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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE SUBURBAN HANDICAP. The first Suburban, won by General Monroe in 1SS4, had but ,500 added. It is different now so far as money is concerned. However, at that time ,500 added was considered a munificent endowment and owners responded so eagerly to the inducements of this rich new stake that twenty horses went to the post. To show that the handlcappers of that time did not in the. least fear to put high weight on good horses, George Kinney ran fifth in that Subuiban with 132 pounds up and Barnes, his stableraate, also ran unplaced with 131 up. Furthermore, this pair coupled was the favorite at 2J to 1. General Monroe himself carried 124 pounds, but seven pounds of this was penalty, his original assignment having been 117 pounds. He was a great old horse, by far the best son of Tom Bowling. He came out to Chicago the same year to the inaugural Washington Park meeting and got licked by Frceland and Audrain in the Columbia Stakes at a mile aud three-quarters, but carried off the Washington Park Cup at two miles anil a quartet in great style. Subsequently the added money was raised to ,000. Then in 1SS9 It was made a 0,000 guaranteed slake. In 1892 and 1S93 it was of the guaranteed value of 5,000, its high, money mark. In 1S91 it had 4,000 added. In 1S95 it was cut down to ,000 added and was worth only ,730 net to the winner, the least valuable Suburban ever run. Its next change was to a 0,000 guaranteed race. In 1903 this figure was doubled and since then it has remained a stake of the guaranteed value of 0,000, its condensed history being as follows: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 18S4 Gen. Monroe C W.Donohue. .124 War Eagle 4 102 J. of Hearts 0114 ,945 2:11J 1885 Pontiac 4 ..Olney.,102 Richmond 4 110 Rataplan 4... 110 5,855 2:09V 18 Troubador 4 Fitzpatrick. .115 tRichmond 4 110 Savanac 3 100 5,697 2:12 1887 Eurus 4 Davis.. 102 Oriflame 3 104 Wickham 5... 114 C.0C5 2:12 188S Elkwood 5 Martin. .119 Terra Cotta 4 122 Firenze 4 117 0,812 2:07 1889 Raceland 4 Garrison. .120 Terra Cotta 5 124 Gorgo 4 110 6,900 2:09 1890 Salvator 4 I. Murphy.. 127 Cassius 4 107 Tenny 4 120 0,900 2:00J 1891 Loantaka 5 , Bergen.. 110 Major Domo 5 ... . .107J Cassius 5 115 9,900 2:07 1892 Montana 4 Garrison. .115 Major Domo 6 115 Lamplighter 3104 17,750 2:07s 1893 Lowlander 5 . .McDermott. .105 Tcrrifier 5 95 Lamplighter 4129 17,750 2:0uS 1894 Ramapo 4 . Taral..l20 Banquet 7 119 Sport 4 114 12,070 2:06 1895 Lazzarone 4 Hamilton . .115 Sir Walter 5 126 S. and Dance4 99 4,730 2:07J 1896 Hen. of Navarre 5. .Griffin. .129 The Commoner 4 ..113 Clifford 6 126 5,850 2:07 1897 Ben Brush 4 ..Slmms..l23 The Winner 4 115 Havoc 5 101 5,850 2:074 1898 Tlllo 4 Clayton.. 119 Semper Ego 5 100 Ogden 4 109 6,800 2:08i 1899 Imp 5 Turner-. 114 Bannockburn 4 112 Warrenton 4.. 114 6,800 2:08s 1900 Kinley Mack 4 McCue..l25 Ethelbcrt 4 130 Gulden 3 100 6,800 2:00 1901 Alcedo 4 Spencer.. 112 Watercure 4 101 Toddy 4 ....100 7,800 2:055 1902 Gold Heels 4 Wonderly . . 124 Pentecost 3 99 Blues 4 124 7,800 2:05 1903 Africander 3 Fuller.. 110 Herbert 0 118 Hun. Raine 4. 98 16,490 2:10J 1904 Hermis 5 Itedfem. .127 The Picket 4 ......124 Irish Lad 4. ..127 16.800 2:05 1905 Beldame 4 F. ONeill. .123 Proper 5 109 First Mason 5. 118 16.S00 2:05j By Bold Dayrell. tBy Virgil.
