The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-16
RIDES SO WINNERS
Danny Maher Fails to Keep Up
100 Record.
Earl Derby Wins $215,O0 on
Turf This Season.
MONEY is WASTED
MONEY is WASTED
Millions Used to Grow Stunted
Race, GOrst Says.
New Type Of Grain Ship May BE
a Success.


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
under the wire, but second in percent
age.
For the preceding seven years
Maher has been first in percentage, al
though in winning mounts he was Sec
ond to Wooton 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 CEN
fury mark. Since 1900, when he made
his first appearance on an English race
course, Maher has ridden 1877 win
ners, an average of 80 a year. Wooton
in six years has ridden 673 winners.
an average of 112 year. WoOton had
by far his most successful yer this
season. having been up on 1S7 winners
out of TAG mounts.
The taking on of weight may relieve
Maher of his greatest rival, as it is
said that on this account WOoton may
not be able to ride more than one
more season. In order to insure even
this brief extension of his racing sea-
son he will be compelled to spend the
winter in India, " here he will get Suf-
fcient work to keep him down to
weight Maher also finds it increas-
ingIy difficult to keep to weight. To
winter hunting.
1t was clear many weeks ago that
Earl Derby, senior steward of the
Jockey Club. would head the list of
winning owners. His aggregate of
$215, 600 is nearly double the amount
which placed him second to Mr.. Fairie
last year. No owner has had such a
sum to his credit since 1896, when
Leopold de Rothschild topped the list
with total of $233,sOO. Two horses,
Steadfast and Swynford, won most of
Lord Derhy's money for him.
Millions Are Wasted.
That millions are wasted under the
present system of education in Great
Britain was the startling statement re-
Gently made by Sir John Gorst, for
merly Vice President for Education
This has added fuel to the fire of
criticism to which the plan for uni
versal education has been exposed
since its inception.
Sir John said among other things:
THE majority of those who care for
perts in education consider that the
greater part of this money under the
present system is wasted and might as
well, so far as education is concerned,
be 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 great starved and stunted
race is being allowed to grow up as
legacy for the next generation to deal
with, for in most eleme ntary schools I
children are only drilled, not educated. |
Originality of teacher and children
is sternly repressed. The new edu- |
cation by work first and books after |
wards, introduced into the schools of /
Bavaria and spreading over Germany /
and elsewhere, is only partially known |
in British and Irish schools. The |
higher and university schools are still /
by medieval systems. which |
make the acquisition of learning to be
produced at examinations the main |
work of students"
With the incoming of the new min |
ster of education. Sir John proposes
l radical revolution in the manner and |
methods of administering the educa-
.ional grants
The successful transatlantic voyage
Of the ToiIer, an internal combustion L
motor ship which was built at Wall /
send-on-Tyne for carrying grain on /
Canadian canals, has given impetus to /
he building of similar crafts by Brit
sh shipyards. The Toiler was es-
oecially designed as a large cargo car
Ter and the saving in engine room by /
he Installation of gas engines made
or economy of space. The vessel will
larry 81. 600 bushels, or an increase of
5000 bushels over steam driven
hip of her dimensions. In addition to
he savings in stokers' wages, there is
he reduction in fuel costs, the boat
-unning on two tons of oil per day in
comparison with a steamships eight
n nine tons of coal
Keen interest is being taken in the
TutIandia, twin screw motor ship
which will have it's trials next month
rom the Clyde shipyard where she is
,eing built. She is the pioneer of mo-
or ocean carriers, and her success
nay mean revolution in marine en-
yineering.
For service on the Great Lakes of
America a large motor ship is being
,uilt at Glasgow She will have motors
4 1000 horsepower.