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GOTHAM DIES AT SPENDTHRIFT STUD Gotham the sixteenyearold chestnut son of Iro quols and Trade AVInd by Great Tom died a few days ago at Overtoil II Chenaults Spendthrift Stud In addition to blindness Gotham had other Infirma ties anel his death was the result of colic He was the property of John J McCafferty who bought him from Jacob Ruppert Jr as a three3earold in 1S5 and riding him himself scored several betting coups with him A recapitulation of Gothams career on the turf is tabled below Year Age Sts 1st 2d 2d Unp Won Won1S4 1S4 2 S 5 1 1 2 11185 11185ISJCi ISJCi o 20 4 0 7 l 2710 2710ism ism 4 21 t r 7 o57o 1817 5 11 0 2 2 7 385 1818 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 5 T2 T2Gothams Gothams 1 est quality was his ability to carry high weights anel under them to run faster than the average horse of his day He maele his racing debut tlie day that Dr Rice won the Brooklyn Han ¬ dicap from Henry of Navarre and Sir Walter win ¬ ning si sweepstakes and running the half mile in 4 seconds He next won the Hudson Stakes was unplaced in the Great American took the Tremont Stakes was third to Applause and Waltzer In the Autumn was beaten a head by Llssak for the Flat bush ran unplaced in the Great Eastern won a sweepstakes from Applause and wound up the year by getting the Jerome Special on the disqualification of Harry Reed the only starter against him and favorite in the betting at 1 to 3 He did not win a stake as a threeyearold but as a fouryearold won the Bronx anel Montauk Highweight Handicaps and the Seagate Stakes In the Bronx he took the measure of Hornpipe winner of the Broklyn Handi ¬ cap the previous year In that race Gotham carried 14O pemnds and ran the threeejuarters in 114 H He was not a success in the stud to which he was retired after breaking down in his only race of 1808 Cutter and Colonel Ruppert were the best perform ¬ ers of Ills get
