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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE BELMONT STAKES The fortysecond running of the Belmont is to tak j place today with suddenly changed prospects Fro n hoins a rich prize apparently destined to be woi by Colin it has heen turned Into quite an ope i race in which Mr Keene has slight chance Col ns injury leaving IJestigonclie his only repre ¬ sentative in the big race Except the Travers Stakes at Saratoga the Belmont Is the oldest fix ¬ ture of the American turf for threeyearolds and has always been in the front rank in importance It is now of the guaranteed value of 25000 a sum that lias been raised to 0000 for the years to come Its list of placed horses is almost a roll call of all the famous threeyearolds of American turf history The record of the event is as fol ¬ lows Year First Jockeys Wt Second Wt Third Wt Val Time 18157 Ruthless Gilpatrlck107 De Conrcey 110 Rivoli 110 1850 05 1858 General Duke Swim 110 Northumberland 110 Fanny Ludlowl07 2800 02 02ISO ISO Fenian C Miller 110 Glenelg 110 Invcrcanld 107 rO t011 1870 Khiglislier Dick 110 Foster 110 Midway Ill i750 2501 1871 Ilarrv Bassett W Miller 110 Siockwood 110 ByTheSea 107 5450 2 Joe Daniels Howe 110 Meteor 110 Shylock 110 4500 4500Springhok Springhok UowellO Count DOrsay 110 Stracliino Ill 5200 J JItSaxon ItSaxon BarheellO Grinstead 110 Aaron Peimton110 4200 1 1875 Calvin Swim 110 Arlstides 110 Milner 110 4450 1875 Algerine Donahue 110 Fiddlesticks 110 Barricade 11 700 1877 Cloverhiook Holloway 110 Loiterer 110 Baden Baden 110 52nd 52ndIS7S IS7S Duke of Magenta Hughes US Bramble 1VS Spartan US S50 iil iil1ST 1ST Grenada Hughes 118 IVnielilTe US Tnrcnne US 2Soo 247 2471S80 1S80 Spendthrift Kvans 118 Monitor US Jericho 118 4251 242J 1881 Sannterer Cosiello 118 Eole 118 Baltic 118 000 247 2471SS2 1SS2 Forester 7 McLaughlin 118 Babcock 118 Wyoming 115 21500 188 ° George Kinney J McLaughlin UK Trombone US Renegade US 070 1884 Paniquc J McLaughlin 118 Knght of Kllerslle 118 Himalaya 118 t150 1S85 Tvrant P Duffy 118 St Augustine 118 Tecumseli US 2710 2ii 18815 Inspector B 7 McLanglilin US The Bard US Linden 118 2720 241 1 887 Hanover J Mclaughlin US Oneko 118 2000 1888 Sir Dixon 7 McLaughlin US Prince Uoyal US 410 24OJ 24OJ1SSO 1SSO Kric HaywardUS Diablo 125 Zcphyrns 118 4000 247 247ISOOtBurliugton ISOOtBurliugton Barnes 118 Devotee 115 Pandishah 11 S5oo 2OSJ 1851 Foxford Garrison 1181 Montana 117 Laurestan 112 5070 208J 208J1S2 1S2 Patron Ilayward 122 Shellbark 122 5010 217 217lSotfComanche lSotfComanche SimmsU7 Dr Uice 122 Uainbow 11 510 15 151SH 1SH Henry of Navarre SimmsU7 Prig 11 Assignee 115 ic80 155 155ISOjtBelmar ISOjtBelmar Taral 11 Counter Tenor 125 NanUI Pooh 125 2i700 211J 211JTSOiililastings TSOiililastings Grlllinl22 Handspring 125 Hamilton II 110 t025 224 1817 Scottish Cldeftain Scherrer 115 On Deck 115 Octagon 122 r0 22 1818 Bowling Brook LittIelleldI22 Previous 122 Hamburg 122 7810 2 2 2ISO ISO Jean Bcreaud Clawson122 Half Time 110 Glengar 122 0115 22 22lilOO lilOO Ihlrim N Turner 125 Petrnehio 121 Missionary 125 14700 2214 1001 Commando Spencer 125 The Parader 121 All Green 125 11505 221 1002 Masterman ullmaii 125 Ranald 12 King Hanover 120 i220 222J 100 Africander Biillinan 125 Whorler 12C Ked Knight 12fi 12285 22J 1001 Delhi Odomrl2 Graziallo 12 Rapid Water 1215 11575 205B 205B10f5 10f5 Tanya Hililebraud 121 Blandy 12 Hot Shot 125 17210 208 15100 Burgomaster Lyne120 The Quail 12 Accountant 125 22700 220 220t t 07 Petir Pnn Mountain 125 Snpermaii 120 Frank Gill 120 22705 Run at Jerome Park ilrlnr to 1800 M 58 miles prior to 1874 Reduced to 1 12 miles Run at Morris Park from ISOJ to 1005 Deduced to 1 11 miles ttDistance changed to 1 18 miles JJIncreased to 1 11 miles 3 Increased to 1 8 miles Hun at 1 11 miles in 1004 and 1005 No time taken
