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  Sir Barton - Wikinfo
Sir Barton, (1916-1937), was a chestnut thoroughbred colt who, in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.
Sir Barton died on October 30, 1937 and was buried on a ranch in the foothills of the Laramie Mountains.
Sir Barton was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957.
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  Sir Barton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Barton, (1916-1937), was a chestnut thoroughbred colt, who, in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing even before the phrase "Triple Crown" was applied.
Sir Barton was beaten by seven lengths and as a result, he retired to stud that year, virtually forgotten by the public.
Sir Barton died of colic on October 30, 1937 and was buried on a ranch in the foothills of the Laramie Mountains.
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 Edmund Barton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the ninth child of William Barton, a stockbroker, and Mary Louise Barton.
Barton was a strong advocate of the federation of the Australian colonies, and after the death of Sir Henry Parkes he effectively led the federal movement.
Barton was elected unopposed to the new Parliament, and his Protectionist Party won enough seats to form a government with the support of the Labor Party.
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 Edmund Barton Summary
Barton was born in Sydney, the ninth child of William Barton, a stockbroker, and Mary Louise Barton.
Barton was a strong advocate of the federation of the Australian colonies, and after the death of Sir Henry Parkes he effectively led the federal movement.
Barton was elected unopposed to the new Parliament, and his Protectionist Party won enough seats to form a government with the support of the Labor Party.
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 Barton, Sir Edmund (1849 - 1920) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
BARTON, Sir EDMUND (1849-1920), federationist, first prime minister and judge, was born on 18 January 1849 at Glebe, Sydney, third son and youngest child of William Barton and his wife Mary Louisa, née Whydah; his eldest brother was G.
In 1865 Barton matriculated at the University of Sydney.
Barton proved an unexpectedly good and 'scrupulously impartial' judge; possessing 'one of the keenest and quickest of intellects', he readily grasped the essential issues and arguments in a case and discussed them in court with perception and courtesy in his 'rich and beautifully modulated voice'.
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 Sir Andrew Barton
Following an attack on a ship mastered by John Barton in 1476 in which he was killed, his sons Andrew, Robert and John were granted Letters of Marque which gave them authorisation to seize and hold Portuguese ships, until a penalty of 12,000 ducats was paid.
On August 2nd 1511, Admiral Sir Andrew Barton was killed in a fierce battle fought in The Downs, his ships were captured by Sir Edward Howard and they became the possessions of the English Navy.
Barton descended from the mast, 'fight on' he said ' my brave hearts', 'I am a little wounded, but not slain, I will but rest awhile, and then rise and fight again, meantime stand fast by St Andrews Cross', meaning the Scottish flag or ensign.
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 Sir Barton: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Sir Barton   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sir Barton was the first Triple Crown winner and had to face many obstacles to reach this prostegious standing.
Sir Barton's achivement was staggering, though it was several more decades befpre the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes became the Triple Crown.
Sir Barton alternated from brilliant to ordinary because of his sore feet.
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 The Winchester Star-A Triple Crown Winner Slept Here   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sir Barton was known for his unpleasant disposition, which some writers speculate may have been due to pain from his tender feet.
Sir Barton’s last three races of the year brought a second and two thirds and he was retired to stud.
Sir Barton was elected to the Thoroughbred Hall of Fame in 1957.
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 Road to the Triple Crown: History: Winners: Sir Barton   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sir Barton was the first Triple Crown winner, a monumental achievement considering the following facts: He went 0-for-6 as a two-year-old, was making his three-year-old debut in the 1919 Kentucky Derby, and was only in the race to serve as a rabbit for his highly fancied stablemate Billy Kelly.
Sir Barton's achievement were staggering, though it was several more decades before the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont became known, collectively, as the Triple Crown.
As a four-year-old, Sir Barton alternated between the brilliant and the ordinary, winning five-of-12 starts, but finishing off the board twice and losing several races he should have won easily as his chronically sore feet and ugly temperament began to get the better of him.
