1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:021871 5th Belmont: W Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:561876 10th Belmont: William Donohue
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1877 11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:461883 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42.51887 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard
1829 1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London opens in Liverpool1878 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.51882 16th Belmont:
1873 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.751881 15th Belmont: T. Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:471892 John J. Doyle of Clev Spiders
1848 New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia1885 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:431896 21st
1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee)1869 3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.251879 13th Belmont: George Evans riding Spendthrift wins
1838 First baseball-type game in Canada played at Beachville, Upper Canada1870 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.51884 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard
1851 1st baseball uniforms worn when the NY Knickerbockers wear a uniform of straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers1888 Baseball poem ”Casey at
1869 Cleveland’s Forest City play their 1st game (vs Cincinnati Red Stockings)1883 1st night baseball under lights, Fort Wayne Indiana1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard
1872 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58.251881 Ridden by outstanding English jockey Fred Archer, Iroquois wins the Epsom Derby to become