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f * C0IMDCIMSED HISTORY OF THE TOBACCO STAKES * 1 J. Tnder different names and varying conditions and distances what is now the Tobacco Stakes Is as old as the Churchill Downs track, having fust been run there in 1S7." . the inaugural year of racing at thai Course. In its years it has lieen contested by good horses and numbers in its list of winners and placed borses such capita] racers as Clemmie G., Belle of the Meade. Pern, Sly Dance, live -and-Bye, Blue Lodge, Lucv May, Queen Ban. Miss Woodford. Kva S.. Mima, Mode sty, S:s Himyar. Wary. Catalpa, Champagne Charley, Laura Stone. Avi.ndale. Rudolph, Curt Gana, P.uckwa. Iii.tow, I.cuncp. Goodrich, Prince McCturg, Ben Mac. Dhui. Monsieur Beaucaife. Martin Doyle and Prince Ahmed, all cracks of high degree when at their best. The record of the race is as follows: Vear. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1875 Clemmie G Henderson.. 87 Bay Dick filly S7 Tecalco 87 S 5.~ 0 1:184 1876 Springbranch Murphy.. 87 Bcile of the Meade 87 Glentona 87 7."0 1:18 1577 Caminie F Shelton. . 87 Hearsay 87 Enchantress 87 828 1:17 1578 McGrathiana Hightower. . !7 Peru 97 Alice Bruce !7 750 1:181 187 SIv Dance Stoval.. ! 7 Bye-and-Bve 97 Blue Lodge 97 1:16? 1879 Sly Dance Stoval. .97 Bver.-md-Bve 7 87r» 1:111 1880 Lucy May Stoval.. 97 Minnie C 97 Lucv rx ng 97 950 1:1S3 1881 Frencliie Shy Stoval.. 97 Fiona 102 Fly Dance 97 82S 1-201 18S2 Queen Ban Taylor. .102 Bellona 102 Miss Woodford.. 102 820 1:18 1888 Bra S. Withers. .102 Mona 102 Modesty 108 728 119 1884 Lady of the Lake.. Bieoardaon.. 112 Gold -Ban 107 Annie Woodcockl07 1.275 1:16 1885 Sis Himyar Tankersley . .107 Mary Payne 102 Katrina 1 7 1250 1:101 1888 Wary Stoval. .114 Dark Hall 107 Catalpa 107 1.125 l:10t 1887 Pat ton Hathaway. .100 Lilliti :7 Kentucky Ban. . 97 050 1:17 1888 Champagne Charley.. .Johnson. .110 Blessing 105 Laura Stone 105 1.775 1888 Avondale Stoval. .110 Corticelll 99 Milton 105 1.150 1:13 1890 Tom Kogers Williams. .110 Philora 109 Rudolph 100 1.500 1:17 1801 Curt Gunn Jones. .112 Chief Justice Ill Lake Breeze ...105 1.525 1U7 1802 Afternoon Perkins. .107 Deception 102 Elizabeth L. ...112 1.400 1:17 1S9M Buckwa Irving. .110 Fraulein 107 Buckrcne 110 840 1:10] 1S94 Not run this year. 1805 Goodwin Brooks. .108 Fair Faith 110 Thurman 105 1,640 1:2U 1808 Abate* Scherrer. .l¥i Bonnie Dundee 110 Leonaise 10f 1.040 1:221 1S97 Flotow A. Clayton.. 117 Blanton 117 Floridas 107 945 1:23 j 1808 Lennep W. Martin. .109 Goodrich 117 Ollie Dixon 107 945 124 1899 Hurricane N. Turner. .112 St. Wood 112 Prince McCIurg.117 945 1:25 1900 Oravless Wedderstrand. . 1 12 Loves Labour 112 Celerifas 105 945 1:211 1901 Ben Mac Dhui GIlmore..l12 Dr. Preston 101 Mosketo 112 915 1:21.1 1902 Emathion Winklieid. .10W Sister Addie 107 Trocadero 112 1.335 1 :22j 190; Mon. Beaucaire.. A. W. Booker.. 112 The Crisis 107 Judge Himes ... 117 1.588 1 :2H 1904 Good Cheer Minder. .10:! Merry Pioneer 112 Brand New 10" 1.615 1:22* 1905 Martin Dovle Hoffier..ll7 Funieulaire . 101 King of Troy.. .112 1 .V 5 121J 1906 The Minks Munro..112 Nonie Lucille 112 Heine 104 1560 1-22$ 1907 Prince Ahmed T. Taylor. .112 Tanglewood 104 Light Wool 112 1.460 1:26? 1908 Sir Cleges Warren. .112 W. T. Overton 104 Darknlght 114 1.290 l:20j 1909 Not run this year. 1910 Longhand Ganz..lC9 Royal Report 112 Mnrkie M 104 G70 1:29? In 1879 Sly Dance and Bye and Bye rr.n a dead heat. Sly Dance winning the run-off. The race was for fillies exclusively until and Including 1S86. No time taken In 1888. It was for two-year-olds, at three-quarters of a mile, until and including 1S92. It has been for three-year-olds since then and at six and a half furlongs until 1907. It was not run in 1894 and 190! and was run as the Maiden Stakes In 1895 and IStMl. In all other years it wis run as the Bluegrass Stakes until 1910.
