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FAMOUS ZiD PA HOLE. Maiden was a bay mare, foaled in 1862, bred by R. A, Alexander, Woodburn, Ky., and by Lexington Kitty Clark, by Glencue, she out of Miss Obstinate, by Sumpter, by 8ir Archy, by Diomed. She became the property of Pierre Lorillard, and died at Bancocas, March 10, 18S0. Her first foal, with a name, Lady Washington, by Beacon, was dropped in 1870, and her last foal, Parthenia, a bay filly, by Alarm, saw the light in 1880. Her other foals. James A., Parole, Mineola, Perfection. Pawnee, Pappoose, Paw Paw and Powhattan, were from the loins of Leamington. Parole was born in 1873, and was a BucceBaful two-year-old. In 1875 he was third in merit as a public performer, having won the July and August stakes at Long Branch, and the Saratoga Stakes at Saratrga. He also raced here with credit as a tbreej four and five-year-old, and then wbb sent to England, where he made the Lorillard colors very conspicuous. He won the Newmarket Handicap. 11 miles, with the great Isonomy bshind him; the City and Suburban, 1 1-4 miles, beating Cradle and sixteen others; the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 21-4 miles, 124 pounds; the Great Cheshire Handicap, 1 14 miles, 134 ponnds, and the Epsom Gold Cup, 112 miles, 125 pounds, defeating AlchemiBt and Primrose. The renowned gelding received a warm welcome when he was brought back to the United States. In October, 1882, the Turf, Field and Farm announced that Mr. Lorillard would retire Parole from the turf, and it was suggested that if the gelding were placed on exhibition he would attract as much attention as Barnums elephant, Jumbo. In 1885 Parole was presented to Dr. J. O. Green, who used him for two years under the saddle, hacking him over the roads of New York and New Jersey. The.gelding was too lightly built for a hunter, and was not considered absolutely safe for a lady to ride, and Dr. Green presented him to Mr. Pierre Lorillard, Jr., who gave him the freedom of Bancocas pastures. 8eaBon after Beason he was the monitor of weanlims, atd it was an im-pressive sight to see the aged gelding leading , and giving wise connsel to the exuberant band of youngsters. At one time a story was published that Parole had run in a 0 selling race at Philadelphia, and Mr. Lorillard was abused for his ingratitude to a horse that had spread bis fame over two continents. There was not a word r f truth in the. yarn, but a lie once started is hard to overtake. Parole was suffering from a fractured jaw, the result of a kick by a colt, at the vry time he was represented as figuring in a cheap selling race. Dr. Green eayB that the famous gelding, when in his prime, reminded him of the celebrated mare Imp. He ia not as large as the mare, bat is of the same contour and stamp. Parole is now in the stable of Pierre Lorillard, Jr., at Tnxedo. He is 28 years and 6 months old, and his color has turned from a dark bay to a blue roan. Be is thin, bat in fairly good health, and visitors to the Tuxedo Horse Saow, September, will have an opportunity to cultivate his acquaintance. Powhattan, the brother of Parole, was sold under the hammer at the American Horse Exchange in this city, November 6,1882, and passed to the ownership of Woodburn Farm, where he was used in the stud. An accident prevented him from playing; a conspicuous part in racing. He was claimed to be as good as Parole, but never had a chance to prove it.
