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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE GREAT EASTERN HANDICAP The Great Eastern Handicap dates from the beginning of racing under the Coney Island Jockey Club and as befits such a timehonored fixture has always been contended for by the cream of each years twoyearolds Such grand racers as Dew Drop King Fox Kaceland Diablo Tournament Sal lie McClelland Lady Violet Ogden Hamburg Mesmerist Endurance by Right Lady Amelia Tradi ¬ tion and Burgomaster reaped its honors and such other celebrities as Inspector B Connemara George Oyster Civil Service Dagonet Curt Ginin Don Alonzo Typhoon II Ethelbcrr Dublin Briar Sweet Martimas Africander Otis and Ballot failed in an effort to do so This big race will be one of the features of Saturdays card at Sheepshead Bay and its record is as follows Year First First1SS3 Jockeys Wt Second Wt Third Wt Val Time 1SS3 Dutch Roller Garrison 90 Water Lily IOC Leo 104 G137 117 18S4 Ten Stone J Caldwelll05 Goano 11G Pardee 111 7710 110 1SS5 Dew Drop 01neyllO Inspector B 109 Pocoraoke 100 7592 110 18SG King Fox Spellman 125 Connemara 115 Laredo 110J 7298 115 1SS7 Raceland Hamilton 118 George Oyster 113 Gallifet 115 7508 11SJ 1SSS Diablo J J1SS9 McLangnlinllG OysterMcLangnlinllG Carroll 107 Philander 97 0920 117 1SS9 Tournament MIdgely 97 Lord Dalmeny 108 Civil Service 112 8337 117 lS90Sallie McClelland Barnes 124 Kildeer 110 Uussell 118 8274 114 1591 Ludwig Bergon108 Dagonet 118 Curt Gunn 110 8603 l10i 1592 Lady Violet Garrison 125 Sir Francis 105 Don Alonzo 12S 7340 l10J 1893 Jack of Spades Hamilton 114 Flirtation 103 Galilee 113 7900 113 1894 Gtta Percha Littlefield IOC Dolabra 105 Silvie 103 3900 110 1S95 One I Love Doggett122 Magrave 110 Hazlet 112 3925 110 1S9C Ogden Taral125 Typhoon II 124 Voter 114 3850 110 IS97 Hamburg Taral135 Kitefoot Ill Briar Sweet 109 3975 l10i ISns Black Venus T Sloan 113 Ethelbert 115 Martimas 128 3900 l09i 1899 Mesmerist OConnor 130 Bed Path 110 Gulden 123 3970 110 1900 Beau Gallant Bullinan 107 Dublin 113 Far Bockaway 121 5850 112J 1901tEndur by night J Woods 128 Sombrero 107 Otis 114 5850 113 1902 Golden Maxim Landry 1 15 A f ricander 11C Merry Acrobat 107 5925 114 1803 Lady Amelia J Martin 114 Pnlsns 123 Bobadil 105 5850 112 1904 Tradition Lyne 128 Sandria 109 Burnt Hills 113 5925 1118 1905 Burgomaster midebrand iO Whimsical 121 Juggler 11G 5850 112J 1905 Sewell SowelllOS Ballot 122 Arcite 112 5850 1103 1907 Meelick E Duganl20 Firestone 121 Julia Powel 10 5850 1131 Distance reduced from 34 mile to Futurity Course 1203 yards 1 foot f Distance increased to 34 mile
