The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-18
AMERICAN RIDER
I'd IN PERCENTAGE
Danny Maher was Successful on the Race
Track in England During the
Season Just Closed.

London, Dec. ls--with the fat rae.
ing season at an end, sporting men are
discussing the usual array Of statistics
published by the papers. In the list
Of winning jockeys, Danny Maher, the
American rider, is third with firsts un.
der the wire, but second in percentage.
For the preceding seven years Maher
has been first in percentage, although in
winning mounts he was second to Woo
ton In 1909 and 1910. For the first time
since 1908, Maher has failed TO ride 100
winners, the number this season being
one short Of the century mark, Since
1901, when he made his first appearance
on an English race course, Maher has
ridden l,l9T winners, an average Of 30
ayear Wooton In six years has ridden
673 winners, an average OF liz year.
Wooton had by far his most successful
year this season, having oeen up on
1877 winners out of 746 mounts.
The taking on Of weight may relieve
Maher Of his greatest rival, as IL Is said
that on this account Wooton may not
son. In order to insure even this brief
extension Of his racing season he will
be compelled to spend the winter in In
dia, where he will get sur1cient work
to keep him down to weight. Maher
also finds il increasingly difficult to
keep to weight, To avoid taking on
fat he will spend the winter hunting.
IL was clear many weeks ago that
Earl Derby, senior steward of the Jock
ey club, would head the list Of winning
owners. His aggregate of $4,000 is
nearly double the amount which placed
him second to Mr.. Fairie last year. No
owner has had such sum to his cred
it since 1896, when Leopold de Roths-
child topped the list with total Of
S233,s00. Two horses, Steadfast and
Swynford won most Of Lord Derby's
money for him.
That millions are wasted under the
present system Of education in Great
Britain was the startling statement re-
Gently made by Sir John Gorst, former
ly vice president for education. This
has added fuel to the fire of criticism to
which the plan for universal education
has been exposed since its inception.
Sir John said among other things:
"The majority of those who care for
the welfare Of the people and are ex.
perts in education consider that the
greater part Of the money under the
present system is wasted and might as
WELL so far as education is concerned,
he thrown into the sea. Physical growth
OF the children of the nation is, except
in the more advanced of our great cities,
insufficiently provided for :. A
starved and stunted race is being al
lowed to grow up as legacy for the
next generation to deal with, for in most
elementary schools children are only
drilled, not educated.
Originality of teacher and children
is sternly repressed. The new education
by work first and books afterwards, in
trodueed into the schools of Bavaria and
spreading over Germany and elsewhere,
is only partially known in British and
Irish schools The higher and univer-
sity schools are still fettered by medi-
aeval systems, which make the acquisi-
ton of learning to be produced at ex-
aminations the main work Of students.
With the incoming of the new min
lister of education, Sir John proposes