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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE INDEPENDENCE STEEPLECHASE Yesterdays was the eleventh running of the In other horse has succeeded in equalling this feat featdependence dependence Steeplechase Established as u special Two of Its winners Trillion and Foxhunter each eachfeature feature of the Glorious Fourth it has always ran second in y years other than those of their theirbeen been high in favor with owners of jumpers and success being t the nearest approaches to Dr Drlias has usually been contested by the best in training Catletts record In his second victory the theDr Dr Cutlett an exceedingly good steeplechaser and latter carried th the greatest weight under which prior to being put to jumping a good race horse the race has s c ever been won Its record is on the flat won in two successive years but no as follows Year First Age Jockeys Wt Second Age AgeCallahanl5 Wt Third Age Wt Val Time 1S9S Trillion 7 Callahanl5 Red Pat 7 100 Roy Scarlet 5350 1070 5325 1899 Dr Catlett 5 Flnnegan 154 King T 0 343 Westown G153 1325 513 1900 Dr Catlett 0 Finneganl Trillion 9 144 Mars Chan 9 130 1040 521J 1901 Magic Light 4 Mara 145 Maryhuuler 5 135 Backet G 152 1940 518 1902 George W Jenkins 4 Ray 159 Rowdy 4 148 Somerset 5 138 2115 519 1903 Land of Clover 5 Veitchl5i Foxhunter 4 133 Lavator 7 357 2900 510s 1904 Foxhunter 5 Ray 148 Redpath 7 139 Whineray 5 135 3740 5OOJ 1905 Caslallan 5 G Brooks 143 Black Hussar 5 151 Gold Van 5 112 3420 510j 1900 Kernel 4 Stone 130 Collgny 0 101 Paul Jones 4 149 34SO 528 1907 Agent 5 Owens 347 Hot Shot 5 142 Grandpa 8 157 3290 513 3908 Simon Pure 4 M Henderson 145 Economy 4 145 Alfar 0 155 0300 511
