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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES HOTEL STAKES The United States IloteliStakes was first run twentynine years ago but because no racing took place at Saratoga In 1SOO and thevracc was not included in the Saratoga program of 1000 it will lie contested this afternoon for only the twentyseventh time It was a race for threeyearolds originally but when it was revived in 1001 it was made an event for twoyearolds In its first form it was the occasion of many grand contests in which such famous horses as Luke Blackburn Fcrncliffe Hindoo Crickmore Apollo Drake Carter Barnes 1ayor Inspector B Ilanovfr Retrieve Sinaloa II Bermuda Dobbins Kinley Mack and May Hempstead took part Of its winners as a race for twoyearolds Burgomaster was un ¬ doubtedly best but of others that won or were placed in it Caughnawaga Skilful Reliance Moharib Woodsaw De Miiud and Wild Mint all were good race horses Of those placed last year Fair Play has proved one of the best threeyearolds of 1908 and Hestigouche has won good races The record of the event is as follows Year First Jockeys Wt Second Wt Third Wt Val Time 1550 Luke BburnJ McLaughlln 118 Ferncllffe 118 Oden 118 1800 241 1551 Hindoo J McLaughlln 118 Crickraorc 115 Bonfire 108 2000 230 1552 Frankie B J McLaughlinllO Apollo 115 Boatman 115 2100 2404 1553 Drake Carter Spellmanll5 Barnes 118 Tennyson 113 1000 236 1834 Kosciusko StovalllS Blast 118 Powhattan III 118 1500 253 1SS5 2531SS5 Favor Spellmanll8 Irish Pat 118 Tontine 113 1500 240 1SSG 2401SSG Inspector B Fitzpatrick 118 Solid Silver IIS OFallon 113 1750 242 1887 Hanover J McLaughlln 118 Wary 113 Grisette 113 1850 238 1888 Ballston Newmeyer 113 Badge 123 Alexandria 112 1350 240 1880 Retrieve I Lewis 117 Blair 107 Cassius 117 1330 238 1890 Sinaloa II Barnes 120 Isaac Lewis 117 Rancocas 117 1270 2374 1801 Bermuda Anderson 122 Santa Anna 102 Bolero 117 1010 239 l 239l 92Copyright Morris 107 Lady Superior 102 Galindo 115 1450 156J 1893 Deception McDermott102 Martyrdom 117 Prince George 125 1450 155 J 1894tPeacemakcr Laraleyl04 Dobbins 125 Domingo 107 2050 129 ISOoJAxiom 129ISOoJAxiom A Clayton 120 La Vienta 100 Merry Prince 118 1385 102 1897ttBraw Lad W Martin 110 Orion 1014 Little Buck 100 060 1433 lS9SiiGeorge Keene T Sloan 120 Central Trust 112 Laverock 112 1470 157 1899 Kinley Mack Spencer 120 Lackland 116 May Hempstead126 1750 154J 1900 Race discontinued discontinued1901Masterrnan 1901Masterrnan BulhnanllO Dixieline 117 Caughnawaga 113 7250 103 1902 Skilful Landryll2 Athel 110 Charles Elwood122 10480 100 1903 Montreson Redfern117 Reliance 110 Moharlb 117 9780 112 1904 Woodsaw Lyne 110 Wild Mint 110 Siglight 127 8250 109 1905Burgomaster Redfern127 Pegasus 112 Ormondale 112 8370 113 190G De Mund Radtkel22 Arcite 117 Vox Popull 112 8700 114 1007 Restlgouche W Miller 109 Jim Gaffney 127 Fair Play 125 8250 115 100S Hilarious Notter 114 Bobbin 114 Selectman 114 8250 115 DIstance reduced from 1 12 miles to 1 18 miles Distance reduced to 78 mile Distance reduced to 58 mile and for twoyearolds Was foimerly for threeyearolds ttDistance increased to 1 mile and for threeyearolds JtDIstance increased to 1 18 miles Distance reduced to 5 12 furlongs and for twoyearolds Distance increased to 34 mile
