The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-10
L0RILLARD'S FAST RACER.
THE DUKE or HIGENT4 SHIPPED TO
ENGLAND TO WIN LAURELS.


His Career the American Turf Winning
Fourteen Of the Nineteen Races In which
he started-stakes worth $4,000 Won.
Pierre Iorllard's famous horse The Duke
NJ Magenta tho best three year-old colt in the
country was shipped to England yesterday in
the steamship Egypt. OF the National Line
Elmwood. q mere hack, occupies the next stall
to him and as they are old stable ncighbors
fellowship between them may shorten the
voyage. Each horse occupies n stall on
the main deck. lined with jutc-stuffcd
mattresses, bodied deep with hay. With the
two horses are William Brown the trainer in
charge William Barrett, the jockey; 10. Newby
and Jim Stewart hostcrs, and little Jim Brady
exercise rider. Adjoining the Duke Of Magen-
ta's stall lie 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. 1t is carpeted deep with hay. lined
with jute mattresses and odorous with stores
Of carrots. apples oats. bran and other proven
der. There are twenty-five other horses on
hoard, bu' hey have no such choice quarters.
They belong to MIR. Dolman, n contractor. who
ships horses TO England by Wholesale 1t is to
be hoped that voyage across tho water at ms
rough season may not put the horse out Of good
racing form but good Judges fear that 1t viii.
Tho Duke OF Magenta has started nineteen
tnes-sevon times as two,ycar old and Twelve
times as three yenr old. His first appearance
was on june 8. 1877. when he ran second to
Perfection for the Juvenile Stakes. half mile.
His next appearance WIS on July a. in the
Flash Stakes. half mile. ut Saratoga. which he
won In O49s. week alterwHrd he appeared
in the Saratoga Stakes. whore he displayed n
vicious temper and worried himself at the post
and was finally beaten by Bramhle, who had
the best OF the start. but only defeated The
Duke by IA head. On Aug. IL he appeared
again in the kentucky Stakes and again showed
temper. and was beaten 10y Pride Of the Village.
On Aug. 10 he met Spartan In the Gripstoad
suit was dead heat. in the remarkablc time 81
l:l6A. The stake was divided. Coming down
to Jerome Park. on Sept. 90. he won the Nursery
Stakes in lax, and finished the season at Bal
| tlmorc. where on Oct. %. be won the Central
Stakes. one mile, In :5ob He entire Winnings
ISIS at HSitmcre, Nay a. where re- easily
| won the preakncss Stakes. one mile and "a
half, In 2:llI. valued at s215o. ., Com
| ing to jerome Park. he won the Withcrs
Stakes one mile in As, worth $500 and the
milo and a half. in 2:43is. value $3.50 His
next essay was in the Jersey Derby. ON June 20
| when he was entirely out Of condition. and had
| been running at the nose for several days. and
| he was beaten both by Spartan and Danchcif
He recovered his form again IN the braeing
| mountain air OF Saratoga. ana July 20 won the
| Traycrs Stakes, one milo and three-quarters. in
| sos. which. with the weight llS pounds
| on n three-year old, is the best mile and
| thrcc-uuarters ever run. The value Of the stake
| was $3.50. besides $500 in plate On Aug. 3
carrying 1913 pounds. he won the Sequel Stakes
| one mile and three-quarters. In 3:l5, Valu,
| slS0O. On the 18th OF the same month he won
! the kcnner Stakes two miles. in 3.il .. worth
! 81 100. He then finished the season at Saratoga
| 10y winning the Harding stakes ono mile and a
| half. in ? :jn4. value 81 300. Coming down u
| Jerome park he won ile Jerome Stakes. one
| mile and three quarters in 3.ili e. value SO 1870
| and supplemented this by taking tho Annual
| Sweepstakes. two milrs. in 3 i3. the value OF
| which was $4,000. On q 't % ue easily Won III,
| Dixie Stakes, two miles. in 50 Ii. worth $4,000
| and wound up his American career with plar
ing the Breckenridge Stakes. two mil r. t. his
| credit. The distance was run In .43. and IN,
| value 81 the stake WIS 81 700. Thus he had wof
| fourteen times Was second four times. nnt
| once third. his entire winnings amounting {,
1861. and also $500 In plate