Skelton Tops 100

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31655, 16 April 1968, Page 1

Skelton Tops 100

The leading jockey, W. D. Skelton, was presented with a $2OO silver salver by the Canterbury Jockey Club after he rode his 100th winner for the season. Skelton’s 100th winner for the season was Dalvui in the George Adams Handicap at Riccarton yesterday. Less than an hour later he took his tally to 101 by winning the Merivale Handicap on Jay Ribbon. James Arthur and Chilli Bean, Skelton's mounts in the two remaining races on the programme, both ran second. Because there was a shortage jf high-weight jockeys, Skelton rode In the highweight yesterday. He was on the unplaced runner. Autobank, but in the next seven races he had four wins and three seconds. Anyone deciding to start with the second race with $1 and bet on Skelton's mounts for a place on an all-up basis would have made a profit of over $lOO Skelton is only the third New Zealand jockey to ride 100 winners in the season He now aims to beat the previous best of 123, set by the late Keith Voitre,

and has wasted no time attempting to close the gap. Last evening he left for Invercargill by air and will ride on the final day of the Riverton Easter meet-

ing today. His mounts will include Certain and Heffs. The photograph shows Skelton speaking at the presentation ceremony yesterday.