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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE WESTBURY STEEPLECHASE. jj Named in honor of the late William C. Whitneys estate on Long Island, the Westbury Steeplechase will be contested for the eleventh time this afternoon and will again afford a view of the, brilliant English jumper, John M. P., in action. In its time its honors have fallen to such crack timber toppers as. Royal Scarlet, Dr. Catlett, Plato, Zlnziber, Land of Clover and Good and Plenty and has never failed to furnish an interesting contest. Its record is as follows: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 1S97 Royal Scarlet 4 ...English.. 159 Lion Heart G 170 Mars Chan G.157 040 5:35 J 1S0S Diversion 4 . . .Veitch. .135 Olindo G 15S Roy. Scarlet5 158 S15 5:2S ISO. Dr. Catlett 5 Finnegan. .150 Trillion S 150 King T. G 14C 1,370 5:3Gs 1000 Plato 4 ..IIeider..l40 Old Tank 5 133 Charagrace 5. 158 1,370 5:2S 1001 Zinziber 4 ........ .Veitch. .130 Fulminate 5 15G Orman 4 147 1,410 5:19s 1902 Self Protection 7. Mr. Page.. 143 Fulminate G . 157 Scotch Bush 4. 132 1,435 5:11s 1003 Laud of Clover 5 ... .Veitch. .103 Borough G 143 J. Phillips G.157 1,950 5:20g 1004 Good and Plenty 5 Ray.. 159 The Rag. Cavalier 5 .147 Dfo-dn-Dy G137 2,775 5:09 1005 Jimmy Lane 5 ..Owens. .150 Dick Roberts 5 147 Pagan Bey 5.14G 2,725 5:1G 190G Balzac 0 Hueston..l50 Paul Jones 4 140 Pioneer 4 130 2.S75 5:12
