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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE OPENING HANDICAP. The first important event of each recurring season of winter racing in California is the running of the Opening Handicap. This is always run on the first day of the California Jockey Clubs meeting and usually draws a good field of speedy mllers. Such fast horses as Satsuma, Recreation, Cromwell, Hager-don, Corrigan, Gold Money and San Nicholas figure in its list of winners, while such other good ones as Libertine, The Roman, Schwalbe, Roslnante, Rosormonde, Kenilworth, Ananias, Fossil, Modrlne and High Chancellor have been forced to go down in defeat in striving for its honors. The record of the race is as follows: Year. First Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt Val. Time. 1890Thelma 5 H. Brown.. 90 Torsina 3 107 Chartreuse 5.. 07 $ 005 1:41$ 1807 Satsuma 5 E. Jones.. 110 Libertine 0 112 The Roman 3. 105 605 1:39 1S9S Recreation 3 J. Woods.. 98 Grady 110 San Venado 3. 100 015 1:411 1899 Cromwell 7 Macklin.,117 The Fretter 3 .. SS Roslnante 5.. 109 005 1:411 1900 The Fretter 4.... J. Martin.. 110 Modrlne 3 . ., 117 Flush of Gold 3 105 1,150 1:41 J 1901 Hagerdon 4 VititoclOG Obia 3 101 Rosormonde 0 101 1,150 1:401 1902 Corrigan 3 Ranch.. 113 The Fretter C 114 Flush of Gold 5 110 2,050 1:421 1903 Eonlc 5 ....Chandler.. 99 Schwalbe 4 104 Kenilworth 5 .119 2,000 1:45 1904 Gold Money 4 ...... Doniinick.. 110 Ananias 3 107 Fossil 4 Ill 2,410 1:401 1905 San Nicholas 0 W.Davis.. 110 High Chancellor 5.. 108 Terns Rod 3. 07 2,450 1:40 Called Inaugural Handicap" this year.
