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, * ! — — • CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE SURF STAKES * * The Surf is one of the first list of stakes devised by the Coney Island Jockey Club, having 1-oen run for the first time in 1800. It will consequently be run for the thirty-first time this aftoruiHtu. Its first arkaan was the beaatlfal and extremely fast I.eamington tilly. Spinaway. in honor of whi -h the principal Saratoga stake for two-year-old fillies was named, titlu r grand colts and fillies which subsequently won the Surf were Thackeray. Wanda. Portland. Treinont. Torso. Sally McClelland. Iteelare. Hastings. Water Color. Inflexible. YiMirhees. Fet.-r Fan and SutTragette. While not ranking with the lirst-class races Bar two year olds, it has always 1 n of sufficient value to be considered an ini|M rtant event and has. for one re; sou ami another, boon |Mipular with and coveted hy owners and trainers. Its record to date is as follows: Year. First Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. ISM Spinawav Hughes. .114 Brambahtta 107 Strathspey 110 ,025 1:041 1SS1 Marsh Kedon W. Donohiie. . 1 lo Onondaga 110 .Memento 107 2.S25 1:0::; 1882 Jacobus Hughes. .110 Jeorge Kinney 110 The Marshal ..110 2..".2o 1:96 1883 Thackeray Brenmui. .110 Tolu 107 Pampero 110 2.!»." o 1:48 1584 Wanda Olnev . . 107 Bithmond Ill GlnIg-Hltrpe 110 3,075 1:03 1585 Portland J. McLaughlin. .115 Electric 112 Lelritia 112 2,475 1:03J 1880 Tiemont J. McLaughlin .. 122 Queen of Elizabeth 112 Kingdon 115 2,875 1:02 18S7 Magnetlzer Link. .115 tiuarantee 115 Ballston 115 3.800 1:02 1888 Reporter Godfrey. .115 Brussels 115J tiipsy Queen ...11CJ 3, COO 1:02» 1SS0 Torso Anderson. .115 Cayuga 115 St. James 115 4.975 1:01| 18M Sallv MiCh-lland Vnderson. .115 Ambulance 122 Beckon 115 3.950 l:02i 1891 Merrv Monarch Bergen. .125 Air Plant 118 Spinalong 115 4,150 1:04 1892 Hammie TaraI..llS Don A 1 ouzo 118 Corduroy 118 3,775 l:02jt 1893 Declare Slmm»..llS ialilee 118 Melody 115 4.625 1 :02§ 1894 Keenan Griffin. .IIS Annisette 115 California 115 3.S25 1:01 1895 Hastings Griffin . .IIS Handspring 125 Sagamore 118 4.525 1:00* 1S90 Lithos Hart. .104 Hemp 105J Hodermond 108 1.425 1 :02J 1897*Varus F. Littlefield . .118 Croat Bend 118 Wild Warrior. . .118 2,950 1 .002 1898 Autumn T.Sloan. .119 Miller 122 Manuel 122 3,155 1 :07» 1899 Missionary W. OConnor . .112 Stuart 117 Withers 112 3.330 1:08* 1900 Watercolor F. Littlefield . .122 Smile 117 Outlamler 119 3.320 1:07$ 1901 Smart Set Sha-v..l22 Leonid 117 Dean Swift 117 3,080 1:07| 1902 Monte Carlo Odom.,122 Charles Elwood 127 Haekensack ...117 4,015 1:10 1903 Inflexible T. Burns . .12! Monsoon Ill Yellow Hammerll4 5,385 1:07 1904 Sparkling Star Shaw. .114 Cllpln 118 Tongorder 118 4,350 1:08 1905 Inquisitor J. Martin . .118 Jacobite 120 Gallavant 127 3,920 1:07| 1906 Peter Pan UadtkcllS Aletbeuo 114 Arimo 122 5,010 1:07 MOT Mombassa Mountain .. 11 1 Uestigouche Ill Sir Cleges 114 4.SS0 1:061 1908 Suffragette Notter.. 115 Footpad 114 High Range 118 3.970 1:07 MM Dalmatian V. Powers. .122 Saudrian 115 Schoolmarin ...115 330 1.08 •Run at 5-8 tulle previously.
