PROSPEROUS SEASON

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 18, 22 January 1937, Page 13

PROSPEROUS SEASON

THE ENGLISH YEAR

FAIRWAY'S FINE FIGURES

(From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON, December 2. The year lyjb has been one ol great prosperity lor the Turf. 'Hie season nas ueen successful, attendances hav« shown an increase on recent years, and the Kacecourse Betting Control Board is expecting to show a turnover of ±i7,UUu,UUO when its accounts are made up at the end of December, '.turnover records were established at Ascot and at other meetings. The bookies, on the otner hand, say that they have had a very bad year. The most successful owner-breeder of the year has been Lord Astor, whose horses have won £i5«,131 in stakes, beating his previous best of £33,723 in 1925. lie is followed by Lord Derby and the Aga Khan. Sir A. Bailey, who has been racing a great numoer of years, has also had a successful year, as has the American owner, Mr. W. Woodward.

J. Lawson, who trains at Manton, : heads the list of winning trainers with nearly £62,000, and is followed by Captain C. Boyd-Kochfort, Frank Butters, and C. Leader. Most winners have been saddled by M. Peacock, who trains at Middleham, as did his famous father before him. This has been a good season for the three Jarvis brothers. Basil's horses have won nearly £17,000, and the Royal stable, conducted by W. R. Jarvis, has had one of its best years, winning £13,000 in stakes during the year. Gordon Richards again heads the list of winning jockeys. He already holds the record of having ridden more winners in one season than any other rider, and now he has made another record with, 1000 mounts. Nevett and Sirett have also each ridden more than 100 winners during the season. E. Smith and T. Lowrey have established themselves as first-class jockeys. Of the older riders Fox, Dick, and -elliss have retired after long and honourable careers. Jelliss and Dick have begun as trainers, and Fox will help his old friend, Captain Gooch, with his,, stable. Donoghue and Carslake will ride again next season. "The Times s' critic says: "Carslake has been riding as well this year as ever he rode before, and I have no doubt that if he could ride at something less than Bst he would be the champion jockey. Some of his finishes, especially at Newmarket, have been a delight to watch." By comparison with last season, when the Aga Khan's good colt Bahram distinguished himself by winning the TriplelCrown, 1936 must take a modest place* It seems to be generally agreed that the two best two-year-olds of the season were Early School and Foray. Captain Long, in his interesting handicap of the season's two-year-olds, places Early School top, 31b above Foray. Early School is by Felstead, Foray is by Tetratema. Fair Copy, Goya 11, The Hour, Full Sail, and Sansalvo were also promising two-year-olds. It is a pity that, owing to a mistake, Lord Derby s Fair Copy was not entered in the Derby. Early School, of course, will be trained for the Derby. Foray will be "hotted up" tor the Two Thousand Guineas. „ , , The produce of Lord Derby's great sire Fairway have had an amazing season, having won £58,012 in stakes, so eclipsing the record of Blandford, who headed last season's fist with £57,538. Blandford, who in 1934 had over £75,000 to his credit, has dropped completely into obscurity, whereas (says the "Daily Telegraph") his successor promises to go on to still greater triumphs. This is only the third season in which Fairway's stock have been racing, which makes his performance all the more remarkable. The value of his stock is emphasised, if needs be, by the position of his brother. Pharos, in the table. Pharos stands third, with £20.626. Miss Dorothy Paget paid the record price of 15,000 guineas for a Fairway colt out of Golden Hair this show that French-bred horses raced in England have oeen precedented in number during 19ab, and, if none have shown outstanding merit, the value of their s t a^®" win P. in ®? has totalled £73.937. nearly three times more than two years ago. The United States stands fifth in the list of winning breeders with £15.238 won in stakes.