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Life — December 29, 1904 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and announcements**, not satire or editorial content. It contains: 1. **Main Content**: Detailed rules and entry information for the Brooklyn Jockey Club's spring 1905 horse racing meeting, listing multiple stake races (the Broadway Stakes, Preakness Stakes, etc.) with entry fees, purses, and conditions. 2. **Right-side Advertisement**: A product endorsement for "Veuve Clicquot Champagne" and a subscription advertisement for "The Four-Track News," a popular illustrated magazine about travel and education. 3. **Top-right Portrait**: An advertisement featuring John Mackintosh, identified as "the Toffee King," promoting his Old English Candy product. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page. It reflects early 1900s commercial culture: horse racing was a major sport with significant prize money, and magazines featured both editorial content and commercial advertising alongside each other.
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-LIFE- | FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP OF $20,000 For Three-Year Olds and Upward; $200 each, half forfeit, or $15 if declared by February 0th. Guaranteed Cash ‘Value. $20,000. of which $2,500 to the second and $1,600 to ‘the third.” Weights to be ‘announced February Ist. One Mile and a Quarter. THE STANDARD STAKES For Three-Year-Olds and Upward; $100 cach, $25 forfeit; with $5,000 added, of which $7U0 to the second and $300 to the third, Weight forage. One Mile and a Quarter. THE BROOKDALE HANDICAP YORK: For Three-Year-Olds and Upward; $50 each, or $15 if declared by 2 P. M. on the day preceding the race; with $3,000 added, of which $500 to the second and $24! to the third, Weights to be announced three days before the ners after announcement of weights to carry 3 One Mile and a Furlong. THE PARKWAY HANDICAP For Three-Year-Olds and Upward; $50 each, or $15 if écclared by 2 P. M. on the day preceding the Face: with $3.00) added, of which $500 to the second and $230 to the thint, Weights to be announced three days before the race. Winners after announcement of weights to carry 3 Ibe, extra. One Mile and a Sixteenth, THE MYRTLE STAKES For Three-Year-Olds and Upward ; $25 each, $10 forfeit; with $1,800 added, of which $250 to the second and $150 to the third. ‘The winner to be sold at auction fur $5,000. If for les#, 1 1b. allowed for each $200 down to $2.100; then I 1b, allowed for each $100 down to $1,000. Selling price to bestated through the entry box when entries close on the day preceding the race, The winner of any stake race at the mecting not to be entered for less than $3,000, One Mile and Seventy Yards, THE PATCHOGUE STAKES For Three-Year-Olds and Upward ; $25 each, $10 forfeit ; the third. ‘The winner to be sold at auction for $3,400. If for less, 1 1b, allowed for each $100 down to $1,000. "Selling Price to be stated through the entry box when entries close ‘on the day preceding the race. The winner of any stake ace at the meeting Hot to be entered for lees than $2,800. Abont Six Furlonge. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS THE BROADWAY STAKES For Three-Year-Olds; $50 each, $15 forfeit; with $3,000 added, of which $500 to the second and $250'to the third, Non-winners of $10,000 allowed 5 Ibe.: of $5,000, 10 Ibe.; of $2,000, 15 Ibs, One Mile and a Sixteenth, THE PREAKNESS STAKES Three-Year-Olde, which have rot won a race of the x 000 up to the date of closing entries; $25 each, $10 forfeit; with $2,000 added, of which $3u0 to the second and $200 to the third. Non-winners of $3,000 in 1905 allow Ibs. “Non-winners of $2,000 in 1904 oF 1905, allowed 1 $750, 17 Ibs. One Mile and Seventy Yards, THE MAY STAKES For Three-Year-Olds; $25 cach, $10 forfeit; with $1.00 sided, of which $230 to the second and $150 to the third, he winner to be sold at auction for $3,500, If for lees, 1 F, REHBERGER, Secy. BROOKLYN JOCKEY CLUB STAKES FOR SPRING MEETING OF 1905, TO CLOSE TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1905 The Brooklyn Handicap of $20,000 ‘ The Empire State Steeplechase, $3,000 Added with $1,500 added, of which $250 to the second’ and $150 to | Ib, allowed for each $100 down to $1,000. Selling price to be