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+ : + CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE BROOKLYN DERBY •*■ 1 + The Brooklyn Derby is run over the orthodox distance of a mile and a half. It has no penalties, but has 11011 winning allowances running from four to twelve pounds. It does not promise much of a contest tiiis year, but it is an event of great contests in the past and has been won by such grand ruee horses as Hanover. Emperor of Norfolk. Burlington, Russell. Dobbins, Handspring. Octagon. Bonnibert. Major Pain gerfield. Brj n Mawr. Peter Pan and Fair Play. It attained its greatest value lart year, when Fair Plaiy won from King James and Chapultepec in the fastest time the race was ever run In. The record of the lace is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1887 Hanover 3. McLaughlin. .118 Dunbine 118 Bronzomarte ...115 ,675 2:43 J 1888* Emperor of Norfolk. I. Murphy.. 118 Sir Dixon 118 Prince Royal. ..118 3,740 2:08 1880 Cynosure Fitipa trick. .118 Carroll 118 Zephyrus 118 4,790 2:104 1890 Burlington Barnes. .118 Torso ....118 Kenwood 118 6,960 2:12 1891 Russell Taylor. .122 Ambulance 117 Bolero 122 5,270 2:10 1S92 Patron Haywavd. .122 Charade 122 Mars 122 5,240 2:101 1893 Rainbow Littleneld. .122 Don Alonso 122 Comanche 122 4,350 2:09J 1894 Dobbins Slmms..l22 Assignee 122 Sir Excess 122 5,340 2:144 1895 Keenan Griffin. .122 Counter Tenor 127 Sir Galahad .... 122 4,640 2:10 I89tf Handspring Doggett . . 122 Intermission 117 Hamilton II.. ..122 7.800 2:101 1897 Octagon Slmuis..l22 Buddha 122 Don de Oro 127 7.960 2:10 1898Uhe Huguenot Spencer. .122 Previous 117 Latson 117 7,750 2:371 1899 A horn H. Martin. .119 The Bouncer 119 MLeod of DarellO 7,750 2:38 1900 Petruchio Spencer. .108 Kilmarnock 12G David Garrtck..lll 8.475 2:34 1901 Bonnibert Spencer. .112 Bluea Ill The Parader . . . 126 7,750 2:38*. 1902 Major Daingerfield Odom..ll8 Homestead 118 King Hanover.. 126 7,750 2:37 190.1 Whorler F. ONeill.. 118 Golden Maxim 118 Merry Acrobat.. 118 7,750 2:3*1 1904 Bryn Mawr Lyne.llS Highball 118 The Southerner. 118 10,000 2:35 1905 Cairngorm W.Davis. .118 Migraine 118 Merry Lark 118 5.390 2:34| 1906 Bclmero .F. ONeill .. 118 The Quail 118 King Henry 113 9.475 2:37 1907 ivier Pan W. Miller. .126 Paumonok 114 Yankee Girl 121 10.475 2:41 1 90S Fair Play E. Dngan..ll4 King James 122 Chapultepec 126 13.350 2:33 •instance reduced to 1 1-4 miles. fDlstance Increased to 1 1-2 miles.
