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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE IROQUOIS HOTEL HANDICAP I Tlie feature of the Fort Erie racing this afternoon will be the tentli running of tlie Iroquois Hotel Handicap, for two-year-olds at five and a half furlongs. When first run in 1902 tlie race vas a dash of live-eighths of a mile, but it was increased to its present distance in 1903. Its first winner. Reservation, was a very good race horse of tlie useful class and winner in Ills time of many races. Oiseau had tip the greatest weight ever carried to victory in tlie race and is its highest class winner, hut Scarfell and Sager also earned distinction afterwards, Sager winning some excellent races last year and being likely to win more before long if lie stands training. The record of tlie race is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1902 Reservation Gormley. .105 Night Owl 90 Her Letter 118 $ 055 1:05 1903 Scarfell Munro..ll4 Ilandmore 11C Reticent 105 1.150 l:08i 10O1 Oiseau Munro..l2 Com Blossom 00 The Thrall 100 1.150 1:09 1905 Father Catchein Munro..llli Ohiycsa 107 Col. Bronston ..101 1.150 1:075; 1900 Restoration Hogg.. 103 Javanese 95 Glimmer 100 1,150 l:0"i 1907 Moliere Morland. .102 Catherine F 110" Guarda 104 1.150 1:095 190S Irrigator C. Ross.. 102 Stronieland 100 Marse Abe 120 1.150 1:0S 1909 Sager Kennedy.. 102 Fores 100 Eye White 119 1.150 1:088 1910 Edda G. Burns.. 110 Melton Street 103 Clay 103 1.150 1:10H
