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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE MERMAID STAKES STAKESThe The first running of the Mermaid Stakes took as Duchess Wanda Firenze Bella B She York place in the first year of racing at Sheepshead Bay vi villc Belle Gunfire Beldame Tradition and Per ¬ It was run annually until 1895 when for some rea ye verse while such celebrities as Loulsctte Lady son it was dropped from the Coney Islam Jockey Pi Primrose Golden Reel Senorita Gloaming Ambu ¬ Clubs list of stake fixtures and remained dormant la lance Lady Violet and Eugenia Burch are among until 1902 when it was revived As a fixture for th those which reaped defeat In trying to gather threeyearold fillies it has always ranked high its honors The record of the event is as fol ¬ and lias been won by such splendid young marcs loi lows lowsWt Year First Jockeys Wt Second Wt Third Wt Val Time 1554 Duchess W DonohuelI3 Louisettc 113 Tolu 113 3150 1 159 59 1885 Wanda Olneyll3 Telle Doe 113 Maumeo 113 34vn i r u 1SSO Baiidalu Littlefleld 113 Strategy 113 Letritia 113 3S 3Sose ISS7 Firenze J McLuughlin 113 Lady Primrose ose 113 Aliiiy 113 4 1555 Bella B J McLaughlin 1141 Anomaly 113 Golden Reel 113 5 5li 1889 She Garrison 113 Senorita 113 Gipsy Que6ff li 11U 4vi 1 ir fiii 1890 Her Highness Hamilton 113 Gloaming IIS Flora Ban 113 5080 1 57 1891 Etiuitr Taylor 117 Fla villa 117 Anibiilance 117 4400 1 50 1892 Yorkvilie Belle T Miirphyll7 Anna 15 117 Brown Beauty 117 3810 2 OOR 1893 Afternoon Doggettll7 Lady Violet 117 Miss Maude 117 3510 I 50i 1894 Beldemere Shurnsll7 Nahuia 117 Clementina 117 5100 1 50 50Til 1895 Race discontinued until 1902 1902 Gunfire T Burns 110 Par Excellence 111 Torchlight Til 3315 1 54 1903 Daisy Green Bullinan 111 Eugenia Bufcli 112 Dekaber Ill 4480 1 59S 1904 Beldamo F ONeill 120 Little Kin 111 Possession Ill 5570 1 54 it 1905 Tradition W Davis 121 Coy fiid 113 Schulamile 112 4300 1 5SJ 1906 IVrversc Lyiiel21 Sahala 110 LotoWanna Ill 3000 1 51 1907 Yankee Girl Radtkc120 Kiilaloc 121 Court Dress 121 4870 l54i 1908 Stamina E Duganl2G Beckon 111 Julia Powel 111 4S75 153