stated through thd entry box whea entries close on the day preceding the race, ‘The winner of any stake race at the meeting uot to be entered for ess than $2,800. About Six Furlonge. FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS THE CLOVER STAKES For Fillies Two Yeare Old; $25 each. $10 forfeit; with $2,000 added, of which $300 to the second and ‘to the third, Non-winners of $3,000 allowed 7 Ibs.; of $1,000, 12 Ibs. "Five Furlonge. THE MANHANSET STAKES For Two-Year-Olde; $25 each, $10 forfeit; with $2,000 added, of which $40 fo the second and $20)'to the third. Non. winners of $3,500 allowed & Ibs ; of $2,000, 10 1bs.; of $1,000, 15 Ibe. Five and a Half Furlonge. THE HANOVER STAKES For Two-Year-Olds; $25 ench, $10 forfeit ; with $1.5°0 added, of which $259 to tue ercond and $150 to the thinl, ‘The winner to be sold at auction for $5.CO, If for less, 11b, allowed for each $20) down to $2,000; then 1 1b. al lowed for each $10U down to $1,000, Selling price to be *tated throngh the entry box when entries close on the day preceding the race. The winner of any stake race at the meeting not to be entered for Jess than $3,000, Five and a Half Forlongs, THE BEDFORD STAKES \ For Two-Year Olds; $25 each, $10 forfett: with $18¢0 added, of which §2 to the second and $150 to the third The winner to be told at anction for $3.5 0. If for lees, 1 1b, allowed for each $100 down to $1,000, Selling price to be stated through the entry box when entries clore on the receding the race. The winner of any stake race at the meeting not to be entered for less than $2,500. Five Farlongs. “8 STEEPLECHASE STAKES THE EMPIRE STATE STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP For Fonr-Year-Olds and Upward: $°0 each, or $15 if dcelared by 2 P, M. on the day preceding the’ race; with $3,0°0 added, of which $50) to the second and’ $2°0 to the third. Weights to be announced three days before the race, Winners aftcr announcement of weights to carry 31bs, extra, Full Course, about Two Miles and a flalf. THE GREATER NEW YORK STELPLE- CHASE HANDICAP For Four-Year-Olda and Upward; $25 each, or $10 if declared by 2 P.M. on. the day preceding the’ rece; with $2,000 added, of which §%0 to the second and $20+ to the third, Weights to be announced three days before the race. Winners afier announcement of weights to carry 3 Ibs. extra. Full Couree, about Two Miles and a Half, THE KENSINGTON STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP For Four-Year-Olda and Upward; 25 each, or $10 if de- clared by 2 P. M. on the day preceding the race: with $1,500 added, of which $240 to the second abd $150 to the third, Weigtits to be announced three days vefore the ace. Winners after announcement of weights to carry 3 Ibe. | extra, About Two Miles, The Cinb reserves the right to start any or all of the races announced with or withoat the aid of a starting device. Nominations shonld be addreseed to the Secretary, 390 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y, PHILIP J. DWYER, Prest. John Mackintosh\ ithe Toffee King ' Copyright, 1904, John Mackintosh, New York. Mackintosh's Toffee the Pare and Delicious OLD ENGLISH CANDY The enormous sles ¢f my Toffee in this country and tm England ithe home of Mackintosh'a T. flee) have made it thegreat international candy. Itis absolutely pare and ~! me, and tho candy ever made for children I want to caution you against inferior tmi- {ations ot my Tate. ‘pe mre that you eet the original “Mackintosh's Toffee. Ask your dealer, and if he cannot munply you rend mo Tea cent, In tampa for 8 sample package ; or $1.60 for a ¢-Ib. Family \. Tey Jour dealer Ort. JOEY MACKINTOSH, Dept, 108, 73 Hodson St, WT VEUVE CLICQUOT CHAMPAGNE oft Light, & Delicate, Exquisite. The Highest Grade of Champagne Produ: IMPORTANT. THE FOUR-TRACK NEWS The Popular Mlustrated Magazine of Travel and Education From 130 to 160 pages each issue, every one of which is of human interest. Subscriptions for 1905 only will be re- ceived until December 315t,- 1904, at 0 cents per year; to foreign countries $1.00, After January 1st, 1905, the subscription price will be $t.00; to foreign countries $1.50; at news-stands ten cents per copy. SUBSCRIBE NOW and take advantage of this extraordinarily low rate. GEORGE H. 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