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a . , CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE OPENING HANDICAP. For the thirteenth time winter stake racing in California will be inaugurated by the running of the aptly-named Opening Handicap, at a mile. It. has annually been contested bv excellent race hordes and had a sensational termination last year when the 30 to 1 outsider. Jack Nunnallv, defeated such a star as Montgomery then was. Both are named to start in todays race. In its record of placed horses are the names of such fast ones as Satsuma, Recreation, Hagerdon. Gold Money. Libertine, Gradv. Modrine The Roman. Sehwalbe. Kenilworth and Ananias, yet, for some reason not definite, it has never" been run in as fast time as 1:39. It may be different today. The record of the event is: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val Time lS06Thelma 5 H. Brown.. 00 Torsina 3 107 Chartreuse 5. 07 $ 665 1:414 1897 Satsuma 5 E. Jones.. 110 Libertine C 112 The Roman 3. 105 065 l3o! 1S0S Recreation 3 J. Woods.. OS Grady 5 116 San Venado 31.100 915 l-4il 1S90 Cromwell 7 Macklln..ll7 The Fretter 3 8S Rosinante 5.. 109 605 l:4l! 1000 The Fretter 4. ...J. Martin. .110 Modrine 3 117 Flush of Gold 3 105 1,150 l:4li 1901 Hagerdon 4 VItltoe..l06 Obla 3 101 Rosormonde 0101 1150 l:40i 1002 Corrlgan 3 Ranch.. 113 The Fretter 0 114 Flush ofGold5110 2,050 1-42 1003 Eonlc 5 Chandler.. 09 Schwalbe 4 10-1 Kenilworth 51.119 2.000 l45i 1004 Gold Money 4 Domlnick . .110 Ananias 3 107 Fossil 4 Ill 2 410 140 1005 San Nicholas 6 W. Davis . .110 High Chancellor 5.. 108 Terns Rod 3. 97 2450 1:40 1000 Corrigan 7 Sandy.. 100 Logistilla 4 110 Ruby 4 .....114 2 340 1:40? 1007 Jack Nunnally 3..C. Miller.. 102 Montgomery 3 110 Acrobat 3 101 2,220 1-30 Called Inaugural Handicap this year.
