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, . . . CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE HITCHCOCK STEEPLECHASE. The Hitchcock Steeplechase has generally been contested by the best class of jumpers, one of Its winners, Zinziber. subsequently winning the greatest American prize for junipers, the Champion Steeplechase. Another winner, Plato, ran second to The Cad for the same great race, a performance emulated by Coligny last year. He won the Hitchcock in 1905 and finished second to Ilylas for the Champion in 1000. The Hitchcock will be contested for the tenth time this afternoon and its record is: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 1S0S Woodpigeon vo Finnegan. .154 Olindo 0 100 Hoy. Scarlet 515! .? 010 5:03 IS!! Dr. Catlett 5 . ..Finnegan. .17:! Dareall 5 140 Jack Dandy 4. 140 1,305 5:11 1000 Plato 4 Veitch..l5! Westown7 ISO Perion 5 ....150 1,350 4:5:! 1001 Zinziber 4 Veitch..l47 Jessie S. 135 Miss Mitchell 5 137 1,435 4:51 1002 Fulminate ! Ray.. 155 Scotch Bush 4 140 Zinziber 5 ...102 1,500 5:03; 1003 Caller 4 Donohue. .140 Carrier Pigeon 4 ..133 Amur 5 141 1,570 5:04 1!04 Hovelle 0 Veltch..l40 Daffo-down-dilly 0 ..140 Foxhunter 5 ..105 2,105 4:58? P.105 Colignv 5 ...T. OBrien.. 102 Nitrate 7 144 Rhs Rattler 5 142 2,075 5:01; 1!KC, Phantom 5 Ray.. 145 Jimmy Lane 0 152 Coligny G 152 2.070 4:44
