Stallion Heno Dies Of Old Age: Joint Hero With Africander of the Saratoga Cup of 1903 Dead at Age of Twenty-One., Daily Racing Form, 1920-07-11

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STALLION HENO DIES OF OLD AGE Joint Kcro With Africander of the Saratoga Cup of 1503 Dead at Agre of Twenty One Old Ilono joint hero with Africander winner of the Saratoga Cup of 1903 Africander having beat him by a nose iii 258 record time for Saratoga for one mile and threequarters is dead at Wil ¬ liam Woodwards Belaire Farm in Prince George County Maryland Ileno died some days ago in his twentyfirst year A son of Henry Young and Quiver he was a high class race horse and with but limited opportunities did well in the stud He sired The Turk one of the good threeyear olds of 1910 the year of Sweep Dalmatian Lovetie and Prince Imperial He also sired He Will a brilliant miler and Lion dOr dOrIleno Ileno was bred by George J Long at Bashford 31anor Place near Louisville Ky His first start as a twoyearold was in the Futurity of 1901 won by Yankee He ran green and practically left at the post finished last In his next start he won the Dash Stakes at Sheipshead Bay Endurance by Right beat him a length for the Third Special at Sheepshead Bay September 28 1901 His big ¬ gest winning came on October S of his twoyear old form when hi won the 31atron Stakes of 20000 at Morris Park ParkAs As a threeyearold Ileno showed fairly well but won few races He won T purse at 3Iorris Pdrk was second to Dixieland in the Pocantico Stakes Advance Guard beat him a neck for The Jockey Mill Slakes at the same track HeMvas fifth in the American Derby at Washington Park Chicago Wye ths year He won the Reaper Stakes at Kheepsheatl Bay September 5 1102 This was only worth 125 In 1901 he was third to Irish Lad and Gunfire in the Brooklyn Handicap On June 4 at Shcepshead Bay he defeated Africander in the Standard Stakes worth 2995 He was un ¬ placed in tin Suburban Handicap won by Afri ¬ cander lie was fourth in the Saratoga Handicap won by Waterlxiy and third to Irish Lad and Ilermis in the Saratoga Championship Stakes StakesHis His greatest effort was in the Saratoga Cup at one mile and threequarters ruii at Saratoga on August 22 1SMI3 wheiiifter leailingall the way only tired in the last few strides to be defeated by Africander J B Hagins Waterboy the favorite was fifteen lengths behind the leaders His lust race was when he finished third in the 200JO Century Stakes at Sicepsirad Bay Septetn IMT 5 1903 Ileno was strictly a longdistance runner and built on the lines of the oldstyle Eng ¬ lish racers racersLion Lion dOr is probably as fast a horse as Heno ever sired Commander J 1C L Ross paU Thumtis lleahy and A J Joyner 20000 for Lion dOr after seeing him beat Motor Cop and Naturalist in the Toboggan Handicap at Bcliuoiit Park Decoration Day Lion dOr like his dam before him tliiS Captain Hancocks mare Aile dOr was bred at Belair Farm He has won several races for Com ¬ mander Ross He has dazzling sixed There isa twoyearold brother of Lion dOr in the stable of Morton L Schwartz called Cote dOr which Mr Schwartz has named for the Saratoga Special Cote dOr was bred by Mr Woodward It is improbable however that he will start in the Saratoga Spechil He is such a giant of a horse Mr HchwiVrtz uiid his brother Charles1 have about niade up their iiiihd to wait oil him and develop him for steeplechasiug


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