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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE THORNTON STAKES. This afterno.n aU be marked by the thirteenth running of the Thorn! m Stakes, soie exemplar of the old time style of four mile racinir now in existence in this country. a a fixed annual cv -nt. N.ian.l in honor of Colonel Il.irry I. Thornton, predecessor of Thomas 11 Williams in tin presidency of the California lackey Club, it was first run in 1895 :.nd f-ll to Wilbur Smiths sturdy Stayer, Gilead. with Pat Dunnes Hawthorne second. Since then it has steed high in the regard of San Francisco patrons of the turf and its remarkalie popularity i an object leSMSI that should appeal to eastern raeteg oiganizations. Very spectacular and sensational have been some of the contests for the Thoiiiti.n. In ISM Star Ruby won through masterly jockeyship en the part of cool-headed Willie Martin. Gi!ca.. an.. Claudius raced ont far in front for three and a tntarter miles, while Star Ruby was actually uio.v than i half mile lielrn 1 l"f most of this distance and galloping along so slowly that he was a beak horse when he reached the turn into the backstutch in the fourth mil-. Then Martin sent him along three -quartets in 1:1 I] and oi Py twenty lengths. The race in is:t!». when The Rachel. ,r broke all records for s race at four miles, was another memorable contest. David Tenny. also running a great race and forcing the record breaking. Judge Denny in 189S. Porte in 1900 and Locochee in 1901 all ran grand races at tie distance. If no raiu falls » great contest -Inuld reward spectators this afternoon. Dr. Lefts*, Mamie Algal, Ramus and even Jake Moose are better racers than have started for the event since Siddons won in l.nc and if some horse !a sent out to make the pace fast, even I he Bachelors record may be eclipsed. The lecord of the race is as follows: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 1895 Gilead 4 Bergen. . low Hawthorne 5 117 La Gascon 4. .104 ,150 7:32 1896*Star Rubv 4 . ...W. Martin . MB Gilead 5 117 Claudius 5 ...117 2.440 7:23J 1897 Schiller 4 Stoma . .109 Lobengola 5 117 Tbornbill 0 ..118 2.440 8:04* 1898 Judge Denny 5 Thorpe .115 .Marplot |3 M The Bachelor5112 2.440 7:20j 1899 The Bachelor it! ...Bullman.ll:: David Tennv 5 115 Reolia 4| 104 2.375 7:16* 1940 Forte 5 Henry. .112 Twinkler 5 115 Weller 4i ...109 2.:iS0 7:22J litOl Locochee 5 See. .112 The Bobby 4 108 Bangor 5 113 2,380 7:23 1902 Sid-dons 4» L. Jackson .. 109 Lizella 7 Ill Bangor 6 116 2.440 7:30 1903 El Rio Shannon Ol.T. Knight .. 1 H l.earoyd |4 108 An ilia Gt ...111 2.010 7:28 + 1904 Veterano |4 J. Martin .. 109 El Rio Shannon 7 ..118 Sailor Knot 3. 86 2,. 180 7:37 1905 Grafter 7i W. Knapp..ll2 Veterano 15 115 Horatius 5 .114 2.240 7:3"i 1906 Preservator |4| . ..W. Knapp..l05 Wire In 7 11» Nine Spot 6. .111 2,283 7:32* ♦Run at Bay District track in 1889 and 1896.
