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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE SHILLELAH STEEPLECHASE Quite a iiopular event with owners of crosscountry horses has the Shillelah Steeplechase always been and Its annual running lias always been well contested Gwyn Tompkins great old jumper Lavator car ¬ ried the highest weight under which it has ever been won when he came home first in 190 with the steady ¬ ing impost of 105 pounds on his back Other noteworthy successes were those of Foxhunter in 1004 when with Hil pounds up he defeated St Tude with 149 and of Grandpa in 190G with 100 pounds to 131 on Kl Cuchillo This year the race was run as an overnight sweepstakes but the name was preserved in order that when the present racing troubles are over it may again be made a closed stake race with an un ¬ broken record of running Its record is as follows Year First Age Jockeys Wt Second Age Wt Third Age Wt Vol Time 1902 dasher 4 Holder 130 Rising Sun 4 137 Filon dOr 01CS 2245 510J 1903 Lavator 7 Mara 105 Land of Clover 5 101 Arian 4 130 3820 504 1901 Foxhunter 5 Ray 101 St Jude 4 14J Grandpa 5 151 3790 501 1905 Gatehell 0 Ray 146 Gold Van 5 155 S Horse II 7 146 3310 529 1000 Grandpa 7 Ray 100 El Cuchillo 4 131 Onteora 4 138 3090 519 1907 McKittredge 4T OBrien 130 Coligny 7 154 Palm 4 142 3475520 1003 Euyonct 0 McKiuney148 St Nick i 139 483 531
