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1 : RUNNING OF THE SAPPHIRE STAKES b When the Sapphire Stakes was first run it was won by no less a celebrity than the famous California sprinter. Geraldine. one of the lleetest males that ever raced in this country. This having occurred as far back as 1KS7, it results that the Sapphire is to have its twenty-third running tills afternoon. It never was an event of tlie highest Importance, lint of Its winners Geraldhie, Gascon, King Cadmus, Dolahra. The Friar. Conwy, Agile. Meellck and Perseus were all good race horses. Gascon raced over Chicago tracks sutllclcntly to be known by all local patrons of the turf and King Cadmus was the horse with which Pittsburg Phil was reported to have made the greatest winning of ids remarkable career. The record of tlie Sapphire is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val. Time. 1SS7 Geraldine M. Kelly.. 110 George. Oyster 1151 The Lyon 108i ,000 1:15 1SSS Sluggard G. Taylor.. 10S Limbo .108 Sourire 105 1.805 1:141 lSS9Magnate Anderson. .110 Slnaloa II 115 Miss Bell 115 2,415 1:091 1590 Gascon Overton.. Ill Key West 118 Void 118 2,370 1:10 1591 King Cadmus .Taral. .111 Gnlindo 118 Silver Fox ....111 2,050 1:09J tS92 Ilellegarde Simms..l0S Runyon 121 Kinglet 118 1,935 1:09 I SOS Longdale Lamley..llS Wcrnberg Ill Economist 121 1,725 1:081 1594 Dolabra Ilnmllton. .11S Urania 115 McKee 115 2,010 1:0S1 1595 Kamsin Grlflln..ll5 Teep 0Day 108 Right Royal ...115 1,030 1:08 ISOfi The Friar Littleiield. .125 Voter 121 Box 108 1.425 1:071 IS97 The Huguenot W. Martin. .US San Venado 108 Cock Robin ....108 1,430 1:0S IS98 Ways and Means....... Maher.. 125 Sanford 10S Mr. Phinlzy ...118 1,990 1:10 1899 Gulden Odom. .118 Coburg 108 Hindus US 2.440 1:08? 1900 Conror Spencer. .109 Bcllnrio 125 Six Shooter ...109 2,250 1:0G 1901 Pretorlus T. Burns.. 10S Emshee 10S Homestead ....103 2,470 1:08 1902 Clarion OConnor. .108 Merry Acrobat 108 Love Note ....105 3,170 1:061 1903 Luxembourg Grav..l08 Ilazelwood 121 Dimple 105 2,710 1:07 1904 Agile T. Burns. .118 Handzarra ..121 Bedouin 115 3,425 1:06J 1905 Lady Nnvarre T. Burns.. 115 Vi 0 115 Deviltree 115 3,025 1:09 190." W. II. Daniel J. Jones.. 125 Paumonok 118 Main Chance ..10S 3.175 1:061 1907 Meellck K. Irtgan..llS Lawrence P. Daley ..125 Live Wire 118 3.025 1:05 1SKJS Perseus K. Digau-.IOS Bobbin IIS Lady Hubbard. .115 1.050 1:061 Reduced from 3-4 mile to 5 1-2 furlongs.
