New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
GEORGE L. LORTLLARD BETIRES.
HIS RACING STABLE TO BE SOLD.

IIL-HHALTH COMPELLING HIM TO WfTHRA" FROM
THE TURF.
Racing men heard yesterday with regret that
all the horoughbreds belonging TO George L. Loraru
country With the training stables ana track a'
Islip Long Island are for sale NO announce
ment has been made OF the facL put 'uo
news was quietly circulated in the clubs Mr. Lorard
determination To retire from racing due TO hs health,
which has been bad for many years. lie spends MS
winters in his villa at ST. Augustine, Florida Ahd Is nere
now When he South at the close OF the autumn ne
had become so weak that 1t was feared he might not hFe
10 return.
he almost as serious blow the retirement OF LORD
Falmouth will prove 20 that of England No men on either
side of the ocean have done than Lord Falmouth
and George L. LOrllard to sustain the best interests
Of racing no cOl0rs have been more popular Tran
theirs and no owners have had better horses Among
the conquerors that have borne the familiar blue and
orange Of Wesbrook brilliant trump have been Tom
Ochiitree. Duke of Magenta, Sensation spinaway'
Grenada Loulanier Danger Harold Ferida, Monitor and
ouisete These the stars OF the WestbrOok stable
but there has been big galaxy OF lesser ght FOR INC
last three years the many successes Of the DWyer
Brothers have little dimmed tho glerles Oh "eSo
brook but before Blackburn Hndoo and Miss WOOD
ford had shown themselves superior 10 all rNay uhe
sitioD OF George l. LOrard the leader OF the Aner-
can turf and winner OF moro big stakes and handcap
than any other owner seemed unassailablo MI LOrll-
ars face and figure and his frank hearty manner were
familiar on all the great Eastern racecourses lie was
extremely lame from hip disease, aud either a
heavy cane crutch was always In
use It often happened that he was
so weak that be unable to get ont OF his carriage
and ne of the best races his horses ever
In $50 Mr. Lorard decided to reduce his stable which
had the largest IN the country except tnat Oh @ hs
immense stud farm Rancccas, at Jobstown' \. D. Uut
George l.. LOrArd never bought any stations OF mies
aairas andd m N
all MS retired racers. HIS stable W1s recriieu
by purchases at all the principal ,ysr ye%nns and saf no
wyndham Walden was .+,n,od ns tSte .a,es While
he would bid high for good animal & ne wa rf,1 m
into foolish extravaganza Mr.W aiuth "as "a t s
successfu trainer Of two yearold ana IN ths gfe, ~
of WestbrOok il not uncommon for the Oue anu
orange be first second and thlId IL race ia
breeding and racing stable OF MS own III MAJ !'nu III
Mr. Lorillards westbrook farm at Islip t. T. adioi1s
that OF W. X. vanderbilt II contains ~
acres hut not more than one-hI OI MS Is eieaie ~
the stables hndiag,. orcns M . anH sa are on Wde1s
farm in Maryland, and others are Al hestDrooS' ne
stations are Tom Oculuee'" .nieI Vl s 80 ind
IN $40 and OF many cops ana 0ther famous races anu
sensation the magnificent son o. Leamlngl0n A. Sool
Leaten, but shelly hoofs compeuei NE refthr'
after his first year. Among the thOrOuEAbicU- IN U~l.
ng are Monitor Of The most popur ana Fu'ceS'Iui
horses in the country and veteran Canp'sAil' ;Iu
Reyeler. L0IiSette and Ihff ler'y &A u" -! C-i
Louiscte generally considered he be-t o the La.
Inferior while Thackeray Won some excellent races. -
MI LOrAarI Is stIL president Oi tAe -dVAiou'N AlA
Nv brother" said Pierre Lorillar last evening "is
very sick am sorly 70 say. lie VIII uoS retiu ~
from Florida until the warm weather comes a--,il
respOnsp pty attendant upon the management or ~ sta
does agree with him. and have sTohey advised Hu
sell out. lie agree with me tna II j. pest 10 90 80
IL certainly worth tnan ne asks FOR ~ II cost ny
brother more He offers The place ana the horse % & or
$500 600. do not under--and tAat ili incu%s lneI
sensation pnaway, who now IN Mary land because
they winter better there than further NOllA'