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IROQUOIS. I The death of this great racehoree and sire is a, severe Iosb to his owners, for though he was 21 years of age he seemed just in the prime of lifa and everything by him commanded a high value. To the turf world his loss will certainly be regretted, for from him have come some of our greatest turf performers in late years. Iroquois, a brown borse, was bred at the Erden-beim Stud of A. Welch near Philadelphia. He was by Leamington Maggie B.. B., by Australian. He was purchased as a yearlong at a fancy figure by Pierre Lorillard. who placed him in tbe hands of Jacob Pincus. The fall he was a yearling Pincus took Iroquois and other horses owned by Mr. Lorillard to England to campaign on the English turf. Every one knows the result of this invasion of England. It was entirely successful. As a two-year-old Iroquois started five times, winning in four all large stakes. In his first start as a three-year-old he met his only defeat of thaf year, running second to Peregrine in the Two Thousand Guineas He turned the tables on his conqueror in he Derby, at Epsom, and defeated him in easy fashion. Ircquois then won tbe Prince of WslosStakes, Great Chsmpion and other leading events in England, winding up his three-yes r-old career by winning the famous St. Leger at Doncaster. He started seven times as a three-year-old and won eix, all famous events on the English turf. In all of these he was piloted to victory by Englands premier jockey, tbe famous Fred Archer. He did not start as a four-year-old, but resumed his career the year following, running in two events early in the spring bnt without success. Mr. Lorillard then brought him to America, arriving here early in July. In order to give the American public a chance to see this famous borse perform he was given a hurried preparation and started in two events early in August and once later on at Baltimore. In the two earlier races he met the greatest horses then on tbo American turf. Be was defeated in both, George Kinney winning the first andEole the other., Iroquois was tbon retired to Mr. Lorillards Rancocas Stud, Jobuown, N. J. There he sired that grand two-year-old Csynga. At the dispersal sale of the Rancccas Stud Iroquois was purchased by General Jackson for 5, C00 and brought to Belle Meade. Here his f uccess as a sire bas been wonderful. Huron, Tammany, G. W. Johnson, White Frost, Bangle, Julius Sax, Addie, Red Banner and a host of others were sired by this great hor?e To Belle Meade his death is a severe loss, for it will be next to impossible to replace him. Fortunately General Jackson has just purchased one of his bast sons, Huron. This horse, though young, bas produced several good winners and it is to be hoped that in Huron General Jacks on will find a horse worthy to fill the vacancy left by the death of Iroquois. General Jackson states that he intended to remove the hoofs of the famous stallion and have them made into cups, finely mounted. An autopsy over the body of Iroquois, ths famous stallion, was held in the horses paddock at Belle Meade, by Dr. W. N. D. Bird, Dr. Joseph Plaskett, Dr. George R. White and Dr. William C. Rayen. The examination revealed the fact that the great sire of thoroughbreds had died of chronic nephritis, inflammation of the kidcejB. In fact, on of the kidneys was found to have entirely disintegrated. After the autopsy Iroquois was buried in his paddock. Nashville American.
