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1 ; ! i i [ , i i . ". ] f . - -, ■ «■ e «• ii i I !-. d r I : ap s, ie THE BELMONT STAKES, ONE OF THE OLDEST FIXTURES OF AMERICAN RACING, TO BE RUN THIS AFTERNOON j The Westchester Baling Associations spring meeting of eighteen days comes to an end today at Belmont Bark with the running of a particularly attractive program, the chief feature of which is the tifty-lirst renewal of the Belmont Stakes. This important three-year-old fixture of eastern racing was first run in 1S67 at Jerome Park and continued there to 1S90. Then it was transferred to Morris Bark. J where it was an annual feature until 1903. w.iea it was taken over by the Westchester Racing Association on the establishment of Belmont Bark. The names of many of the most noted horses of the turf are found among the list of winners of the Belmont, the last, but not least. lM-ing August Belmonts great colt. Hourlcss. now retired to the stud. When racing was at its height of popularity from 1900 to 1907 the Belmont Stakes was worth all the way from 0,000 to close to 3,000 to the winner. As a sign of returning prosM rity of the turf the Belmont Stakes this year will have a gross value of aliout .0,000. a considerable increase over the last few years. For todays race a small, but high-class. Ueld has been named to start and a contest worthy of the lM*st traditions of this famous race is in prospect. The tabulated history of the Belmont Stakes is here presented: Vcar. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1807 Ruthless Gilpatrick . .107 D© Courcey 110 Rivoli no $ 1.850 3:05 ISGS General Duke Swim. .110 Northumberland 110 Fanny Ludlow. 107 2.S0O 3:02 IMK Fenian C. Miller. .110 Glenelg 110 Invercauld 107 3.330 3:04VJ 1870 Kingfisher Dick. .110 Foster 110 Midway 110 3,750 2:39% 1S71 Harry Bassctt W. Miller. .110 Stockwood 110 By-The-Sca ...107 5,450 2:50 1872 Joe Daniels Rowe.,110 Meteor 110 Shylock 110 4,500 2:58% : lfc73*Syrlngbok Rowe..ll0 Count DOrsay 110 Strachino 110 5,200 3:01% ! 1874tSaxon Barbee..ll0 Grinstead HO Aaron Pennton.110 4,200 2:39% 1875 Calvin Swim.. 110 Aiistides 110 Milner 110 4,450 2:42% 187C Algerine Donahue. .110 Fiddlesticks 110 Barricade 110 3,700 2:40% 1S77 Cloverbrook Uolloway. .110 Loiterer 110 Baden Baden. .110 5,200 2:46 1878 Duke of Magenta Hughes. .118 Bramble US Spartan 118 3,850 2:43% 1S79 Spendthrift Evans. .118 Monitor 118 Jericho 118 4,250 2:42% 1SS0 Grenada Hughes. .118 Ferncliffe 118 Turenne 118 2,800 2:47 1881 Sauntercr Coftello . . 118 Eole 118 Baltic 118 3.000 2:47 1882 Forester J. McLaughlin. .118 Babcoek 118 Wyoming 115 2,600 2:43 1883 George Kinney .J. McLaughlin.. 118 Trombone 118 Renegade 118 3.07O 2:42% 1884 Panique ...;.. J. McLaughlin. .118 Knight of Ellcrslie 118 Himalaya 118 3.150 2:42 1 885 Tyrant P. Duffy. .118 St. Augustine 118 Tecumseh 118 2,710 2:43 18S« Inspector B J. McLaughlin .. 118 The Bard 118 Linden 118 2,720 2:41 1SS7 Hanover J". McLaughlin. .IIS Oneko 118 2,900 2:43% i 1S8S Sir Dixon J. McLaughlin. .118 Prince Royal 118 3.440 2:40% 1889 Eric Hayward..llS Diablo 125 Zephyrus 118 4,000 2:47 lS90+Burlington Barnes. .118 Devotee 115 PandishaU 113 8.500 2:08% l»»l Fox ford Garrison.. 118* Montana 117 Laurestan 112 5,070 2:08% 1892 Patron Hayward..l22 Shellbark 122 5,610 2:17 1893tiCoinancne Slmnis..ll7 Dr. Rice 122 Rainbow 119 5.310 1:53% 1894 Henry of Nararre Slmms..ll7 Prig 119 Assignee 115 6.680 1:56% lS95ttBelm=r Taral..H9 Counter Tenor 126 Nankl Pooh 126 2.700 2:11% lS963Hastings Griffin. .122 Handspring 125 Hamilton II.. .110 3.025 2:24% 1897 Scottish Chieftain Seherrer..ll5 On Deck 115 Octagon 122 3.550 2:23% 1898 Bowling Brook Littlefleld. .122 Previous 122 Hamburg 122 7.810 2:32 1S99 Jean Bereaud Clawson..l22 Hair Time 119 Glcngar 122 9.443 2:23 1900 Ildrim N. Turner. .126 Petrnchio 126 Missionary 126 14.790 2:21% 1901 Commando Spencer. .126 The Parader 126 All Green 126 11.505 2:21 1902 Master-man Bnllman. .126 Ranald 126 King Hanover.. 126 13.220 2:22% 1903 Africander Bnllman. .126 Whorler 126 Red Knight 126 12.2S3 2:23% 1904 Delhi Odom..l26 Graziallo 126 Rapid Water.. 126 11.575 2:06% 1905 Tanya Hlldebrand. .121 Blandy 120 Hot Shot 126 17,240 2:08 1906 Burgomaster Lyne..l26 The Quail 126 Accountant ...126 22.700 2:20 1907 Peter Pan Mountain . . 126 Superman 126 Frank Gill 126 22.765 •• 1908 Colin Nottcr..l26 Fair Play 126 King James... .126 22,765 *• 190! Joe Madden B. Duean-.126 Wise Mason 123 Don. Mcdonaldl23 24.550 2:21% lino Sweep BntwelI..126 Duke of Ormonde 126 9,700 2:22 1913 Prince Eugene Troxler..l09 Rock View 128 Flying Fairy ..106 2 825 2:18 1914 Luke McLuke M. Buxton. .126 Gainer 126 Charlestonian .123 3,025 2:20 1915 The Finn O. Byrne.. 126 Half Rock 126 Pebbles 126 1825 2:1S« 1916 Friar Rock E. Haynes.,126 Spur 126 Churchill 126 4 100 222 1917 Hourless J. ButweU. .120 Skeptic 126 Wonderful 123 5,800 2:17% Run at Jerome Park prior to 1890. Distance 1 5-8 miles prior to 1874. tReduced to 1 1-2 miles. Run «t Morris Park from 1890 to 1905. Distance reduced to 1 1-4 miles. ttChanged to 1 1-8 miles. JJIn-creased to 1 1-4 miles. Jlncreased to 1 3-8 miles. Run at 1 1-4 miles in 1904 and 1905. **No time taken. No racing in 1911 and 1912.