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 Sir Barton: The First Triple Crown Winner
Sir Barton was a blaze faced chestnut colt by the leading sire *Star Shoot, a son of English Triple Crown winner Isinglass.
Sir Barton was still a maiden when he was entered in the 1919 Kentucky Derby as a rabbit for the favored Billy Kelly.
Sir Barton was quick to settle the score, however, when two days later, despite a 132 pound burden he easily handed defeat to his speedy stablemate in the Potomac Handicap.
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 Sir Barton
Sir Barton was foaled in 1916, the son of Star Shoot out of Lady Sterling.
Sir Barton retired in 1920 and was only moderately successful at stud.
Sir Barton was voted to place number 49 of the top 100 racehorses of the 20th Century, while Man- O-War placed number 1.
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 Sir Edmund Barton
Barton, convinced that federation was the key to Australia's future, allied himself to the Federalists led by Sir Henry Parkes.
Barton led the Protectionist Party, which started to tackle the problems of Australian defence, creation of courts to adjudicate on the Constitution and on industrial relations, a unified tariff system and the implementation of the White Australia Policy being demanded by many Australians.
William Barton was a secretary and accountant to an agricultural company.
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 Triple Crown Heroes: Sir Barton | bloodhorse.com
Sir Barton, after winning the 1919 Kentucky Derby, on his way to racing's first Triple Crown.
When Sir Barton won the three races, the Preakness Stakes was run at 1 1/8 miles, the Belmont at 1 3/8 miles, and the Kentucky Derby at its present distance of 1 1/4 miles.
Sir Barton led by six lengths in the upper stretch before Loftus allowed Eternal to close again to within four lengths at the finish...
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 Sir Edmund Barton - Encyclopedia.com
Barton, Sir Edmund (1849–1920) Australian statesman and jurist, first Prime Minister of Australia (1901–03).
THE DUKE OF CLARENCE AND THE EARLS OF MARCH: GARTER KNIGHTS AND SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
Sir Edmund Barton (PROT) Jan 1901 - Sep 1903 (2 yrs...
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 Sir Edmund BARTON [Former Member]
That same year Barton was one of the New South Wales representatives at the Federal Convention and he became an important member of the Constitution Committee that framed the first draft of a bill to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia.
When Barton again entered the Legislative Assembly in 1891 as the Member for East Sydney he joined the Dibbs Ministry but the government was defeated upon a motion of censure in 1893.
In 1901 Edmund Barton became Australia's first Prime Minister, holding this position until 23 September 1903 when he resigned from office; a few days later he was appointed to the High Court of Australia, acting as Chief Justice in 1911.
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 Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh was born at Hayes Barton which is on the edge of Woodbury Common, near the village of East Budleigh, Devon, England.
Considering the Queen's evident affection for him, it was not unexpected that she should be displeased with his love affair with one of her Maids of Honour, Bessie Throckmorton (background).
The head was finally buried with their son (Carew - like Sir Walter, a one-time Governor of Jersey) alongside the body of Sir Walter to the South side of the alter at St.
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 Derek Barton - Biography
Derek Harold Richard Barton was born on 8 September 1918, son of William Thomas and Maude Henrietta Barton.
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Barton was Arthur D. Little Visiting Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.; in 1959 Karl Folkers Visiting Professor at the Universities of Illinois and Wisconsin.
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 Thoroughbred Champions -- Championing the Horse & the Sport
Sir Barton was purchased for $10,000 at the Saratoga 2yo sales in 1918 by Commander J.K.L. Ross of Maryland.
It was Sir Barton which broke the quickest and led from wire to wire, finishing up an easy five length winner over his stablemate.
Sir Barton died at the age of 21, after serving his country as a U.S. Cavalry remount stallion.
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 Prime Minister: Sir Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton was born on 18 January 1849 in Hereford Street, Glebe, in Sydney to William and Mary Louise Barton.
Barton's powerful speech to the Legislative Council on 8 October 1890 influenced New South Wales to participate in the national meeting proposed at the Australasian Federal Convention in Melbourne that year.
