Sporting and Athletic Records

306 TURF RECORDS Winning Owners Largest amounts won in a year £73,857 by the Duke of Portland in 1889 £46,774 „ Mr. Leopold de Rothschild „ 1896 £37,674 „ Mr. H. McCalmout „ 1894 £34,380 „ Lord Falmouth „ 1877 Winning Jockeys Most winning mounts in a year 246 by F. Archer in 1885 2 4i i> » „ 1884 232 „ ,, 1883 229 „ „ „ 1878 222 „ T. Loates ,, 1893 219 „ F. Archer „ 1881 217 „ » 1877 210 „ „ „ 1882 207 ., „ „ 1876 During the 12 years 1875—1886 F. Archer had 2463 winning mounts, far and away the largest number on record to the credit of one jockey. High priced Racehorses £ Ormonde sold for 30,000 St. Blaise „ „ 20,000 Matchbox „ „ 18,000 Common „ „ 15,000 King Thomas (yearling) ,, „ 7,600 La Flfeche (yearling filly) „ „ 5,775