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+ : + J CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE HAROLD STAKES J. ! 4. The Harold Stakes Is the oldest fixture for two-year-old colts and geldings of the western turf and will b" run for the twenty seventh time today. In net value to the winner It has never been conspicuous among the stake races of the country, but for all that it has usually been contested by a capital field and has been won by some sulisequently great race horses, Raceland. Ben Brush. Pink Coat and Sir Huou affording instances. Its first winner. General Harding, was a wonderfully good son of Great Tom — Lisa Davis and the pioperty of Sam Bryant, who afterwards won a fortune with Proctor Knott. General Harding was the M inner of nine races as a two-year-old and only once met defeat. Each of his nine victories was in a stake nice. He ileveloiied bad forelegs and was not so good as a three-year-old. but managed to win the Drexel Stakes at Washington Park. Another of the early winners that was thought to be a phenomenon was Bankrupt. He swept everything before him until he happened to meet Ban Fox and Blue Wing in the Horse Radars Stakes at St. Louis and it then became known that better two-year-olds than Bankrupt were in the west. The Harold Stakes is a race of interesting history and its record is as fellows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt VaL Time. 1883 General Harding Blaylock. .105 Ascalon 105 Eva S. 102 ,910 1:031 1884 Redstone I. Murphy. .110 Trosseau 107 Socks 107 1,780 1:051 1885 Bankrupt StovaL.110 Tartar 107 Phil Lee 110 1,875 1:04J lS8ti».Tim Gore A. McCarthy. Jr.. .105 Duke of Bourbon 113 Laredo 105 1,960 1:03 1887 Raceland Blaylock. .107 Cast Steel 107 Badge 118 1,650 1:04J 18SS Once Again Armstrong . . 108 Gymnast 108 Hlndoocraf t ... 108 1,335 1 :04 1889 Phoenix Allen. .113 Starter Caldwell 121 Avoudale 113 1,760 1:03| 1890 Georgetown Hollis..l21 Gascon Ill Allan Bane 121 1.720 1:02 1891 Newton Britton..lll Morrissey 113 Gorman 121 1,800 l:02i 1892 Ingomar Brltttm. .113 Roslyn 121 Semper Lex ...111 1.900 1:04 1893 Lot Damrow Britton..ll3 Frog Dance Ill Tupto Ill 2,790 1:091 1894 Flash J. Hill. .113 Sun Up Ill Free Advice ...113 2,620 1:03 1895 Ben Brush R. Williams. .121 Nlinrod Ill The Dragon ...111 2,440 1:02» 1896 Marco Thorpe. .123 Irby Bennett 109 Protus 113 1.890 1:02 1897 Pink Coat C. Reirf..ll0 Maclvor 110 Swing 105 1,145 1:02J 1898 Mazo J. Walsh. .121 Billy House 110 Judge Tarvin ..113 1,150 1:03 1S99 St. Ivor Crowhurst.,195 Parmenion 105 Lient. Gibson ..1W 1,175 1:02J 1900 June Gayle Hertlng..l03 Longflow 110 Sam Lyons 109 945 1:02$ 1901 Pentecost Dupee.,113 Andy Williams 115 Owenton 110 1,010 1:044. 1902 Sheri IT Bell Coburn..ll5 Lendin 113 Gold Bell 110 1.395 1:02 1903 Lonsdale J. OConnor. .105 Marshal Ney 100 Paris 106 1.480 1:02! 1904 Oiseau Mnnro..l23 Rebounder 110 Dictator 105 1,385 1:02 1905 Sir Huon Troxler.,110 Hadur 115 Maplehurst 110 1,480 1:00* 1906 Holdfast D. Austin. .105 Harold D 105 Ovelando 110 1,905 1411 1907 Tackle D. Austin. .105 Joe Moser 110 R. C. Rann...ll5 1,745 1:0B# 1908 White Face Pickens.. 113 W. A. Leach 113 Michael AngeVo.1064 1.615 1:001 •For colts from 1880 to 1906 Inclusive. , j
