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IGNOBLE END OF TURF STAR One of Americas Great Racers of Decade Ago Finishes His Day Pulling a Cab Banquet by Rayon dOr Ella T one of the best American race horses of thirty years ago rtcond in the Suburban and winner in a long list of successful races of the Expectation jStakes Stockton Stevens and Speculation Stakes Mon niouth Country Club FortSchuyler Hudson River Knickerbocker Navesink New York and Manhattan Handicaps came to an ignominious end pulling a hansom cab in the streets of London Bred by Hon W L Scott of Erie Pa ho raced for him as a twoyearold and threeyearold and then was sold to Dxvyer Bros It was when a threeyearold that he made the record over a straight course of a mile and a quarter in 2034 then thought ini possible time over any description of track This was when he defeated Tournament and Sir John in the Stockton Stakes at Monmoiith Park July 17 1S90 1S90Like Like many of tiie Rayou dOrs Banquet was a hardy and enduring campaigner and was seven years old when with 11 pounds up he ran second to ICamapo in the Suburban of 1894 in 206i it being the fastest run Suburban to that date lie was good enough that year to win the First Special Hudson River Woodlands and Ypnkers Handicaps and six more races besides finishing second eight times and third twice out of twenty three races a remarkable record for a horse of his age ageMike Mike Dwyer went over to England in 1895 to despoil the English bookmakers and came borne despoiled Banquet was one of the horses taken across and about the only one that met expecta ¬ tions He was raced in selling races at hiuch below his value after the American style and always heavily backed Retaliation followed and it cost Dwyer 11053 to protect and retain him in two races that he wofly Running second in a race at Newmarket he was claimed by Charles Archer brother of the famous jockey Fred Archer Two races later at Gatwick Banquet was claimed from Archer by Captain J E Atkin for 3500 After that year Banquet did net win a race and after passing through several ownerships drifted out of sight to an ignominious vocation His long and eveutful career produced this record Banquet b g by Rayon dOr Ella T Age Sts 1st 2d 3d Unp 2 12 1 1 r 5 3 20 4 3 0 7 4 40 15 15 4 6 5 28 14 5 4 r 28 11 4 1GG10 7 23 10 3 21830 8 9 4 1 4 C925 9501 10 Did not race 11 1 0 0 Totals 9 1GG J2 23 39 118535
