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• * * CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE LATONIA OAKS • * Tlie Latonia Oaks has from its first running held an honorable place among western fixtures for three-year old fillies. Its first winner. mite, was a full sister to the famous race horse, Freeland. and. to keep .i good thing in the family, its second winner. Lavinia Belle, was also a sister to Freeland, both being by Longfellow, from the fine broodmare, Belle Knight. Retrieve, the third winner, was also a capital race rare. Wary second to Inite. Los Angeles, third to Lavinia Belle, and Julia L. and Retrieve all ran third in the American Derby in their respective years and no filly was afterwards ever placed in that great race. English Lady. Ida Pickwick. Souffle. May Hempstead. L.idy Schorr. Flora Pomona, Outcome and Lady Savoy were all high-class race mares. The record of the Latonia Oaks is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1SS7 Unite Blaylock . .113 Wary 113 Hinda 109 ,140 2:20 1888 Lavinia Belle Stoval..l08 Julia L 107 Los Angeles 113 i.,630 2.12J 1889 Retrieve Barnes. .109 Havlllah 109 Nyleptha 109 4.260 2:181 1890 English Lady Hollis..ll3 Julia Magee 106 Daisy F 109 4.5QQ 2:08 1891 Ida Pickwick R. Williams. .117 Mary C 107 Cantatrice 107 3,200 2:14* 1892 Lake Breeze Clayton. .112 Greenwich 112 Miss Dixie ....117 3,170 2:091 1893 Dare Vela Morris.. 112 Emma Mc 112 Confidence 107 3,210 2:111 1801 Orinda Perkins. .117 Selika 117 Charity 112 3,520 2:08 189.. Leaflet Isom..ll2 Favorine 107 Jane 117 3,975 2:00 1S90 Souffle Thorpe. .117 Elusive 117 Helen Mar 117 6.420 2:16 1897 Lou Bramble C. Belli. .100 Shasta Water 110 White Frost ...117 6,510 2:08 1898 Sardonic Clayton. .110 Her Favor 105 Martha II 112 4.900 2:144. 1899 May Hempstead N. Turner.. 122 Freak 112 Preliminary ...109 4,390 2:10 1900 Anthracite Overton.. Ill Nettie Regent 109 May Ella 109 3,010 2:09 1901 Lady Schorr J. Woods. .122 Faneywood 109 2,390 2:191 1902 Flora Pomona J. Ma thews.. 122 Marque 112 Wainamoinen ..122 2.670 2:07 1903 Esherln Reed. .117 Ilmarinen 109 Miss Eon 109 4,080 2:21 1904 Outcome Munro.,112 Memories 107 Variora 107 3,750 2:081 1905 Lady Savoy E. Morrison . .122 Regale 106 L. Maefarlan ..109 3.370 2:06 190C Content D. Austin. .122 Sister Frances 109 Concert 109 3.450 2:13* 1007 I.iilie Turner J. Lee. .112 Miss Alert 109 Miss Lida 100 3.110 2:07* 1908 Cliulfta V. Powers. .109 Lady Martha 109 Skyo 109 3.090 2:06*