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-j* — . ,j, CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN DERBY •j*- , -j, Yisitors at Fort Erie this nflernoon will view he fourteenth running of the Canadian Derby. It is the principal stake race of the seven days meeting which begins today and. while an event of moderate value Compared] with the former Mg slake races of this country, has always attracted and hi • 11 wn by good "■I -. as the names of such real stars of the track ea hfartlmaa. Advance Guard, Bed Bob* Claude, Port Hunter, Peter Sterling and Sager in its list of winners amprj attest. In is first and second running it was at the correct distance of a mile and a half and. like our own American Derby, was won in its first year by :• Plly, tin- parallel extending fattier in the fact thai neither race was -er after wards won by a liliv The record of the race is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. LSjS Miss Hussle Walker. .102 Laverock 122 Maratana 100 COO 2:39. 1899 Martimns Mason.. 114 Hold On Ill Passaic 114 lcso -2:87 l!00*Advance Htiard Taral..l27 Lanipglolie 112 Radford 102 141," 20! 1901 Hen Mac Duul II. Lewis. .122 Khaki 115 Sadie S. ...:.. 117 1*41" 2:OS7 1902 Red Robe Blake.. 127 Dubious llj Mattie Spencer. 110 1 415 217! 1903 Claude J. Daly. .127 Reservation 125 Sir Gallant 115 2 ISO "-151 1904 Fort Hunter Wonderly. .127 Scarfel] 115 Early Bov 115 2 ISO 2:CS 1905 King of Troy D. Austin. .125 Mcllvain J22 Tongoj-der 127 2 ISO 2*10 I.Mie Peter Sterling Folev..12.» Jack DobMi 122 Gold-mate 115 2-1S0 2"11 1907 Charlie Gilbert J. Kelly.. 110 Cave Adsuin 122 Tourenne 122 2.180 2-07J 1808 Lawrence P. Daley NlcoL.110 Dennis Stafford 10S 1inkola . 119 2*380 2*001 190! Piute JT. IeiiL.IOt Micliacl Angela 107 SImeoo 110 2 ".so 2*051 1910 Sager Musgrave. ll.l Boola Boobj 107 Hanlves 116 2.SS0 2:05J •Distance reduced frum 1 1-2 miles to 1 1-4 miles.
