The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-06-17

Correspondence Detroit Free Press
IL congratulations were cash, Pierre Loril-
lard would be another million ahead In his
bank account since the news came that Iro-
quois had won the Derby. But 1t seems the
good news for Lorillard was bad news for the
commission houses. One of them reports
loss of about $4,000, another loss of sl2,-
900, and third loss of $4,000. Guess they
must have been betting on the wrong horse,
or something. The whole amount that
changed hands in Gotham on the result Ia
figured at s250,000. 1t seems to be just as
common nowadays to make bets in New
York on races-horse races, boat races, and
go-as-you-please affairs-in England as If
they were taking place at jerome. Park, on
Harlem River or in Madison Square Garden.
THE LoRILLARDs.
Lorillard always backs his horses like
man. He was said to have cleared $4,000
by Paroles victory couple Of years ago.
The same figure is currently credited TO him
OH Iroquois, but his own statement Is that he
WINS plLtoo1. odk lL 10 tlot w udhS uOuCy
that Mr.. Lorillard raises good horses and
runs them. He was millionaire before he
touched that thing at all, and he gets to be
more and more of millionaire every year.
The Lorillard estate which he and his broth
er inherited is one Of the most valuable in
New York. 1t consists mostly of real estate,
all we'll located and bringing in large an
nual income. They have a prosperous busi-
ness, too, as large as any In the tobacco trade,
and their revenue from 1t Is said to be at
least half a million year. George has be-
come almost as noted q tnrfman rs Pierre
though 1t has not been his luck TO own
horses as famous M those of his brother. He
won three of the races at Jerome Park on
Monday, when the American Jockey Club
opened the spring season, and he came near
carrying of fourth. Pierre Lorillard's In
terest In horses seems to have patriotic
strain In 1t. Some of his friends say that he
went into the business OF raising racers with
conviction that America can produce better
horses than England, and that his chief OBJ
ject all along has been to prove 1t. He cares
nothing about profit In the matter, though of
course he would rather make . little than
lose Che Ia credited with having cleared $780,
600 last year by winning alone), but he cares
great deal more about keeping up the rep
utstion of American stables, ard he likes to
take some starch out Of John Bull on the
horse question. As to the Iroqnois victory,
some turfmen are saying 1t isn't altogether
an American victory after all. They point
out In the first place that Iroquois was sent
TO England as yearling, and was really
raised In that country; In the second place
that his sire, bennington, was imported, and
that his grandsire, Australian. on the other
side, was also imported; and In the third
place that he was handled BY an English
Jockey, Archer, the most successful rider on
the English turf. However, be won the
Derby anyway, and if the American eagle
wants to do some screaming over the event,
why, Let the noble bird yell right out.
rRovnLE roR LEVY.
One of our distinguished fellow-townsmen.
the ilIustrious cornet man Levy, i In legal
trouble again, and 1t looks pretty serious
this time. The charge against him nov y
nothing lens than bigAmy. y 4 made BY >
woman Who came hare from England few