New-York tribune., 1901-07-08
MR.. LORMLARD's CAREER

Pierre Loriard was born in this city sIxty-eight
years ago He the nephew of Jacob IIoriIlard
wealthy merchant. who died here IN 1888 Jacob
Lorilard president Of the Mechanics Bank
twice delivered it from embarrassment He was a
great philanthropist. member Of the Assembly
and an officer. Of many associations The Lorfl-
lsrds were hereditary tobacconists, OF French HUI
guenot extraction. who manufactured tobacco and
brought IT in their ships from Norfolk TO New
York The LoriIlard line in this country began
with Pierres grandfather, who rnmigrated a little
more than century ago and made the first snur
ever manufactured on American soil. This Ioril-
lards name was Peter, and was his sons The
srandsons name was changed TO Pierre The orig
mai Lor1llard shop was at Peck Slip and Water
81. It was a small establishment and the snur
there was ground in a Dutch coffee hand mill
Thirteen years ago She fortune begun bv this hi
minutive snuff machine. which held in the lap
ana worked by a member Of the family. was esti
mated at sl000O0,oO0. It has since been much sub
divided
Pierre Lorillard first became actively associated
win the American turf in 1871. Jerome Park was
heh the famous rendezvous of racing men like the
.aIe august Belmcrt, II. H. Sanford Ex-Governor
BOWIE ana John Hunter. The first Of his horses
70 WIN race was Saxon who captured the August
STAKES in 1873. This encouraged Mr. LorilIard
wy at once began to buy the finest stock procur-
sDie BY 1873 he owned the best thoroughbred
sSoie IN America He esta ablished Rancocas, con-
'-siHg OF eighteen hundred acres OF land on either
&c oi the roao between Mount Holly and Mon
mouth Park, at Jobstown The establishment cost
so'v'v and was fitted out with every improved ap-
plance known 10 horsemen. In 1873 he sent two
horses. Parole and Iroquois 10 England For two
years these thoroughbreds were not heard from
Out IN lsn iroquos the world famous Derby
~nAe The brown geldng Parole beat Isonorny, then
ca4ieo the best horse in England No other Ameri-
DsA morse had ever won the famous race since
captured on June s. 1901. by Volodyovski an Eng
..sh bred horse leased by William C Whitney
req Archer. the English jockey as well known
Al MS day as is Tod Sloan the American rode
ttOquois' and thus made the name Of Lorlllard
-aAous in the racing world. Mr.. Lorillard did not
une race. being in this country the time
'ehes X Keene's Foxhal which was a three-year-
oio that year. was also in England and won the
Nisha Duke Michael Stakes and the Cesarewitch
AIle winning the Derby Mr.. Lorillard began 10
p'eeo thoroughbreds on a magnificent scale He
peHl thousands Of dollars on his stables at Jobs
- building bathhouses for rheumatic horses
f14-Lg tracks and artesian wells. He apparently
{ peeane tired OF the sport in 1855 sold most of
s Aorses and retired from the turf The sale was
4Otaoie one and netted Mr. Lorillard slasO5O
- | Drop brought s2sooo: Pontiac, sl7,5co; Win
-eo' $1,000. and Walter N, $4,000
INVADED THE ENGLISH TURF
alleF several years absence from the turf Mr.
i'iare returned 1t in $780, and in 1882 aad in
I @ stable Lamplighter La Tosca and Iocohatchie
s me oig handcaps seemed be at his mercy
-. MS hopes were never realized. Lamplighter
only third place in the Suburban In 1893
Haneocas Stables were again nearly emptied
- SUCTION, though the yesTlings were left
rhHeleus for future racing or profitable selling
n fAiards retirement was nearly so COM
ssn4nsgi time as II had been before. Notwith-
houseboating and the hke--he soon went
+, Great ffSlng B5s;n In 1895 ne took his bsst stock
se years. He had since spent much Of mis-