New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-03
Billy Lakeland, Owner ~
Trainer of Great Horse,
Dies in Brooklyn.
HANDLED HAMBURG
FOR MARCUS DAl,
Also Prepared Domino, Exile ~
Ogden, Among Others, fN
Their Victories on Track

William Lakeland. closely assoe.,..
with the American turf for almost ~
century, died at st. Mays Hospital /.
Brooklyn, yesterday.
Mr.. Lakeland had been In poor hsh
for more than year, and 70 nj, A.
friends MS end was not altogether r,.,
pected. although II came as a dis,s<
shock 10 the horse world. No man o. n
time played more important part In a
sport Of racing, and he has had much t.
do with the preparing OF many e,~ /
horses for their battles.
Funeral services will he conduct.d n
morrow night az the Lakeland hon,
Ocean Parkway and Neptune avery,
and tho burial will be in m. FAM,
plot at Paterson, Y J.. where a "a, N
buried Mr.. Lakeland is survived h,
wife, two daughters-Mrs. Wadd.u I'll
Miss Lena Lakeland-and a son. An
Lakeland.
William Lakeland was born IN Ma
chester, England. in 1853, and he cana n
this country with his parents when elem
years old. They settled in Paterson. Nj
and IL was at the old Passaic track N,
young Lakeland had his first tasts =
racing.
He took 10 the horse with the natu,s
aptitude that quickly obtained FOR h-I
employment with Captain William On
trll. the Mobile (Ala) sportsman. rai.
land entered his employ as an exerss
boy. He rubbed horses and became Al
jockey 81 importance. remaining win
Captain Cottrill until the death Of TIM
sportsman. about 1886.
At that time Tom Patterson w-s trss.
ing the Cottrill horses, and the you-s
Englishman was In a good school n.
learned his lessons well. and while ag
under employment owned and rscs
horses OF his own. one 90 his uo,,sh
performers in those early days was rItr,
Reb, horse with which he won ,hrr
races in one day and five In two days
IL was while in the employ ~ Cap,a,
Cottrill that young Lakeland went |,
California, whore he rode Wild.dle 10 ur.
tory in the four miles Of the Wise PIs,s
for VI. 4. Litteli The following sornr
he won at four mile heats on Faus,us q,
Captain Moore. This was AT the old R,y
District track IN California. and wa, sor
stake Of $1,000. He also rode Fox,s, 4,
his most notable races.
II was in the 7O's that Lakeland ,,m.
to Brighton Beach. and from that tin.
he had lived at the track BY the sea
Ihere he established himself al the cor.
ner OF Neptune avenue and Ocean Part.
way and his barn has housed many a
champion. He trained Exile for his VIC.
tory IN the Brooklyn Handicap and hsp
died ogden, the sire OF SIR Martin TIA,
he subsequently sold 10 John r NADIA
There also he prepared the mighty Ham
burg for his races as three-vesr-oa
and incidentally Lakeland ALWAYS NJ
that Hamburg was the best horse n. eve
trained
Others that Billy had down AZ N. be,e,
were Maxine Gomez. Quesal, the dam a
Electioneer. and later Electioneer himself
and Emma C., the dam OF Commands
one OF the greatest sires that ever stood
IN this country. and the horse that hx
much 10 do with the marvellous succ.s.>s
OF the late James r. Keene on m. ,yrf
Domino, the sire 81 Commando. va, Ar
other trained by Lakeland for IN. ian
or the Jockey Club
While IL IS not generally known N
Lakeland retained an interest IN CON
mando until the time OF his death MI
purchased Emma g. from his bro,hr
Alfred for $4,000. after that mar. ml
shown a sensational trial Mr. Keens
was DESTROYS or buying the mare, W
Lakeland would sell only a half ,n,eres
II was not until after the death OF Con
mando that he sold HIS share 70 NJ
keene.
While IN the employ OF Mr. Ke.rs y
prepared Domino for his Futurity victor
n 1890 and Hornpipe for his victory n
the Brooklyn Handicap two wears later
others OF the older ones that TAhs
and trained were Babcock. BucktfA
winner OF the Chicago Derby. Tea Tray,
Tattler. General Harvey a hcrs
that performed brilliantly AZ both tvs
and four mile heats; Peg wofington. We
tory. Typhoon. Dutch Skater. Quessl
Emma c.. and. coming down 20 more ~
cent times. Electioneer, winner Of the
Futurity: The Picket. winner ~ the
American Derby OF 1879. and the Brook
Ign Handicap Of ieoi. and Gold Ten. the
dam of Ten Point. 4 l. Astes sensa-