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condensed history of the nursery stakes. " : . The Nursery Stakes was established shortly after the close of the Civil War and, after being one of the most Important features of the Jerome Park fall meetings, was transferred to Morris Park and from thence .to- Belmont Park. In the course of its running it has fallen to many of the most brilliant stars of the American turf and its honors are always ardently desired by owners of good two-year-olds. Its record is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1866 Ruthless ; Davidson...: 97 Maid of Honor 97 Monday .100 2,450 1:49 1867 La Polka ....Stead.... 97 Cleopatra ..97 St. Paul w.100 1.750 1:00 18C8 Bonnie Lass ..C. Miller.... 97 Bay Ally by Eclipse .. 97 Inversnaid 97 2.S50 1:471 1809 Remorseless Lay ton.... 97 Finesse 97 Midway 97 2,900 1:471 1870 Harry Bassett C. Miller 100 Mary Louise 97 Elsie 07 4,350 1:491 1871 Joe Daniels .Rowe....l00 Alarm 100 Woodbine 97 2,750 1:53 1872 Wildidle ....Thomas.... 100 Long Branch 100 Catesby 100 3,900 1:48J 1873 Rutherford N. Hey wood. ...100 Reform 100 Attila .100 4,000 1:47 1874 Olitipa Feakes.... 97 Chesapeake ..100 Rhadamanthus 100 3,200 1:46 1S75 Patience Evans.... 07 Sunburst 100 Dauntless 97 3,000 1:49 187G Leonard Swim.... 100 Cloverbrook 100 Susquehanna .. 97 3,300 1:00 1877tDuke of Magenta Barbee 110 Pride of the Village... 107 Spartan 110 3,700 1:17 1878 Report Sparling.... 110 Uncas 110 Plevna 110 4,100 1:19 1879 Sensation Hughes 110. Ferncllffe 110 Grenada 110 3,300 1:18 1880 Brarubaletta .Fisher 107 Banter 110 Mabel 107 2,050 1:20 1881 Wyoming Shauer 107 Marsh Redon 110 Duplex ...107 3,150 1:18 1882 Kinglike J. Sparling 110 Bessie ....107 Tennyson 110 4,450 1:19 1883 Himalaya W. Dohohue. . . .110 Leo 110 .Nonage 107 3.9C0 1:20 1S84 Hopeful J. Donohue....l07 St. Augustine 110 Kingman 111$ 4.0SO 1:19 1885 Dew Drop .....Olney. ...112 Charity 1121 Biggonet 112 3,320 1:181 1886 Firenze Hamilton. .. .112 Belvidere 115 Santa Rita 113 4,200 1:17 1887 Fordham ....J. McLaughlin. .. .115 Satan 116 Now or Never . .115 3,940 l:19i 1888 Stately .. ....Taylor.... 105 Heydey .....108 Infanta 108 5,000 1:171 1889 King-Eric ..-..Day....lOS Tournament ...115 Magnate.. 119 6.910 1:181 1890tNellie Bly Taral 110 Klldeer 115 Average v . , . .-:106.-" 6,070 1:10 1891 Yorkville Belle ..I. Murphy.... 115 Dagonet 118 Azra 118 13.SS0 1:11 1892 Ruuyon ............ Eamley.... 118 Miss Maude 122 Stowaway 108 4,290 1:13 1893 Patrician ......... ..Simms 108 Sir Excess ...128 Prig .123 6,980 1:13 1894 Brahdywine .Griffin 113 Halnia 113 Counter Tenor. .122 5,390 1:12 1895 Ben Brush .......... Simms.... 127 Hazlet ...Ill Woodwine .104 2,787 1:113 189G Celoso. ............ T. Sloan.... 100 Typhoon II 125 George Rose ...114 , 3,030 1:14 1897 Plaudit ....... R. Williams.... 123 Handball 126 Mont dOr 103 3,850 1:13 1898 Ethelbert Cunningham. ., .117 Kentucky Colonel 118 Himtlne ...114 3,855 1:12 1899 Kings Courier Jenkins. .. .108 Killashandra .........115 The Scotchman. 105 0,500 1:10 19Q0 Bellario " .Henry. . . .123 Water Color 118 Beau Gallant. . .129 0,920 1:10 1901 King Hanover . .Turner. . . .114 Whiskey King 118 Chilton 113 6,735 1:11 1902 Eugenia Burch Spencer. . ..115 Hurstbourne ...110 Merry Acrobat.. 100 6,900 1:12s 1903 Race King Gannon 114 Grenade 115 Divination 108 7,125 l:10g 1904 Pasadena J. Martip 108 Glorifler ......121 Von Troinp 108 4,825 1:12 1905 Perverse ..Shaw 109 Tiptoe 112 Whimsical 123 0,950 1:121 Run at Morris Park prior to 1905. Dead heat for second place. t Reduced from 1 mite to 3-1 mile. Previously run at Jerome Park.
