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HISTORY OF THE PREAKNESS STAKES Interesting Story of Pimlicos Great Race and List of Winners WinnersFrom From Its Inception in 1873 to 1925 Inclusive The Maryland Jockey Clubs great fixture the Preakness which closed April 6 with a gratifying entry list of the foremost threeyearolds in the country is the renewal of the original stake which from 1S73 to 1889 was one of the leading features of Pimlico Spring fixtures and was revived in 1909 on a much more pretentious scale scaleThe The Preakness was as is generally known named after M H Sanfords good colt by Lexington Bay Leaf that in William Haywards capable hands won the famous Dinner Party or as it was afterwards called the Dixie at the inaugural Pimlico meeting in October 1870 defeating Thomas W Doswells Virginiabred Ecliptic and T G Moores Foster the latter a great fourmiler fourmilerPreakness Preakness was a village in New Jersey where the Sanford Stock Farm was located and the fact that the colt was thought good enough to be called after the home place gives an idea of the estimation in which he was held heldBy By winning the much talked of Dinner Party Stakes Preakness and Pimlico were so firmly associated in the minds of the racing public that a meeting over the old track without some memorial to his prowess was in the opinion of Gov Oden Bowie the then president of the Maryland Jockey Club and his associates simply unthinkable so the Preakness was assigned a prominent place on the clubs program programThe The Preakness of those days however was a modest affair with 1000 added the average value to the winner being about 1600 and the distance one mile and a half halfAfter After 1899 the Maryland Jockey Club discontinued racing at Pimlico for a decade or more and it was not until 1909 that the Preakness was revived with 5000 added the distance from 1909 to 1910 a mile from 1911 to 1921 a mile and an eighth and from 1924 to the present time one mile and threesixteenths threesixteenthsThe The sum added has been increased to 15000 in 1918 and 50000 the present figure which with starting fees of 1000 each to the winner makes the Preakness one of the most valuable and sought after stakes in this country countryIn In recent years the famous Woodlawn Vase has been added as a trophy annually through the courtesy of the successive winning owners of the Preakness and carries with it a prestige that is highly regarded by the true sportsman especially if he happens also to have bred the successful threeyearold threeyearoldThe The first winner in 1873 was John F Chamberlins bay gelding Survivor by Vandal dam by Lexington bred in Kentucky by John M Clay at the famous Ashland Stud StudSurvivor Survivor was trained by A D Pryor a prominent horseman of the day and was ridden by that accomplished jockey George Barbee who was at Pimlico not many years ago and is believed to be still connected with the sport In this year there were twentyone subscribers with seven starters and the time for the mile and a half was 2 43 43In In 1888 the late R Wyndham Walden of Bowling Brook won the stake with Refund by Sensation dam Letty ridden by Fred Littlefield Another Maryland owner E A Clabaugh winning in 1877 with Cloverbrook a chestnut colt by the Lexington sire Vauxhall VauxhallIn In between there came a goodly list of thoroughbreds George L Lorillard annexing the stake no less than five successive times from 1878 to 1882 with Duke of Magenta Harold Grenada Saunterer and Vanguard a wonderful record for even that successful owner and his capable trainer R W Walden WaldenThe The Dixie in the autumn at two miles was in the nature of a sequel to the Preakness in the spring the Double Event being won by J F Chamberlins Tom Ochiltree in 1875 G L Lorillards Duke of Magenta and Grenada in 1878 and 1880 and A J Cassatts The Bard in 1886 thus proving them to be the best of their respective years yearsComplete Complete list of winners from 1873 to 1889 and from 1909 to 1925 is as follows Year First Jockeys AVt Second AVt Third AVt 1873 Survivor BarheellO John Bouleer BouleerDonohuellO 110 Artist 110 1S74 Culpcpper DonohuellO Kins Amadeus AmadeusHushes 110 Scratch 110 1875 Tom Ocliiltree Hushes 110 AMator 110 Bay Final 110 1871 Shirley Barbee 110 Ilappahannock 110 Alserine 110 1877 Cloverbrook Holloway 110 Bombast 110 Lucifer 110 1878 Duke of Magenta Holloway 110 Bayard 110 Albert 110 1879 Harold AV Hushes 110 Jencho 110 Bochester 110 2550 240U 1550 Grenada W Hushes 110 Odcii 110 Ilmily F 110 2COO 240 1551 Saunterer AV Costello 110 Compensation 107 Baltic 110 1950 240 1882 Aansiiard AV Costello 110 Heck 110 Col AVatsoul07 107 1250 244 4 188T Jacobus O ltarbee110 Parncll 110 1035 242i 1S81 Knisht of KllersIieJH Fisher 110 AVelchcr 110 1905 239i 1885 Tecumsoli J McLaushlinll8 AVickham 118 John C 118 21GO 249 18SG The Iard J II Fisher 118 Kiirus 118 Elkwood 118 2050 245 JSS7 Titnbiiic AA IonolniellS Mahoney 115 Kaymond 118 1G75 230 U 1SS8 Uefnnd F LittIeficldllS Colt by Ten Broeek 118 Glendale 118 1185 249 1889 Buddhist H Anderson 118 Japliet 115 1009 Kffendi AAr Doyle 110 Fashion Plate Ill Hill Top Ill 1910 Layminster Kstep KstepS4 84 Dalhousio 110 Saser 11G 1911 AAatervale E I uianll2 Hens 118 The Kisser 107 2700 1 5l 191 Colonel Holloway ly C Turner 107 lvanaTumbo 120 Tipsand 107 1450 156 19i Buskin ButwellH7 Kelburne 111 Barnesat 104 1070 153 1914 Holiday A Schuttinserl08 Brave Cunarder 112 Defendum 10G 1355 153 1915 Uliinc Maiden D Hoffman 104 Half Kock 100 Klines 11G 1275 158 15813SO 1910 Damrosch L McAteeH5 Oreenwood 107 Achievement 12R 12R11G 13SO 154i 1917 Kalitan K HayhesllO Al M Dick 11G Kentucky Boy 1 1C 4800 151 = 3 101SAAar Cloud J Loftusll7 Sunny Slope 107 Innius 110 12250 153 191SIack Hare Jr C Peak 115 The Porter 107 Kate Brisht105 11250 153 = 3 1919 Sir Barton J Iortus12G Eternal 120 Sweep On 12G 24500 153 1920 Man o AVar C Kummer12G Upset 122 AVildair 114 23000 1 5l 3921 Broomspun F Coltilettill4 Polly Ann 110 JCK 114 43000 1545 1922 Pillory T Morris 114 Hca 114 June Grass 114 51000 151 192 Visit B Mnrinellill4 Ceneral Thatcher 111 llialto 114 11412G 52000 1 53 1921 Nellie Morse J Merimcel2l Transmute 12G Mad Play 1J 12G 12G12G 54000 1 57 3 1925 Coventry C Kummerl2G Backbone 12G Almadel 12G 52700 159 159Distance Distance 1 12 miles from 1S79 to 188S inclusive 1 1t miles in 1889 1 mile in 1909 and 1910 Not run between 1889 and 1909 Itun in two divisions Distance 1 18 miles from 19tt to 1924 inclusive
