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History of Ohio Derby The Ohio Derby, which will have its twenty-first running at ThistleDown on Saturday, has been run at five different race tracks since its inaugural at Chester Park in 1876. This year the three-year-old fixture will have its richest running, a purse of 0,000 added being offered. The stake also was run at Maple Heights, Bainbridge Park and Cranwood in addition to Chester Park and ThistleDown. where it became a permanent fixture on its calendar starting in 1953. A history of the race which is at nine furlongs follows: Year. First Jockey. Wt. Second. WL Third. Wt. Win Val. Time. 1876 Bombay Walker.. 100 Harry Hi!! . Preston $ 1,000 2:45 1877 McWhirter James. 100 Oddfellow Comdore Parisot 975 2:40 1878 Harper McCIellan. .105 J. R. Swiney Stella 1,025 2:40V 1879 Ben Hill Shauer..105 Cash Clay , ..Enterprise $ 750 2:542 1880 Mary Anderson .v. 102 Brooklyn 105 Pat Farrell 105 600 2:51 1881 Bootjack Allen.. 105 Windrush King Nero 550 2:41 1882 Babcock Kelso.. 110 Katie Creel 105 Effie H 105 950 2:45 1883 Pilot Watkins..107 Orange Blossom 105 Standifd Keller.110 1,100 2:55 1924 Black Gold .J. D. Mooney 126 Payman 112 Dunoon 109 4,000 1:57 1925 Millwick K. Noe 111 Almadel .115 Kentky Cardinal. 120 7,320 1:50 1926 Boot to Boot... A. Johnson 122 Bolton 114 Brazen 114 7,320 1:57 1928 Sunfire R. Leonard 121 Easter Stockings 119 Golden Racket ..115 9,350 1:52Vs 1929 Thistle Fyrn V. Smith. 113 Dinah Did Upset 113 Voltear 121 11,880 1:51 1930 Culloden P. Gross. 118 Tonto Rock 118 Dark Entry 121 10,480 1:51 1931 A la Carte F. Catrone 118 Spanish Play 121 Up 121 11,580 1:58 1932 Economics F. Horn .118 Springsteel 118 Our Fancy ......118 7,760 1:51 1935 Paradisical L. Hardy .114 Clang 116 Whopper 116 4,250 1:51 1952 Carters Pride S. Bielen. .113 Scrub 118 Dr. Noddy 118 3,733 1:54 1953 Find E. Guerin.,118 Buck n Gee 118 Dictar ....126 18,989 1:48 1954 Timely Tip P. A. Ward.. 122 Rustic Billy 118 Sea 0 Erin.. .C. 122 18,704 1:49 Run at Chester Park from 1876 to 1883, inclusive; at Maple Heights from 1924 to 1926, inclusive; at Bainbridge Park from 1928 to 1932, inclusive; at Cranwood Park in 1952. Distance 1 1-2 miles from 1876 to 1881 inclusive. Not run from 1884 to 1923, inclusive; nor in 1927, 1933, 1934, nor from 1936 to 1951, Inclusive.,
