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: . - THE SARATOGA HANDICAP WINNERS : : When in 1900 the late W. C. Whitney and the gentlemen associated with him in the enterprise secured possession of tin; Saratoga race track they made many additions to its stake program and. among them, established the Saratoga Handicap as a new feature in the Hue of rich handicaps embracing the Carter. Excelsior Metropolitan. Brooklyn. Suburban. Commonwealth and Brighton, it was instantly popular .mil has always drawn a big entry list and provided a good race, contested by good horses. Waterboj", which won in 1903 with the big impost of 127 pounds up was beyond question the best horse that has as yet won the Saratoga Handicap, but it has never fallen to an ordinary race horse and its history to date is as follows: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 1901Rockton 4 N. Turner.. 118 Water Cure 4 107 Water Color 3115 $ 0,800 1:53 1902tFrancesco 3 H. Michaels.. 971 Herbert 4 118 Articulate 4.. 119 6,800 1:59 19031Waterboy 4 Odom..l27 Hunter Raine 4 ....107 Caughwaga 4. 100 8,800 2:05 1904 Lord of the Vale 4 Lyne..ll2 Bad News 4 108 Caughwaga 5.lll 8,800 2:05 1905 Caughnawaga 6 T. Burns. .119 Water Light 3 103 Beldame 4 120 8,300 2:07 1900 Dandelion 4 Sewell..ll3 Tangle 3 97 Gallavant 3... 99 8,300 2:04 1907 McCarter 3 W. Miller.. Ill Running Water 4 115 Dandelion 5. .117 8.300 2:05 190S Monfort 4 ...McCahev..l00 Far West fG 102 Danoscara 4. ..100 1.150 2:05 Distance 1 1-8 miles. tDistance 1 3-16 miles. Distance increased to 1 1-4 miles.
