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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE FRONTIER HANDICAP Since it was first won by St Hera in 1902 the Frontier Handicap has been the chief event of the Wind ¬ sor Summer meetings and as such has been contested by many good race horses In its first six years it was a race for threeyearolds exclusively and numbered among its winners such real cracks as Claude lling of Troy and Peter Sterling all hordes of great speed and frequent winners In 1908 it was made a flash for threeyearolds and over and gained interest by the change Last year it resulted in a signal tiiumph for that good Broomstick colt Meridian when in the homestretch he simply ran away from Plate Glass and Sam Hildreths star Xeus Plate Glass carried 125 pounds in that race and the same iuipost was assigned to him for its renewal today but Meridian was not entered this year and Zeus is far away in France preparing for racing in that country and Kngland The record of the Frontier is as fol ¬ lows Year First Age Jockeys Wt Second Age Wt Third Age Wt Val Time 1102 St Hera Adams 122 Silk Cord 117 Dubious 117 1140 158 1903 Claude JDaly 127 Sir Gallunt 110 Hank Street 117 1S5 2034 1004 Xarkee Munroll7 Scatfell 117 War Whoop 127 1405 154X 1005 King of Troy J Shea 110 Tongorder 122 1705 158 100 Peter Sterling KuiisL107 Ohlyesa 100 Shine On 114 1705 154 1007 lacomo Morcland 114 Fantastic 100 Mortibov 114 1705 157 157100S 100S Charlie Gilbert4C HShilg 103 Glimmer 4 102 Martin Doyle 0122 1535 l52fe 1009 Green Seal 5 J Howard 105 Haubridge 4 110 Old Honesty 5100 1535 152 1010 Plaudmore 4 Goldstein 108 John Keardon 0 102 T Hayward4lO7 155O l571f 1011 Meridian 3 T Koerner 110 Plate Glass 5 120 Zeus 3 117 1085 152 152Kace Kace was for threeyearolds until 1908
