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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE GREAT EASTERN HANDICAP. The Great Eastern Handicap- has a long- history and will be run for the twenty-fifth time this, afternoon. It has been marked by many famous- achievements, one of which was Hamburgs success with 135 pounds, the greatest weight ever carried to victory in the Great Eastern. Mesmerist and Burgomaster were afterwards winners-when carrying 130. Other great two-year-olds that won in their respective years were Dew Drop, King Fox, Raceland, Tournament, Sallle McClelland, Lady Violet, One 1 Love, Ogden, Beau Gallant, Endurance by Right, Lady Amelia and Tradition. Probably a better two-year-old than King Fox, which won In 1SS0, never ran in this country, but he died In the winter after winning the Great Eastern. The record of the race to date is: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1SS3 Dutch Roller Garrison.. 00 Water Lily 10 Leo 104 $ G.137 1:17 18S4 Ten Stone J. Caldwell. .105 Goano 115 Pardee Ill 7,710 1:1GJ 1885 Dew Drop Olney..ll0 Inspector B 10! Pocomoke 100 7,592 1:10 188G King Fox Spellman. .125 Connemara 115 Laredo 110 7.29S 1:15 1S87 Raceland Hamilton. .118 George Oyster 113 Gallifet 115 7.50S 1:15 1888 Diablo J. McLaughlin. .116 Carroll 107 Philander 97 0,920 1:17 18S9 Tournament Mldgely.. 07J Lord Dalmeny 10S Civil Service ..112 8,337 1:17 1890Sallie McClelland Barnes.. 124 Klldeer 110 Russell US 8.274 1:14 1891 Ludwig Bergen.. 10S Dagonet US Curt Gunn .UG S.C03 1:10s 1892 Lady Violet Garrison. .125 Sir Francis 105 Don Alonzo 128 7.340 l:10i 1S93 Jack of Spades Hamilton. .114 Flirtation 103 Galilee ....113 7,900 1:13 1894 Gutta Percha Llttlefleld..lOG Dolabra 105 Sllvle 103 3.900 1:10 1805 One I Love Doggett..l22 Margrave 110 Hazlet 112 3,925 1:101 1890 Ocden Taral..l25 Typhoon II 124 Voter 114 3.S50 1:10 1897 Hamburg Taral..l35 Kltefoot Ill Briar Sweet ...109 3.975 l:10i 1598 Black Venus T. Sloan..ll3 Ethelbert 115 Martlmas 128 3,900 1:09J 1599 Mesmerist OConnor. .130 Red Path 110 Gulden 123 3,970 1:102 1900 Beau Gallant Bulltnan. .107 Dublin 113 Far Rockaway. .121 5.S50 1:12 1901tEndurance by Right. J. Woods.. 12G Sombrero 107 Otis 114 5.S50 1:13 1902 Golden Maxim Landry.. 115 Africander 110 Merry Acrobat .107 5,925 1:14? 1903 Lady Amelia .J. Martin.. 114 Pulsus ...123 Bobadil 105 5,850 1:12 1904 Tradition Lyne..l2S Sahdria 109 Burnt Hills ... .113 5.925 1:112 1905 Burgomaster Hlldebrand. .130 Whimsical 121 Juggler 110 5,850 1:12 190G Sewell Seweil..l0S Ballot 122 Arcite 112 5.S50 l:10g Distance reduced from 3-4 mile to "Futurity Course," 1,203 yards 1 foot. fDistance increased to 3-4 nille.
