People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1896 — Loriliard Wins a Stake. [ARTICLE]

Loriliard Wins a Stake.

London. May 13.—Pierre Lorillard's Sandia won the maiden plate, 103 sovereigns, at Newmarket Tuesday, seven horses running. George H. Ketcham was second, and Red Virgin third. The betting stood 7 to 4 against George H. Ketcham and 9 to 2 against Sandia Normanton got away with a lead and made the running for a short distance, when Sandia overtook him. led for the remainder of the race, and won easily by four lengths. Mr. Lorillard’s Her* zak ran third in the race for the Dyke Plate of 300 sovereigns. R. Lebaudy’s Perseat won and P. Brassey’s St. Agnes was second. Perseat carried a penalty of three pounds, having won a previous race. Five horses started.