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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE ORIENTAL HANDICAP The Oriental Handicap has been contested annu ¬ ally since 1880 and in the course of so many years has been won by many fast and famous horses and been marked by many sensational occurrences In its first running it fell to Dwyer Brothers game Glenelg tilly Ferona at long odds Mike Dwyer then in the meridian of his fame as a plunger but an inveterate backer of favorites or good choices liked her chances but when his messenger brought him the report that she was a 30 to 1 outsider would have nothing to do with her and sent In 2000 to be bet on Elgin only to see her win in a desperate head and head finish with Aretino and Elgin The record of the race is as follows Year First Age Jockeys JockeyslSSG Second Age Wt WtAretino Third Age Wt WtElgin lSSG Ferona 3 Rafferty Rafferty1SS7 Aretino 0 114 114Exile Elgin 4 110 110Richmond 1SS7 Eurus 4 Hay ward ward18SS Exile 5 118 118Queen Richmond 5 112 18SS Dunboyne 4 Hamilton Hamilton1SS9 Queen of Elizabeth 4 OS OSLos Los Angeles 3 114 114Badge 1SS9 Kingston 5 I Murphy Murphy1S90 Los Angeles 4 110 110Eon Badge 4 114 114Castaway 1S90 Eurus 7 Hamilton Eon 4 108 108Raceland Castaway II 4115 1891 English Lady 4J Larnley Raceland G 120 120Fidelio De Muth 4 115 1892 Pactolus 3 Thorpe Fidelio 3 95 95Banquet Lamplighter 3117 1893 Lamplighter 4 Tarai Banquet 0 118 118Bassetlaw Sir Walter 3 100 1894 Ramapo 4 Gritlin Bassetlaw 4 108 108Sir Hornpipe 3 90 1893 Clifford 5 Simms Sir Excess 4 107 107Belmar Ilof Navarre 4 128 128Itamlro 1890 Dutch Skater 5 OLeary Belmar 4 15 15Ben Itamlro 3 97 97Maurice 1897 Havoc 5 R Williams Ben Brush 4 127 127Dr Maurice 5 99 99Whist 1895 Algol 4 T Burns Dr Catlett 4 114 114Charentus Whist Con 3 100 100Taokpoint 1899 Imp 5 P Clay Charentus 5 100 100Gonfalon 1900 Charentus C T Burns Gonfalon 3 100 100Blues Taokpoint 4J iilG 1901 Gold Heels 3 J Woods Blues 3 109 109Igniter Terminus 3 107 107Herbert 1902 Colonel Bill 3 Odom Igniter 3 113 113Itiver Herbert 5 122 122Hunt 1903 Charles Klwood 3 ONeill Itiver Pirate 3 01 01Lord Hunt llaine4 100 100Proper 1904 Dainty 4 W Davis Lord of lle Vale 4 115 115Buttling Proper 4 J10 J10Coy 190 Alwin 3 Lyne Buttling M 104 104Running Coy Maid 3 95 1900 Oxford 4 Ilorner Running Water 3 120 120Running Good Luck 3 113 113Tokalon 1907 Dandelion 5 Nicol Running Water 4 120 120Fair Tokalon C 113 113Dorante 1905 Angeliis 3 C II Shilling Fair 1lav 3 125 125om Dorante 3 115 1 18 miles this vear 1 14 mil om 18S7 to 1U 7 inclusive