Barton was subsequently nominated by the Council as a New South Wales delegate to the National Australasian Convention in Sydney in 1891.
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 Sir Barton
Sir Barton ran a HOY season in 1919 before Eclipse Awards were given out.
Sir Barton's 1919 Triple Crown championship was the first in history, yet his outstanding achievement was overshadowed by Man o' War's cruising, bruising juvenile season.
From Sir Barton in 1919 to Affirmed in 1978, thoroughbred racing has seen just 11 Triple Crown winners.
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 Encyclopedia of Australia: Sir Edmund Barton@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Edmund Barton was born in Sydney and was a graduate of the University of Sydney.
Barton was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1889 and Attorney-General of New South Wales in 1891.
Barton was sworn in as Australia's first Prime Minister as a...
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 Australia's Prime Ministers - Meet a PM - Barton   (Site not responding. Last check: )
One of the key architects of Australia’s Constitution, Barton became the new nation’s first Prime Minister at a grand ceremony in Centennial Park, Sydney, on 1 January 1901.
Crowds greet the new Prime Minister Edmund Barton (third from left) and Governor-General Lord Hopetoun (third from right), as they leave the rotunda in Sydney's Centennial Park, where the Commonwealth of Australia was born on 1 January 1901.
Admired for his intellect and calm temper, Barton’s glowing eyes revealed a keen sense of humour, while his ample girth was evidence of a love of good food, fine wine and stimulating conversation.
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 RJGPublicthoughts :: Horse Racing Greatness, Man-o-War versus Sir Barton   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sir Barton, (Star-Shoot-Lady Sterling, by Hanover) went to the Derby post a maiden, with his stable mate Billy Kelly running second, the first such result in Derby history.
In their match race for $80,000 at Kenilworth Park in Canada, Man-o-War crushed Sir Barton, and though it was claimed that such a crushing defeat indicated that Sir Barton was off form, he had just come off four impressive victories.
After that disaster Sir Barton never won again though he raced credibly in all the Maryland fall handicap races.
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 National Museum of Racing - Hall of Fame
Sir Barton began his career slowly with no wins as a 2-year-old, but he recovered well in his second season when he became the first winner of the Triple Crown.
Sir Barton's first victory came in the Kentucky Derby, which he won by five lengths.
Sir Barton was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1957.
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 Sir Barton
Sir Barton was the first Triple Crown winner, a monumental achievement considering the following facts: He went 0-for-6 as a two-year-old, was making...
Sir Barton Hall of Fame Inductee, 1976 In 1919 Sir Barton, a Kentucky-bred colt owned by Canada's Commander J.K.L. Ross, captured the Kentucky...
Sir Edmund Barton was Prime Minister from 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903.
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 Sir Edmund Barton
Australia's first Prime Minister, Sir Edmund Barton, was born in Hereford Street, Glebe in 1849.
He attended Fort Street School and the University of Sydney and rose to prominence in NSW politics before strongly supporting the push for the Federation of Australia's states.
Edmund Barton was our Prime Minister from 1901 to 1903 and is noteworthy for being one of the few Australian Prime Ministers to leave office at a time of his own choosing.
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 Pimlico's Sir Barton Stakes is renamed Barbaro Stakes -- baltimoresun.com
The Maryland Jockey Club announced yesterday that it has changed the name of the Sir Barton Stakes to the Barbaro Stakes.
The 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds is one of eight added-money races on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico Race Course.
The Sir Barton Stakes, named after the first horse to capture the Triple Crown in 1919, debuted at Pimlico in 1993.
www.baltimoresun.com /sports/horseracing/bal-sp.digesttop21dec21,0,4164803.story   (301 words)

  
 Prime Minister of Australia: Past Prime Ministers - Sir Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton, born in Sydney, became one of the early graduates of the University of Sydney.
After the first federal election in 1901 Barton was able to form a government; he was sworn in as Australia's first prime minister and minister for external affairs.
During his term much of the new federal machinery of government was put in place.
www.pm.gov.au /past_pm/biographies/barton.cfm   (219 words)

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