Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1882 — Lorillard’s Triumphs in England. [ARTICLE]

Lorillard’s Triumphs in England.

Mr. P. Lorillard sent his first string of horses over to England in the fall of 1878, but did not commence racing until 1879, in which year he won seven races, Parole getting five, including the City and Suburban Handicap and the great Metropolitan stakes, value £4,009, Geraldine one, value £I,OBO, and Pappoose one, value £337, total value £5,376. In 1880 he won eight races, Iroquois taking four, value £2,642, Paw Paw one. value £577, Boreas one, £lO2, and Nereid one, £260, a total of £5,281. The year 1881 was the most successful for Mr. Lorillard as he won no less than nine races, value £18,220, including the classic events the Derby and St. Ledger. Iroquois heads the list with seven victories, value £16,900. Mistake took one, value £706, and Gerald one, value £6OO. The past year Mr. Lorillard was extremely un fortunate, having only won one race, the Newmarket spring Handicap, value about SSOO. He has had several seconds and thirds. A new nursemaid has been engaged for the family of John Leech. On her appearing in the nursery, she was thus addressed by Master Leech: “Nurse, papa says I ana, one of those children that can only big managed by kindness, and I’ll trouble you to fetch some sponge cakes and oranges at once.” Little Laura thinks that barrels must be feminine, because they have hoops.