Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-11-28
4 Flyers Sea Voyage.

Pierre Lorillard's famous horse the Duke
of Magenta, the best 3-year-old colt in the
country, was shipped to 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 q
stall on the main deck, lined with jute-stuffed
mattresses, bedded deep with hay. With the
two horses are William Brown,
the trainer in charge; William Bar
rett, the jockey; 10 Newly and Jim
Stewart, hostlers, and little jim
Brady, exercise rider. Adjoining the Duke
of Majenta's stall is a large box stall, eight
feet by ten feet, in which it is expected that
the horses will be turned out to stretch
themselves, lie down and roll. It is carpet
ed deep with hay, lined with jute mattresses,
and odorous with stores of carrots, apples,
oats, bran, and other provender. There are
twenty-five other horses on board, but they
have no such choice quarters. They belong
to MIR. Dolman, contractor, who ships
, horses to England by wholesale. It is to be
hoped'that voyage across the water at this
rough season may not put the horse out OF
good racing form, but good judges fear that
it will
The Duke of Magenta has started nine
teen times-seven times as 2-year-old, and
twelve times as 3-year-old. His first ap-
pearance was on juno 8, 1877, when he ran
second to Perfection for the Juvenile stakes,
half mile. His next appearance was on
July "a, in the Flash stakes, half a mile, at
Saratoga, which he won in O:491a. 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 sBran1ble, who had the best
OF the start, but only defeated the
Duke by head. On Aug. II, he appeared
showed temper, and was beaten by Pride of
the Village. On Aug. 16 he met Spartan in
the Grinstead stakes, and gave the latter five
pounds. The result was a dead heat, in the
remarkable time of 1:16A. The stake was
divided. Coming down to Jerome Park on
Sept 20, he won the Nursery stakes in
1:17I ,; and finished the season at Baltimore,
where, on Oct. 49, he won the Central stakes,
one mile, in 1:5015. His entire winnings for
the year amounted to $9,9s7.5O. The
Duke wintered well, and opened the cam
paign of 1878 at Baltimore, May 81, where
he easily won the Preakness stakes, one mile
and half, in Pal valued at $2,15O. Com
ing to Jerome Park he Won the Withers
stakes, one mile, in 1:48, worth $4,000, and
the following week took the Belmont stakes,
one mile and half, in 2:43I, value $50, $50.
HIS next essay was in the Jersey Derby, on
June 20, when he was entirely out of condi-
ton, and had been running at the nose tor
several days, and he was beatenboth by Spar
tan and Danicheff. He recovered his form
again in the bracing mountain air of Sarato-
ga, and July 20 won the .Trayers stakes, one
mile and three-quarters, in 3:08, which, with
the weight, 118 pounds, on a 3-year-old, is
the best mile and three-quarters 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
and three quarters, IN 3:15, value 81, 800.
On the 18th of the same month he won the
Kenner stakes, two miles, in 3:4115a b, worth
$4 100. He then finished the season at Sar-
atoga by winning the Harding stakes, one
mile and a half, in 1904 value
81, $50. Coming down to Jerome
park, he won the Jerome stake, one mile and
three-quarters, in 3:11H5, value $3,45O, and
supplemented this by taking the annual
sweepstakes, two miles, in 2:43, the value of
which was 50. 800. On Oct. % he easily
won ihe Dixie stakes, two miles, in 3:41,
worth s 1900, and wound up his American
career with placing the Breckenridge stakes,
two miles, to his credit. The distance was
run in 3:43, and the value of the stake was
ZOO. Thus he had won fourteen times,
was second four times, and once third, - his
entire winnings amounting to $45,637, and
also $500 in plate. 49,. p.