The New York herald., 1878-11-10
OUR CHAMPION RACEHORsE.

THE DUKE OF MAGENTA SAILS FOR ENGLAND.
The steamship England, Of the National Iine left
this port yesterday for England, having board the
three year-old bay colt The Duke Of Magenta, his
trainer William Brown. and the Jockey who has rid
den him in nearly all his three-yearold Victories
Hughes. Other jockeys-Fisher. Evans and Barrett
also passengers board the ship, well AZ
Midgeley, the trainer of Mr. Bowie. of Maryland.
Barrett the jockey, goes with Mr. Brown. to ride for
Mr. Lorillard In most OF the events that the young
sters that have preceded them will be engaged in on
the English turf As it is very probable that The
Duke OF Magenta will remain in England and that
thousands of our readers have never him brief
description OF the colt the he has and the
amount Of money he has for his late owner. Mr..
q. L. Lorillard no doubt will be interesting. The
Duke Of Magenta started nineteen times-seven
times two-year-od and twelve times q
three-y ycar-old. He fourteen times. was second
four times and third. His entire winnings
amounted TO $4b.6 .637 and $500 plate. This amount
does not however include the outside betting OF his
owner on the colt. which, doubt was ~ much
more The Dukes first appearance the turf
the sth of june 1877. when he second to Per-
fection for the Juvenile Stakes half mile. His next
appearance was on July "a in the Flash Stakes half
a inile ut Saratoga, which he won in 0:49ts week
afcrward he appeared in the Saratoga Stakes where
he displayed vicious temper and worried himself ut
the post and finally beaten by Brambe. who had
the best Of the start but only defeated Tho Duke by
head. On August II he appeared again in the Ken
tucky Stakes, and again showed temper and was
beaten by Pride OF the Village On August 10 he met
spartan in the Grinstead Stakes and gave the
heat In the remarkable time of I:l6s.. The
stake was divided. Coming down to Jerome
Park. on September 30 he the Nursery Stakes In
1lTil. and finished the season al Baltimore. where
October -, he won the Central Stakes. mile In
50h. His en.ire winnings for the year amounted
to $9,9s7 80. The Duke wintered we'll and opened the
campaign of 1878 Ut Baltimore May ~, where he
easily won IL Preakness Stakes, one mile and halt
in in Mthd at sO SSmng % to O. Jerome . Park
$4,000. and the following week took the Belm, mt
Stakes, one mile and a half, in 2:43h. value 1880
His next essay was in the Jersey Derby on June ~
when he was entirely out of condition and had been
running at the nose for several days, and he
his again in the bracing mountain air of Sara
toga. aud ON July 20 the Travcrs Stakes mile
and three-qusrters in 3i0s which. with the weight
1S pounds q three-ycar-old. is the best mile and
quarters The value Of tho stake was
$3.50 besides $500 in plate. On August o. carrying
i23 pounds. he the Sequel Stakes, one mile and
thrce-usrters in 3:15. value 1900. On the 18th Of
the month he won the Kenner Stakes, two miles,
in 3:ii,, worth $4.ioo He then finished the season
Saratoga by winning the Harding Stakes, mile
and half. in 2:50A, value $3.50. Coming down to
Jerome Park. he the Jerome stakes. mile and
mented this by taking the Annual Sweepstakes. two
miles. In 343 the value of which $500. On De-
tobcr - he easily won the Dixie Stakes. two miles. in
3:41, worth $4,000 and wound up his thfee-year-old
career with placing the Breckenridge Stakes. two
miles, to his credit The distance was run in 3:43,
and tho value of the stake was k2.TOO.
The Duke of Magenta is light, golden hucd bay,
with star and slight stripe down the face, and he
has two white stockings behind reaching half way 10
the hock with quite number of gray hairs about
his anks. He has neat intelligent head good stout
neck, beautiful laid shoulders, great length, good
middle piece. with immense hips and quarters, stand
ing on sound feet and legs. He is shade under six
teen hands high, and IL IN said resembles his sire
strongly when at that age He bred by A. j. Alex
andcr, Woodburn Farm. Spring Station Kentucky
and purchased at ycarlng sale at that place
by Major j. II. Wiley for Mr. George l.. Lorillard New
York city, for $1,750. He by Lexington. ont Of
Magenta, by imported Yorkshire, her dam Miriam, by
imported Glencoe, out of Minerva Anderson, by inn
ported Luzborough, &C. He sold few weeks
since to Mr.. Pierre Lorillard to SO to England for
$4,000, with $4,000 should he win inst