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PRISCILLIANS ENVIABLE RACING RECORD One of the notable horses of the year is August Belmonts threeyearold Priscillian Just how good lie really is no one can say because no horse he has as yet been opposed to has come near taking his measure He may be a real phenomenal lie was meant to be sent to England as one oT the batch of youngsters that Included Norman III and had Hot accident prevented his shipment might laavc proved a sensation there as he certainly has here herePriscillian Priscillian did not start as a twoyearold and made his debut in racing in a purse race for maidens nt Jamaica May 0 He went to the post a to 5 favorite and won by threequarters of a length from Peter Quince in l13J for the threequarters of a mile His second race was at the same track Mar 12 at a mile and a sixteenth which he won in a canter by five lengths in l47 with 111 pounds up Zienap was second Jvilliccrankie third and three more unplaced His next start was for a purse at the same distance at Belmont Park May 14 Again N won off by himself with Berkeley second and DArkle third Time 147A and weight 117 pounds May 22 was the occasion of his first stake race This WHS in the Claremont Handicap at six and one half furlongs With 111 pounds up he won by a length and a half from King Cobalt with Koseben third l21jAt The track was muddy and the time l21j At Sheepshead Bay June 20 Priscillian made his reappearance on the track after a considerable ab ¬ sence This was in a mile dash in which his amaz ¬ ing speed was signally manifested Carrying 10S pounds he won1 pulling up In 13715 and could plainly have far eclipsed the present mile record liad iie been sent along His opponents were Peter Quince l r Far West 105 Kobert Cooper lOfi and Jubilee lOii Next he was started in his first race of greit importance This was the rich Commonwealth Han ¬ dicap of a mile and a quarter at Sheepshead Bay July 4 The track was muddy Priscillian had up 100 pounds and taking the lead on the backstreteh drew away and won eased up by two and a half lengths in 2OGJ Firestone 100 pounds up was second Koyal Tourist 104 third and those nnniaced were Master Uolert OS Goll Lad 105Gretna Green 110 Frank Gill 113 Montgomery 114 Old Honesty and Running Water 110 Since then he was not started again until lust Monday when he won the Occidental Handicap at Gravesend from Master Ko1 ert Dandelion Firestone and other good ones Here is the record of what might have proved a dangerous rival of Colin and Celt had thev re ¬ mained sound and in action actionYear Year Sis 1st 2d 3d Unp Won Won100S 100S 7 7 0 O O 1SSV
