National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-03
IRoQUOIs THE VICTOR.
i Chat with His Owner-SOme Interesting
Facts. .Ec, About the Horse.


Pierre Lorillard, the owner Of Iroquois,
left his house early for Jerome Park, and his
friends did not find him at home to congratulate
him Many kilograms and notes were sent to his
house and to the Park from friends and stable
owners both in this country and il England AT
the track Mr. Lorillard was as imperturbabie and
apparently Indifferent as If nothing unusual had
happened. Before the races he moved about the
ouarter-stretch and the Enclosure. chatting with
his acquaintance, receiving hand-Shaklngs and
warm words from Nj. Belmont Nj WltheES, his
brother, George L. Lorillard. A C. Manson, John
Hunter, Major boswell. Carroll Livingston, Mr..
Gordon, Mr.. Lawrence, Captain Conner, Rowland
Robbins and Others. and consuming cigars IN his
usual incessant style. When the bell rang for the
first race he took his customary place in the
liners stand. In reply to the inquiries of I~fb-
enereporter M LOrilard said that be had received
ne private dispatches from EPSON in regard to the
details ofIhe race. Continuing he said
The result was a surprise to me. hardly
thought Iroquois good enough 10 win the Derby.
In fact. thought had two ID my stable bstter
than he
you refer to Barrett and Passaic. I presume, "
said the reporter Did Barrett go wrong, then, or
why was he scratched?"
No, he did not go wrong" replied NJ. Loril-
lard, but itw found on trial that he could not
run fast enough over q course like the Derby
CO rse The hill was too much for him"
"Ddyou win much in bets. Mr.. LOrillard?'
'No: had very little money on IroQuois Ny
money was on the other two. l only won about
f25gI-eDough to pay my trainer and jockey. l
called over word to give Archer LOCO for his sue
cess"
"WII there be any dinner or anything of that
kind 10 celebrate the winning Of the Derby?'
"Not that I know Of and hope there viii be
nothing of the kind. I don enjoy congra tuIatory
banquets. should be inclined 20 cut it if any
thing Of the kind should be proposed"
Do You intend to keep II0quOis in England for
The rest of his turf career?"
"WcI he is engaged in about all of the great
three car-Old races and Of course he VIII stay
there during tins year at least I may possibly
bring him home to use as q stallion when ne has
run races enough. But ! am very doubtful about
his making Hrst-class stallion. A. ! said before
I have considered two Others in the stable better
taEn he, and he has surprised me"
Among The general public at the races the Derby
victory Overshadowcd everything else twas dis
Cusscd from every point Of view and returned tC
again and again While talking about i lIrfIEeI
almost forgot their usual intensity Cf attention C
the races before them, although the Fordham
Handicap, the Withers, and the juvenile stakes
were decided.
SKETCH OF THE WINNER.
TrogUois the winner of the Derby, IS a sturdy colt
b-4ht-brown in color, and standing fifteen and a
ha.fhands in height. He is not as elegant and
symmetrical in shape as some racers are, and
lGdic, do not rave over him as s:Tik;ngly- hand
some horse But with the qualities which mark
the high-bTcd race horse, built for speed and en-
GUrance, he is abundanuy endowed. He has &
fine easy low action that covers the ground rapidly
without excess of exeTtion. He is compact and
stout with bone and muscle and frame of the wear
anI-tcar kind. Otherwise he could never have
done the hard work he did last year and remain
fc.s and staUnch enough to win the Derby. Har-
old. one Of the finest colts G. /. LOTillard ever
owned. is full brother of IroquoiS This now
worlJ-famous colt had for sire that superb
Stallion bennington, the sire of Parole, Harold,
Sensation, Spinaway, Fegnclif, Girone, and many
more Tacc-h horses of the highest merit The dam
Of IroQUois was the American mare Maggie B. B.
The colt was bred by Arisdcs WEIGH, at his Chest
nut Hill farm, near Philadelphia, and was sold for
$1,000 when yeaTling 10 Pierre Lorillard, who
sent him to England in August, 1879 Last year he
ran twelve races, winning four and being second
In two winning for his owner Sl3056. The four
lie won were the Newmarket twO-ycar- old plate
two-ycar-old stakes at EPSON, the Chesterfield
stakes at Newmarket, and the Levant stakes al
Goodwood. He ran the famous Bal Gal to
head in the July stakes at Newmarket
i was the general opinion that Iro-
quojS was worked much too hard last year
ana was injured thereby, but yesterdays running
did not show If. This year Iroquois began his
racing 10y running second TO Peregrine for the Two
Thousand Guincas on May /, and from that time
he was prominent in the list Of Derby candidates
On Nay he won the Newmarket stakes for three
yeaE-o,dS, and afterward walked over" for the
bHrwell stakes. IrOquois is entered in nearly all
Tie rich three year-old stakes IL England, Includ-
ing The Prince of Wales stakes. the Ascot Derby
he s.. James Palace, and the Reno Memorial
stakes at Ascot the Lennox Drawing Room and
Sussex stakes at Goodwo0d, and the st. Leger al
Daacastcr. He is likely to win several of these
valuable prizes for Mr.. Lorilard.-Nc1U York Tn
Juz.