An American silver horse racing trophy, Tiffany & Co., New York, dated 1899

embossed on one side with a horse and foal, other side with presentation inscription, the fluted lower body applied with acanthus, the shoulder applied with anthemion and supporting leaf-capped scrolling handles

several small dents throughout as well as a cluster of dents to side with inscription, otherwise good condition
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The inscription reads "PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB / GENTLEMEN RIDERS CUP / To become the property of the gentleman rider winning three races / DISTANCE 1 MILE / Mr. Frank Skinner. Feb. 3rd, 1898. Time 1.48 1/2. / Mr. Chas. Dumphy. Mch. 3rd, 1898. Time 1.46. / Mr. Herbert D. Walter. Mch. 31st, 1898. Time 1.45 1/2. / Mr. Walter S. Hobart. Nov. 24th, 1898. Time 1.59 3/4. / Mr. Frank Skinner. Dec. 26th, 1898. Time 1.47 1/2. / WON BY / Mr. Walter S. Hobart / Jany. 23rd, 1899."

The Pacific Coast Jockey Club opened San Francisco's Ingleside Racetrack on Thanksgiving day in 1895 to great fanfare. In 1898, the Club introduced races for amateur gentlemen riders. The following year, Walter P. Hobart, a young California millionaire, won his third victory in a series of three races for amateur riders with his horse, Dr. Sheppard. The Club hosted its last race in 1905, never to reopen after the Great San Francisco Earthquake of April 1906.