view raw text
* + RUNNING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN STEEPLECHASE + , + Having been from Its foundation of good value. Hie North American Steeplechase has usually boon contested by the crack jumpers of each year of its running. Its tirst winner. St. Judo, was one of the best voting jumpers that over cropped up in our racing, but his career was short because of his going wrong in his lorelegs. The race is not of long cxisttnoe. but such excellent cross-count ry horses as St. Jude, Fox-I.. inter. Caller. Jimmy Lane, Coligny. Altar, Hylas. Commodore Fontaine, St. Volma. Bayonet, Waterway. Thistledale and Grandpa already show in its list of placed batata and its record is as follows: Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. VhL Time. 1904 St. Jude 4 J. OBrien.. 142 Foxhunter 5 156 Caller 5 150 $.!,07o 5:14i 1905 Sandhurst 4 Rodrock..l42 Jimmy Lane 5 150 Coligny 5 15tt :i,500 5:28 1900 Alfar 4 Davidson . .142 Belcanta 4 145 Hylas 5 156 3,825 5:22 1907 Commodre Fontaine 4. Stone . .135 Rocket 4 135 St. Volma 4.. 138 3,725 6:22 190S Bat 51 Sampson.. 130 Malacca 5 133 Bayonet 61 IBB 480 6:29 bMg Waterway 6 H. Stone.. 155 Thistledale 8 106 Grandpa 101. ..145 805 4:22 Run at about 2 1-2 miles up to 1900, inclusive; at abont 3 miles in 1907 and 190S. J- Mi
