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! i l ! 1 1 1 1 ■ ■ RECORQS OFTHE CALIFORNIA AND ASCOT DERBYS. The lirsl Derbys of th ■ good rear 1007 will l c ran this afternoon. The scene of contest i- iii Cali- fornia and the two principal cities ,,f the state of oranges and earthipial.s will do honor to the occa-i. u at Oakland ami A-cu Park, oldest of Institution, the California Derby has u-uiiiy been contested by young horses thai fully vindicated their right to contend for Derby honori bv meritorious performances -uh-e |uently OB other tracks and In recognized good COSBns ay. Scarboroigb was a -lurdy mud runner that beat two better hor-es in Bcarf Pin aid Ali.ima over a heavy track. Traverser a- A, ex e—ively fast horse. Jos Prey was a- good as Advance Ounxd as ■ three year -old. Sombrero was a capital rattans an ast and west. Claude, besides winning here, won the Tennessee Derby and St. Louis De.bv and iini-hed sec, ,n,i to The Picket in the memorable Americas Darby of R 03. i»r. I eggc i- ■ thoroughly good mec- horse today, as are Good Lock and Nealon. The track will be slow this afternoon, but nearly every horse named to -tart has made ■ reputation as a mud rmincr and a holly contested race Of great Interest i- mi plo-pecl. Ihe Ascot Derby i- au .vent of recent esiabli-hmeiit and. with tm pas-ing of the track, will be Yen for the last time today. Of the horses i.giring in its brief hi-tory, Dr. I.eggo and Oxford were be-i. On form it should be I Close thing between Ariuio and Colonel .lack, b t such races are usually of nn-CCrtaia bome and a sorprlse may be in order. Like the California Derby, u will be :un over ;i muddy tr.ok. The comlen-ed history of the two race- i- as foOowS: AI.IFOKNIA DBRBT, FOR THRKi: YKAR OI.DS. 1 1 t MILLS. v-:" fbmt Jockeys. Wt Second. Oft Third. "Ut. Val. Time 188T bcarborougb Coady..l22 Scarf Pin 117 Altamax 122 ,885 2-111 1886 rraversei Clayton .. 122 Borgia 112 Recreation ...117 :: st.-, 2-081 1890 Corsinl Plggott..l22 Gauntlet 122 oiinthus 122 3.875 2-08 1900 Discontinued 1901 Joe Frey T. Sloan. .122 Ratal UJ Canmore . . .".122 : ire 2r07J 1902 Sombrero OConnor. .122 Corrtgan 122 Waterscratcb ..114 2 .:iii 2*101 1908 Claude I. Daly. .117 Gold Van 122 Epicure 117 2.590 2:1W 1904 Bombardier Bee. .114 Judge 117 Formatter 117 2,735 2-10J 1905 Dr. Leggo s. Bonner. .127 Ars 117 A. Muskoday. ..117 :;.IH 2:111 1908 Good Lack w. Davis U7 Nealon 117 Hammerawav ..117 3.495 2:191 Stake taken over by the California Jockej Club when it purchased the track- and lights of rival organization-. ASCOT DBRBT, FOR THRKE YEAR-OLDS. BBOOkfi COURSE 73 YARDS LRSfi THAN I 1 1 MILKS. Year. First. J ickeys. Wt Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val Time l.MM-T.ill Curtis Re.lfcru. Ill Elwood 117 Foinia-tcr 117 $ l tioo 2*37 1905 Dr. I.eggo s. Bonner. .122 Pasadena 122 Oxford . . 127 ••■",11 "ir; 1906 Masterson W. Davis 117 . 1 Luck 117 Charley 117 2J410 2:112! 1 1-2 miles tin- year. The only maiden in the California Deri held Is Cslmns and the only other in the patty which has not won .1 race a- I three e;:t -oh! is Wool Sandals. Here is a record of their performances from the da] thej began racing until now: Horse. Sto. let. 2d. 3d. Dap. Amt. Al Lindley it :; 2 •: 2 ,150 I.higg -J. 7 7 1 u 2.720 Calinar lO 0 2 2 l ll Clamor 30 :: 4 .". is 1,310 Huerfano 10 2 :; ". t:;i • o. , m shore ... . -i 8 3 ." c ::.iv:r, st. Fimwood ...... 11 3 2 :: ;; 1 .2:r I raw is, 1." r, :: 1 .: 4.075 Vox Populi 13 4 1 l 1; 2 sin .ol Sandal-. . . I 1 1 O 2 373 I. !.ok Mate is the only horse carded for the Ascot Derby which has not won n race as a throe ear old. He was unplaced in both of his stalls this year. l. low la a table of the performances of the horses from the beginning of their career- as two-year-olds: Horse. St- 1-t. 2d. ad. Dap. Ann. Ampedo M :; 4 1 8 ,300 A. into :;2 7 4 !i 12 8,015 Black Mate 33 1 5 •"■ 1 2,325 el Jack 23 7 :: 1 12 4.150 Edwla T. Fryer ... 58 5 2 it ::7 2.000 .1. R. I.aiighrev .17 :; 3 2 !• l.-Kt Mob sey 28 4 4 4 16 6,770
