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7T THE TWIN CITY HANDICAP From its first running iu 1SS4 the Twin City has been the leading handicap of the Coney Island Jockey Clubs fall meetings and neither the Brooklyn nor the Suburban shows more renowned racers in their lists oi winning and placed horses. Bersan, the famous "horned horse," Loiilsette. Elkwood, Exile, Firenze, Strnthmenth. Lamplighter. Galindo. Rey el Santa Anita. Requital, The Friar, Ethelhert, Gunfire, McCbes-ney. Iaughnawaga and Nealon were all racing stars of the first magnitude, and so were Eurus, Badge, Tournament, Raceland. Banquet, Henry of Navarre. Bungle, Bannockliuru, Blues and Hermis, all of which were beaten in essaying the capture of the Twin City. It was in this race the long-disputed question of the comparative excellence of McChesney and Hermis was settled in 1903. With 129 ounds on each, the two: cracks were on an equality and, coming from behind in the stretch, McChesney gave, Hermis as fair ami decisive a beating as one horse ever administered to another; The Twin City will be run for the twenty-sixth time this afternoon and its record is as follows: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 1884 Tom Martin 3 Church.. 94 Ferg Kyle 4 103 KingUke 4. ...115 $ 4,367 2:10i 1883Bersan 3 Fitzpatrick . .1114 Bob Cook 4 9C Katrine 3 103 4,402 2:12i 18SS Lonisette 5 Hamilton . .105 Maumee 4 103 Ferona 3 .... 95 4.245 2:12J 1887 Elkwood 4 Fltzpatrlck . .117 Saxony 4 114 Bamburg 3... 107 4,420 2:03 18S8 Exile C Hamilton . .117 Eurus 5 118 Badge 3 . 106 4,460 2:08 1SS9 Exile 7 Hamilton ..125 Defaulter 5 112 Hnntressa 4.. 107 4,725 2:001 1S90 Firenze 6 .Garrison . .128 Tournament 3 114 Eurus 7 119 3,735 2:07 1891 Strathmeath 3 Covington . .112 Raceland 6 124 Rey Del Rey 3113 3,390 2:10i 1892 Lamplighter 3 Hamilton . .115 Banquet 5 124 Montana 4... 120 7.350 2:09i 1893 Galindo 4 Morris.. 110 Ramapo 3 105 Candelabra 4. 100 2.5S0 2:09 1S94 Dorian 3 Hamilton . .105 Saragossa 4 104 Dobbins 3 ...110 2,475 2:031 1895 R. El Santa Anita 4 . .Taral . .120 Henry of Navarre 4. .127 Sir Excess 4.. 115 1,635 2:07 1896 Requital 3 A. Clayton . .116 Dutch Skater 5 95 Buck Massle 4126 1,675 2:10i 1897 Ornament 3 Taral.. 118 Flying Dutchman 5.. 121 Havoc 5 114 3,850 2:058 1898 The Friar 4 Littlefleld . .125 Mirthful 3 Ill Buela 4 98 3.850 2:07i 1899 Previous 4 OConnor . .114 Bangle 4 120 Bannockburn 4126 5,050 2:10 1900tEthelbert 4 Spencer.. 129 Jack Point 4 118 Klllashandra 3100 4,600 2:07 1901 Herbert 4 L. Smith.. 118 Terminus 3 108 Trigger 3 95 5,300 2:07 1902 Gunfire 3 H. Cochran.. 104 Blues 4 118 Hyphen 3 112 6,000 2:051 1903 McChesney 4 Fuller.. 129 Hermis 4 129 His Eralnce 5100 6,250 2:04g 1904 Caughnawaga 5....T. Burns.. 125 Dainty 4 105 Graziallo 3... 105 12,400 2:05 1905 Wild Mint 3 .Nicol..l07 First Mason 5 117 Caughwaga 6122 6,122 2:061 1906 Fine Cloth 3 ...Garner.. 93 Neva Lee 4 106 Dishabille 4 .116 14,055 2:07 1907 Nealon 4 W. Knapp.,122 Dandelion 5 117 Beac. Light 4. 11.1 12.S00 2:05? 1008 Dorante 3 J. Lee.. 107 Master Robert 3 10.1 Stamina 3 107 2.300 2:03? Bob Cook and Katrine ran a dead heat for second place. fDead jjeat between Jack Point and Ethelhert; stake divided.
