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- 1 M , . - CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE BRIGHTON DERBY. -- V. .; tc. The Brighton Derby is of recent establishment, having first been run in 1901. Its seventh running will take ptace.thls afternoon. It was firsi run at a mile and a half, but in its second and third years it was" a dash of a mile and a quarter. In 1904 it was restored to its present proper distance and, in i brilliant icrformance that year, Ort Wells set the record of the race, his time being the fastest ever recorded in a Derby run in this country. The record of .the event Is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Sandcorid. Wt. Third. Wt. . Val. Time. 1901 Watcrcolor ...Spencer.. 126 All Green 110 Mortallo 116 $ S.300 2:31 1902Hyphen Odom.,115 Major Dalngcrlield 126 Homestead 111. 7,550 2:04J 1903-CharIes Elwood F. ONeill.. 100 Slave 100 Rigodon 126 . 7,550 2:05 1904fOrt Wells F. ONeill.. 120 Knight Errant 12G Bobadil 111. 9,725 2:32, 1905 Sysonby Nicol..l20 Agile 120 Pasadena 118" 11,750 2:331b 1000 Accountant J. Martin.. 126 Samson 12G Albert F; 112 11,750 2:374 Distance reduced to 1 1-4 miles. -Restored to 1 1-2 miles.
