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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE KINGS HIGHWAY STEEPLECHASE Yesterday the Kings Highway Steeplechase was run for the twelfth time Some capital steeple ¬ chasers have won this race Its first winner Sir assar was a highclass crosscountry performer as also were the subsequent winners Ben Eder Klondyke and Foxhunter The record of the race is Year First Age Jockeys Wt Second Age Wt Third Age Wt WtForget 1897 Sir Vassar 4 Finncgan Finncgan1S9S 104 Waltzer 5 157 Forget 4 150 150Marshall 1S9S Moslem 4 Veitch 144 Lady Dainty 0 142 Marshall S55 1899 Ben Eder C Finnegan 109 Merlin 4 134 Life Guard 3 133 1900 Klondike 7 Veitch 100 Kiner 5 133 13313S Three Bars C134 1901 Jim McGibhen C Barry 13S Miss Mitchell 5 134 M Simpson 4 150 1902 Scotch Bush 4 Barry 132 Hark Forward 4 142 Draughtsmn 0138 1903 Judge Phillips 0 J OBrien 140 Step Lightly C 144 L of Clover 5 ICG 1904 Foxhunter 5 Ray 104 St Jude 4 100 Uoyelle G 150 1905 Nitrate 7 Brooks BrooksISKHS 144 Phantom 4 149 Grandpa G 140 ISKHS Jimmy Lane C Owens 149 Phantom 5 152 Grandpa 7 102 1907 Mr McCann 4 Stone 149 Gus Straus C 147 McKittredge 4149 1908 McKinueyRun Bayonet 5 McKinuey 148 Ironsides 5 147 147to Rufus 4 134 Run as a hurdle race from 1897 to 1901 Inclusive at 1 34 miles
