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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE LADIES STAKES. As the longest established American slake for three-year old lillies. the Ladies Slakes has been won bv some very famous mares. Katie hat won it for the Mi-Daniels Confederacy when that powerful si .hie dominated the eastern turf. She area .pule the t.iueen of the turf of her day and among other iac won at fo.r mile heats over the old Baj District tracks at San Francisco when a four yea r-oltl. Olitipa. Sultana, I ci Mia and Aella were all excellent racers, but the next really great one after Katie Piasc was Miss Woodford, which, in 1863, 1884 and 1886, was invincible so far as her own sex was con earned and nearly ,, against all batata of her day. Fireiize. the winner in 1N.N7. was a second edition of Miss Woodford, a greet in. ire up to any distance and weight. Yorkville Belle was also a very high class mare. In more recent days Blue Girl, BohUinic and Perverse were all worthy successors in the oipiine line of fame to the grand males singled out for mention. Like the Belmont, the Ladies was originally a Jerome Park stake and was taken i.mt and maintained by the Westchester Pacing Associal ion after Jerome Park was claimed by the city of New York and made a reservoir in its system of water supply. The record of the lace is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. UW Bonnie Bran Hcaanarj 16T Australia U 7 Fanny Ludlow. . 1 7 ft 1,866 3:66| lst»» Tasmania Miller. .10? Iiivercauhl 107 Rapture 107 2,130 ,":07$ 1870 Annette Wilson. .107 Midway B 7 Nellie Jatnea. . .107 2,800 ..AKl 1S71 Nellie Gray Swim Hi7 Maiv Clark 107 Mary Louise ...107 :.4M» ::: K 1872 Victoria Gndwell i"7 BWe 107 Bxperlean 0akal07 .s/h :::ii 1873 Katie Pease Kowe. 107 Battle Watson 107 Annie Hall .107 3,130 2:." S1 1874 llonaventtire . Lakeland . . 107 Lava 107 Countess 107 li.vMt 2A2 1875 Olitipa Evans. .107 ltattie A Kt" Invoice 107 2.S.-.0 2.V21 1876 Sultana Havward. b 7 Merciless 107 Patience 107 2,900 2:4ti 1877 Idalta Berhee. .167 Zoo tee 107 oriole 107 3,366 2:41 1878 Ivermoor Sparling. .113 Balance All 113 Favorite 113 :;.HXi 2:4li:, 1879 Ierida Costello. .113 HaaaetiMB 113 Bonnie Leaf. ...113 L.Oimi 2:47 1880 Carita Havward. . 1 1:; BOVHveiss IK: Qaceaa Own ..113 2 3fi0 -U 1881 Aella Costello. .113 Bliss IF! Spark II:; 2,466 2:"51 1882 Hiawaaaa Peakn..ll3 Bin 113 Olivia 11.". 2,806 2:44 1883 Miss Woodford. J. McLaughlin. .113 Carnation 113 Fairview 113 3,040 2:4.!. lss-i Duchess W. Doiioluic IF: Economy IF. Nonage 113 2.360 2:46 1885 Miss Palmer .1. McLaughlin. .113 Punka IF: I.rita 113 2.120 2:47. 1886**Baadala J. McLaughlin. .113 charity 113 Long stop 11:: 2,276 2:12_I 1887 Fireiize V. Littletield. .113 Flagcoietta IF. Almy 113 2.070 2 11, 1888 Bella B J. McLaughlin. .1 Ci Ooldcn Keel 113 lnverwick 113 2.!I7" 2:1C 1889tFidee Garrison. . 111! Auriconia 114J Senorila 113 4. 040 2: HF 1890ttSinaloa II Barnes. . W, Cloaming 104 Bibelot 103 5.670 1:19 1891 Castalia T.ira! 117 lapiitv 117 Oravlock 117 3.420 1:20 1892 Yorkville Belle ...I. Mm phv . . 1 17 Madrid 117 Ada Blue 117 ::.-r.::i» 1:564 1893J Naptlia Simnis. . 117 Lillian ttaaatll 11" Grace Brown. .117 2.036 1 : »:» 1894 Nahiiia I.ittletiidd. .120 Lightfoot 109 Keutigcrna ...117 4,666 1:46 1806 No ractae. 1898flnteruii88ion Littletield. .HKI Cassette 112. St. Agues 1o0 1.42.". 1:43 1897 Divide Taral..114 Lady Mitchell 114 Minnie Alphonscl 11 2.550 1:44 1898 Ccisha T. Sloan. .117 Miss Miriam 117 Kenmore Qaeee.117 2.240 1:43 1890 PrestidiLitatrice . . Lilt leiiebl 1 1 7 Lady Madge 117 Lady l.indsey . .1 17 2,:!40 1:43 1960 Oaeefc Queen Maher.121 Indian Fair; 121 Motley 121 2.060 110, 1901 Janice Piggott..l21 Lady of the Valley .121 La Valliere ...121 2.4s.", 1 :.-,; 1902 Blue Girl T. Burns. 121 Hatasoo 121 Hanover Queen. 121 2.:.! .". 1:42 1903 Girdle T. Burns. .121 Stolen Moments 121 Cravina 121 ::.44-". 1:42* 1904 Beldame Hildebrand. .121 Atlilien.-e 121 Marjoram 121 4.S70 1 : 4 1 X 1905 Flinders Lyne..l21 Gold Ten 121 Coy Maid ....121 S.345 142. .900 Perverse Lvne..l21 Belli 01 Pettiest 121 Bdna Jackson .121 3,660 !:::.- Distane,. reduced from 1 5-8 to 1 12 miles. Distance reduced from 1 1-2 to 1 14 miles. fDead beat for second place: distance reduced to 1 lit tnil -s. iDistance reduced to 1 1-8 miles. yrDistanc-e re- daeed to 1,400 yards; previously run at Jerome Park, ij Distance reduced to 1 lltt miles. Distance re- daeed to l mile.
