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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE BELMONT STAKES. Whoa the first Bebnonl was run. more than forty years ago, it Waa won by a mare and il WSS not until iSOS thai another mare succeeded in earryiag off its honors. Named after the father of the present chairman of the jockey club, it lias always been a Carts race and the greatest three-year olds of Uaterieaa tnrf history have hauled for the fame of having won a Eolmont. it was first and for main years subsequently run at the famous old lime Jerome iark track, was transferred to Morris Park when Jerome Park passed out of existence ami fell to Bebnonl iark. when tlie Westchester Baring Association moved to the hitter great plant. If there is a stake race ia this cotfntrj to which the much misused, term classic might fitly apply it is ihe P.elniotit : its lei.-- consecutive running, great value and wealth of historical associations pointing to that distinction. In the tight of years since the great mare Bathlesa won ihe names of such grand horses as Clenelg. Kingfisher. Harry Hassett. Foster. Joe Daniels, Springbok, Bazoo, Qriaotead, Calvin. AriatMos, Duke of Magenta, Braaable, Spendthrift, htoaltor, Bole, forester, George Kinney, Paahnse, Knight of Kllerslie. Tyrant. Inspector R., The Hard. Hanover. Sir Dixon. Diablo, Eurlington. Dr. Rico. I Henry Of Navarre. Hastings, Handspring, Scottish Chieftain, Cowling Brook, Pre iloas. Hamburg. Jean ; Bereaad, Ililrim. Petrachlo, Ooaaasaado, The Parad-; i-r. Africander. Delhi. Tanya. Dur-omaster and Accountant have figured in its placed horses and almost amount to a roll call of the racks of the American turt I be record of the race is as follow! Y.ar First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val.Time. 19S7 Ruthless Gllpairick..l07 De Courcey DO Rivoli 110 $ l.s.iO 3:0a 1868 General Duke Swim. .110 Northumberland no Fumy Ludlow ,07 2,800 3:02 1869 Fenian C. Miller. .110 Glenelg Ill Invercauld 107 3,:.",o 3:041 1870 Kingfisher Dick. .110 Foster 110 Midway no 3,7.iO 2:59i ls7l Hanv Baasett W. Miller. .110 StOCkWOOd 110 l:-Tlic-Sea 107 5,450 2:56 1872 Joe Daniels Rowc.llO Meteor HO Shylock 110 4.500 2::.sj 1873*Springbok Rowe..iio fount DOrsay no Stracblno no r,,2oo :,:iiiij 1874 Saxon Kurbee..no Grinstead 110 Aaron Pennton ...1M 4,201 2:3*1 1875 Calvin Swim. .110 Aristides no Mllner no 4.450 2:4.i 1876 Algerine Donahue. .1W Fiddlesticks 110 Barricade DO 3.7j0 ":4i $ 1877 Cloverbrook Holloway..ll0 Loiterei I m Baden Baden no 5.200 1:46 1878 Duke of Magenta Hughes. .118 Bramble lis Spartan lis 3,830 2:431 1879 Grenada Hughes. .lis FernclinTe 118 Turenne 118 2.S00 2:47 1880 Spendthrift E vans.. 1 IS M nitor IIS Jericho US 4.250 2:4 1881 Saunterer CosteUo..ll8 Eole lis Baltic lis *, * 2:47 1882 Forester J. McLaughlin.. 118 Babcock lis Wyoming 115 2.600 1:43 1883 George Kinney .J. McLaughlin.. 118 Trombone lis Renegade 118 3,070 2:4.A 1884 Panique . McLaughlin. .118 Knight of Kllerslie US Himalaya 118 .1.150 2:4:: 1885 Tyrant P. Duffy. .Ill St Augustine IIS Tecumaeh IIS 2.710 2:43 1886 Inspector D J. McLaughlin.. 118 Ihe Hard 118 Linden #...118 2,720 2:41 1887 Hanover J. McLaughlin.. 118 Oneko 118 2,000 2:4::Ji 1888 Sir Dixon J. McLaughlin.. 118 Prin -e Royal IIS 3.440 2:40i 1889 Eric Hayward..U8 Diablo 125 Zepbyrua 118 4,900 2:47 1890 Burlington Barnes. .lis Devotee 115 Padishah 113 8,500 2:0SJ 1S91 Foxford ....«, Garrison.. 118 Montana 117 Daurestan 112 5,070 2:083 ]-•:.. Iatron Havward .122 Shellbark 122 5,610 2:17 lS93tComanche Simras..ll7 Dr. Rice 122 Rainbow 119 5.310 1:531 1S94 Henrv of Navarre Simms..ll7 Prig 119 Assignee 115 6,680 ISC] lS95tBelmar TaraF.llJ Counter Tenor 126 Nanki Pooh 126 2,700 2:UJ 1896JHastlngS Griffln..l22 Handspring 125 Hamilton II 110 3.025 2:24J 1897 Scottish Chieftain ,...Scherrer..H5 On Deck 115 Octagon 122 3.550 2:23J 1898 Bowling BrooK Littleficld.122 Previous 122 Hamburg 122 7,810 2:32 1899 Jean Ltr.-uml Clawson .122 Half Time 119 Gleqgar ...122 9.-45 2:23 1900 lldrim N. Turner. .126 Petruchio 126 Missionary 126 14.790 2:215 1901 commando Spencer. .126 The Parader 126 All Green 126 11,595 2:21 1902 Master-man Bullman l-V, Ranald 126 King Hanover 126 13,220 2:225 1903 Africander Pullman. .126 Whorier 126 Red Knight 126 12.2S5 2:231 1994 Delhi Odom..l26 Graiallo 126 Rapid Water 126 11.575 2:06g 1906 Tanya Hildebrand.,121 Blandy 126 Hot. Shot 126 17,240 2:08 1306 Burgomaster Lyne..l26 Th Quail 120 Accountant 126 22,709 2:20 Kim at Morris Iark prior to 1906. *1 5-8 miles priM to 1874. Baa at Jerome iark prior to 1800 at I 1-2 miles. Seduced to 1 1-4 miles and run at Morris iaik up to 1905. Reduced to 1 1-8 miles. Chang 1 to 1 it miles. Changed to i 3-8 miles.
