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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE GOLDEN ROD STAKES. Tile Golden Rod is a minor stake at Sheepshead Bay, but would be deemed of major importance on n any track where racing is not conducted on such a scale of magnificence. But it lias always been sufficiently valuable to attract excellent two-year-olds and numbers such cracks as Henry of Navarre, One I l.ove, Typhoon II., Bellario, Sergeant, Highball, Oiseau and Whimsical in its list of winners. Its record is: ear. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. WL Val. Time. 1S91 Lew Weir Doggett.. 104i King Mac 105 Actor 109 1,245 1:292 1892 Prince George Lainly..l05 Lawless 110 Tar and Tartar. 105 1,270 1:29s 1893 Henry of Navarre Bryant.. 110 Figaro 110 Queenlike 110 1,035 1:30 1S94 Havoc Griffin.. 110 Truepenny 102J Sir Galahad 118 1.1SO l:29e 1890 One I Love Doggett.. 110 Merry Prince 110 Argentina 105 1,150 1:28 1896 Typhon II W. Martin.. 110 Princess Flavia 97 Burlesque 105 1,150 1:2S 1897Easter Gift ..... H. Martin ..110 Central Trust 115 Laverock ..112 1,150 1:211 1898 Rhinelander Siinms..llO King Barleycorn 115 Sir Hubert 115 820 1:23 1899 Colonel Roosevelt.. ..OConnor. .100 Miserlcordia 102 Gulden 115 1,770 1:21? 1900 Bellario Maher..ll5 Alard Scheck 122 Demurrer 122 1,640 1:21? 1901 Homestead H. Cochran.. 100 Cameron 110 Peninsula 110 1,980 1:21 1902 Sergeant OConnor.. 112 Lady Josephine 108 Incubator 105 2,300 1:20 1903 Highball Fuller.. 122 Dimple 97 Mollnos 105 2,330 1:211 1904 Olseau Lyne..ll5 Pasadena 115 Waterside 115 2.350 1:191 1905 Whimsical : .Hildebrand . .112 Kings Daughter 102 Blair Athol 115 2.975 1:21?. 1906 Tourenne C. Ross.. 105 Ethou ..115 Arlmo 110 2.C25 l:20g Distance 7-8 tulle previously. a
