River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-28
4 Flyer.s Sea VOYAGE.


Pierre Loriliards famous horse the Duke
of Magenta, the best 3 year old colt in the
country, was shipped 70 England yesterday
in the steamship Egypt, OF the National
line. Elmwood. mere hack, occupies the
next stall TO him, and as they are OLD stable
neighbors, fellowship between them may
shorten the voyage. Each horse occupies a
stall on the main deck, lined with jute-stuifed
mattresses bedded deep With hay. With the
two horses are William Brown,
the trainer in charge; William Bar
rett, the jockey: 10 Newby and Jim
Stewart, hostlers, and little Jim
Brady, exercise rider. Adjoining the Duke
of Maienta's stall is q large box stall, eight
feet by ten feet, in Which il is expected that
the horses will be turned out to stretch
themselves, lie down ami roll 1t is carpet
I'd deep @ith hay, lined with jate mattresses.
and odorous with stores Of carrots, applts.
oats, bran, and other provender There are
twenty five other horses on board, but they
have no such choice quarters. They belong
to mr. Dolman, a contractor, who ships
horses to ENGLAND by lolesale. Ii is to be
hoped that voyage across the water at this
rough season may not put the horse ont of
good racing fora, bat good judges fear that
il vi |.
Tie Duke OF Magenta has started nine
teen timts--seyen times as q 2-Year-old, and
twelve times az a 3-year.old. His first ap-
pearanee was Oh Jnus S, 1877, when he ran
second to Perfection for the Juvenile stakes,
half mile. His next appearance was on
July 81, the Flash stakes, half mile, at
Saratoga, which he won in 0:49l3. a week
afterward he appeared in the Saratoga stakes,
where be displayed a vicious temper, and
worried himself at the post, and was finally
beaten by Bramble, who had the best
of the start, but only defeated the'
Duke by head. On Aug. II, lie appeared
again in the Kentucky stakes, and again
showed temper, and was beaten by Pride of
the Village. On Aug. 16 be met Spartan in
the Grinstead stakes, and gave the latter five
pounds. The result was a dead heat, in the
remarkable time of 1:l63{. The stake was
divided. Coming down 10 Jerome Park, on
Sept. 20, he won the Nursery stakes III
1:l71l, and finished the season ut Baltimore,
where, on Oct. 3d. he won the Central stakes,
one mile, in 1:5015. His entire winnings for
the year amounted to S9,9S7.50. The
Duke wintered well, and opened the cam
paign of 1878 at Baltimore, May q, where
he easily won the Preakness stakes, one mile
and haif in 2:4131, valued at $3.50. Com
ing TO Jerome Park he won The Withers
stakes one mile, in l:4s, worth $1,000, and
the following week took the Belmont stakes,
one mile and half, in 2:43l Il, value $3.50.
HIS next essay was in the Jersey Derby, on
June %, when he was entirely out of eOndi-
ton, and had been running at the nose tor
several days, and he was beaten both by Spar
tan and Danichef. he recovered his form
again i'll the bracing mountain air of Sarato-
ga, and July 20 won the Trayers STAKES, one
mle and three-quarters, in 3;05. which, with
the weight, lis pounds, On 3-vear-old, Is
the best mile and three qnartocs ever run.
The value of the stake was $3.50, besides
$500 in plate. On August 3, carrying 1913
pounds, he won the sequel stakes, one mile
AMI three quarters, III 3:15, value $500.
Ga the 18th of the same month be won Inc
Kennsr stakes. two miles, in Sal $, worth
S4,100. He then finished the season at Sar- |
atoga by winning the Harding stakes, one
mile and a half, in 2:50si, value
$50. Coming down to Jerome |
park, be won the Jerome stake, one mile and |
three-quarters, in Bill Is, value $3.50, and |
supplemented this by taking the annual |
sweepstakes, two miles, in 2;43, the value of
which wss $500. On Oct. % he easily |
won the Dixie stakes, two miles, IN 3;4l, i
worth $1,000, and wound up his American |
career with placing the Breckenridge stakes, I
two miles, to his credit. The distance was
run in 3:43. and the value of he stake was
-, 700. Thus be had won fourteen times, |
was second four times, and once third, his /
entire winnings amounting to S45,637, and
also $500 in plate.