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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE KENTUCKY STAKES In its lirst running the Kentucky Shakes fell to one of Lexingtons best sons Harry Bassett He was one of the most famous of our race horses and i truly great one very fast and up to any distance From the time Harry Bassett won in J87O down fo 1895 when the race was discontinued it was annually lesfetl bv the best young hoisea of each year Such stars of long ago as Silk Stocking Battle Axe Parole con Susipielianna Pride of the Village Incas Onomlaga George Kinney Quito King Fox folk ttiul Santiago figuring in its list of winner This year it is one of those overnight Emperor of Nor ¬ sweepstakes for which the names of the former stakes have been preserved and the record of the event is as follows Year First Jockeys Wt Second Wt Third Wt Val Time 1870 Harry Bassett C Miller 100 Susan Beane 97 Buckshot 100 3400 152 1871 Sue Ryder RPJSV 97 Jc JcMJaplels MJaplels 100r Alarju 300 3000 1471 1872 Silk Stocking Floyd 100 BereTer 1 100 Catesby 100 3800 152 1873 Battle Axe Sparling 100 Grlnstead 100 King Pin 100 3250 145 1874 Chesapeake Swim 100 James A 100 Willie Burke 100 4000 148 1875 Parole Sparling 100 Adelaide 97 Sultana 97 3000 144 1870 Susquehanna Brown 97 Bombast 100 Cloverbrook 100 3800 145 1877tPride of the Village Sayers107 Duke of Magenta 110 Bramble 110 3450 1181 1878 Uncas Barrett 110 Harold 110 Idler 107 4350 120 1879 Oden Holloway 110 Minos 110 Girofle 107 1900 117 1SSO 1171SSO Brambaletta Fisher 107 Hermit 110 Calycanthus 110 1800 119 1881 Onondaga J McLaugblln 110 Nightcap 107 Glenarm 110 1950 1SS2 1161SS2 Geo Kinney J McLaughlln 110 Barnes 110 Tocsin 107 2550 116 115 1883 Welcher I Murphy 110 Panique 110 Burton 110 3700 117 1884 Lizzie Dwyer Taylor 107 Hart 103 Radha 107 4370 117 18S5 11718S5 Quito Lewis 110 Rock and Rye 110 Hattie Carlyle 107 3910 119 1556 King Fox Spellman 114 Alcalde 103 Laredo 110 3150 118 1557 of Norfolk 1 Ill Emp Murphy Kingflsh 112 Easterbok 101 4830 116 18SS 11618SS The Lioness Allen 107 Blue Rock 103 Monsoon 106 5130 117 1889 Santiago Barnes 103 Cameo 107 W G Morris 106 5230 116 1890 Cleopatra Barnes 115 Esperanza 108 Monterey 10S 2100 117 1891 Frank Kinney Slmmsll3 Nettle B 108 Promenade 115 2910 116 1892 Marguerite Snedecker 105 Governor Foraker 118 Mirage 103 1050 115 1893Mlss 1151893Mlss Lilly Blake 100 Elen 115 Strathllower 115 1650 109 1894 Handspun Ballard115 Brioso 98 Franklin 118 1550 111 1901 Mary Worth H Cochran 09 Happy 99 Katberine C 104 2253 l09i 1902 Lady Albercraft Rice 101 Wild Thyme 94 Stamp Ground 101 2400 1001 1903 T Lady Ronesla F ONeill 104 Divination 104 Yo San 94 1904 Candida W Travers 99Czaraphine 100 Fleur de Marie 94 1905 Bauble Baird 9 Watergrass 102 Flavigny 99 2145 108 1906 Clara Huron Heffernan 89 Dollie Dollars 105 Hyperbole 94 1915 108 1907 Ella ONeill Finn 100 Black Mary 91 Frizette 102 1940 1061 1908 Helen Harvey Notter109 Summer Night 105 Plume 107 375 110 Race 110Race discontinued from 1895 to 1901 Distance reduced from 34 mile tDistance reduced from 1 mile Was stake for twoyearolds until 1901
