St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-08

future sweepstakes; he has ever been ready
to purchase the best performers at the
highest prices, especially when they proved
their ability 10 defeat one of his own special
fayorites; he il was who succeeded in Win
ming English laurels with American-bred
horses. and although others, notably Messrs.
Ten Brock and Sanford. doubtless spent as
much money and labor in their efforts TO
elevate the American race horse abroad.
Mr.. Lorillard was successful, and after all
nothing counts like success. The names of
Parole and Iroquois are household words,
and their equine fame will be handed down
IRON generation to generation. Although
readers of the HOrseman must not think by
this paragraph that / am inclined to ignore
Mr.. J. X. Keene or FoXball, the famous
winner of the Grand PriX, Cesarewitch and
CambridgeShire.
Opinions are somewhat divided. both as
TO the cause and effect of Mr. Lorillard's
retirement. While there is not the slightest
doubt that many things in the past have
displeased Mr.. Lorillard, the growing
power OF the bOOkmakers and their ten
dency to own racing stables, and especially
the disturbance over the bidding up of
POntico last autumn at Jerome, in which, as
1 wrote at the time. Mr.. Lorillard was GER
tainly placed in very unpleasant and NOR
parties to the unpleaSantness considered
their action right and justifable,
THE MASTER OF RANCoCAs
was decidedly hardly used. In fact it was
tacitlY admitted that because trainer Byrne
had bid up and bought Greenfield in a sell
ing race, that his master must be punished
by having Pontico IBID up" ON him.
look further, however, for the cause of
1
troubles, and credit it solely TO i'll health
and a desire for rest. \ desire especially
to escape the excitement of racing. rem
dered doubly exciting to man of Mr..
Lorillard's high-strung and nervous tenn
permanent, and noted desire to be largely
interested when he believed his representa-
tiyes were worth backing or had any chance
at all.
Mr.. Lorillard has been quite sick lately,
and as shown by his action in rent
ing his brothers cottage at st. Au-
gustine, Fla, is in need of absolute
rest and repose. which he sensibly proposes
to take. Meanwhile. with the advent Of
spring he has gentle pleasures and duties
with which to occupy himself i'm quiet
and reasonable manner. His business, his
Truxede park, now being laid out in Orange
county, New York, on land purchased by
|
| breeding farm at Rancocas which has
shown all the elements of success in the
near future.
AS public breeder in the future Mr.. Lor-
Hard is likely to more than make up the
loss felt by his absence from the race course.
do not think his retirement is temporary,
as intimated, but permanent. But the abb
| sence of the excitement OF racing will be
| forgotten in the more sedate but fully as Sc
ductive charm of breeding horses for Others
to race. There are no higher hnnors he can
| aspire TO as an owner. He has already
shown an aptitude for breeding. and the
world is before him. l expect to see in the
near future the Rancocas yearlings offered
for sale without reserve, and the annual
event as important and successful as that OF
any other breeding establishment in the
country.
Mr.. Lorillard's first appearance as ar
owner was at Jerome Park. on Oct. 4. 1873,
when he started Free Lance. who was rid
den by Sparkling, carrying his cOlOrs Of
scarlet, with blue cap. His first entries il
sweepstakes, too, were made in that year
Saxon, whom he had bought at the side O
his dam, Girasol. Deing entered in severa
twO-year-old stakes to be run in 1874. Ill,
ran four times,
WINNING THE BELMONT STAKES
at Jerome. and being placed second {,
Brigand for the Jersey Derby at Monmouth
Park. SaXOn's' performances were de
cldetly gratifying TO the new debutante 10
turf honOrs, and the next year we find Mr.
Lorillard's nominations largely increased.
1t was not until 1875, however. that tn
J RanrOeas decade may be said to have bee
} fairly inaugurated, and IL may be said {
have lasted just ten years, or that it begal
and ended with Paroles career, he first ap
pearing as a twO-year-old in 1875, and
after racing several times last season. wa
retired by being presented to DIR. Green,
son of NOrvin Green. of Western UniOl
telegraph fame. who acted for short tim
as starter.
That decade of ten years was brillian
one, too. During that time the stable VOL
every imaginable victory in this country
and many in England, including the Blu
Ribbon of the Turf, the Derby, which vic
tory is still fresh in the memory of Ameri
cans. The career of the stable was fittingl
ended last year with Wanda. daughter o
Nlortemer, the champion three-year-old @
the year, and DewdrOp, FalSetto's daughte
\ (both bred by Mr.. LOrillard), the champio
twO-year-old while to cap the climax of n
nOwn, the RancOcas headed the list Of win
ming stables, with nearly 100000 to il
credit.
In 1915 Faithless and Parole were bot
> dual winners OF prominent fixed event:
and in 1876 ldalia and Zoo Zoo were re
corded among the twO-year-olds, with p
role and BombaSt winners Of several threi
year-old sweepstakes. In 1877 Perfectio
won the Juvenile at jerome and then gaV
: way TO Mr.. G. l.. Lorrillard's famous Duh
of Magenta, BOmbast, Basil and Zoo-ZC
sustaining three-year-old honOrs. And {
on through succeeding years brigl
II meteors from the stable have flashe
S forth. undimmed even by the 81
periOr glory of the Dwyer candidate
during the Brooklyn Brothers years of SUI
> cess. In 1873. Uncas and Bertha and
1879 Paroles famous successes in England
In 1880 the pick OF the youngsters. II
GLIDING IrOquois. were sent TO England
J. and 1881 was his famous Derby yea
Then came the era of Pizarro, Aranz
Pontiac. and host of others. down to q
n last two years, when with Wanda, Unres
Dewdrop and P0ntico, Winfred, Cyclol
and Sayanac, the stable has been special
strong with two and three-year-olds.
: During ali this time, too, Mr.. Lorillal
has been gradually accommodating the fine
stock OF brood mares in this country, h
:, purchase of stations from time TO tin
10 eliminating in the importation of Il
French stallion Mortemer, whom many b
lieve to be one of the best stations CIV
imported.
s. The sale of Mr.. LoriIlard's entire TaeiI
stable Is announced to take place SatuTda