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THE TWENTY-EIGHTH RUNNING OF THE GREAT AMERICAN STAKES TAKES PLACE AT AQUEDUCT THIS AFTERNOON Today at Aqueduct the Great American Stakes will be the main attraction of a splendid Saturday program, which includes, besides that great two-year old fixture, the Queens County Handicap and the Winlield Steeplechase. The great American Stakes was established in ISO! as one of the big events of the Brooklyn Jockey Club and was run at Gravcsend up to am! including 1110. With the resumption of the sport in New York state in 1913 after a lapse of two years, the tireut American was run at Belmont Bark, but the following year was transferred to Aqueduct, where it lias been run each year since. The names of many famous racers appears among its winners. For todays running of this event a dozen high -class two-year-olds are named to start and the winner will lie given serious consideration when the question of the juvenile championship is being discussed. The interesting history of the Great American Stakes is here presented in tabulated form: Y»ar. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1SK St. Carlo Garrison.. 115 Ballarat 113 Torso lis 7,050 1:02% 1890 Russell Gaftiaon..ll8 Correction 113 St. Charles 118 17,050 1:02 1891 St. Florlan Taylor.. 118 Victory 118 Lester 118 10,050 1:03-4 1892 Sir Walter Garrison.. 1 IS Don Alonzo 118 Ajax us 10.050 1:0114 1893 Domino Taral-.llS Dobbins 118 Joe Ripley no 18,675 1:0114 1834 Waltzer GrilBn..ll8 Utica 118 Applause lis 15,600 l:04*i 1893 Applegate McCafferty..HS Hazlet 118 Handspring ...118 16,400 1:02 1896 George Kessler ..: Taral-.llS Arbuckle 118 Rhodesia 115 12,195 1:02*4 1897 Previous T. Sloan.. 113 Handball 118 Varus 113 9.750 1:01% 1S0S Jean Bereaud T. Sloan. .122 Miller 115 Autumn 112 9.750 1:0114 MM Vnlcaln N. Turner. .112 Missionary 112 McMeekin 112 13.303 1:02*4 1900 Prince Charles N. Turner. .122 Prince Pepper 115 Tommy Atkins.125 9.750 1:02H 1901 Bine Girl T. Burns. .122 Nasturtium 115 If. DaingerCeldll5 9.750 1:0254 1902 Dalesman Shaw. .115 Artvis 115 Martie Lewis. .112 10,570 1:00 1903 Broomstick Odom.,125 Stalwart 115 Tim Sullivan.. .115 10,060 1:00 1904 Song and Wine F. ONeill.. 122 Britisher 115 The Claimant.. 115 9.S00 1:02% 1905 Bnrgomnster I,yue..ll5 Bohemian 115 Jery WernbergllS 10,025 1:01 1900 Water Pearl J. Jones. .125 Ballot 115 Superman 125 11.200 1:01 1907 Cohort B. Lowe.. 11 5 Masque Iff Bar None 115 14.750 1:00 190S Sir Martin J. Lee. .125 Fayette 115 Bobbin 115 13.200 1:00% 1009 Starbottlo E. Dug.rn-.115 Big Stick 115 Medallion 125 1.925 1:02% 1910 Babbler E. Dugan..l22 Trap Rock 129 Housemaid ...122 7,120 1:02*4 1913 Gainer J. Wilson-. 113 Mater 110 Golden Chimes. It:! 3.700 :59% 1914 Ladv Barbary C. Turner. .109 Lampoon 106 Trial by Jury. 100 1,925 1:01% t«15 Ormesdale J MeCahev. .120 Bromo iOS Pamroseh 10! 2.325 1:01% 1910 Campf ire J. McTaggart. .112 Ivory Black 127 Ticket 10S 3,900 1:00 1917 Sun Briar W. Knapp.,112 Lucullite 12S Tracksend 125 5,250 1:01% No racing in 1911 and 1912. Run over straight course at Belmont Park in 1913 and at Aqueduct in 1914. 1915, 1916 and 1917.
