Open to two-year-olds under selling conditions it was raced over a distance of six furlongs and, not very common at the time, on turf.
Sent off at 10-1 betting odds, Congressman William L. Scott's Vagabond upset the 2-1 favorite Lord Harry who would finish fourth.
[3] The final edition of the Pansy Stakes was run on July 1, 1910 and was won by Peter Wimmer's filly Imprint.
[4] Passage of the 1908 Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under Republican Governor Charles Evans Hughes led to a compete shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912 in the state.
[8] A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913.