. Dick .. .. .. 7 1 2 0 20 5 0 3016 0 —- D. Farrell .. .. 8 0 1 0 3 5 6 26 8 0' — A. Murray .. .. 5 0 1 1‘ 7 5 6 25 12 0 —— R. Thomson .. .. 4 O 1 D 2 1 0 25 4 ‘0 ~— A. McGregor .. 3 0 2 0 8 11 O 23 8 O —— A. McCormac .. 2 0 1 1 1 4 6 13 4 0 —— W. Pascoe .. .. 4 0 1 2 2 6 6 12 6 0 —— A. Parsons .. .. 3 0 1 0 13 9 6 9 12 0 ~— W. Skipper .. .. 2 0 1 1 5 1O 0 7 4 0 __