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HISTORY OF DIXIE STAKES ♦ More Concerning Early Days of Famous American Race. ♦ "Winners From 1882 to 1888 When Event Was Discontinued and Not Run Until Revived Last Year. ♦ BALTIMORE, Md., April 21.— The Ken-tuckians had more than their share of luck in the Dixie, and in 1882 a representative of the Blue Grass state, N. Armstrong, came to Pimlico with Monarch, a son of Monarchist and Kith, which, ridden by Shauer, won from an indifferent band of racers, B. Roches Hilarity and Dwyer Bros." Blenheim finishing in the order named. The Dwyer Brothers, however, avenged their defeat next year, 1883. with the useful George Kinney, a well-bred son of Bonnie Scotland and Kathleen, the invincible "Jimmy" McLaughlin up ; George L. Lorillards Trafalgar second and P. Lorillards Gonfalon third. Kentucky again coming to the front in 1884, when Churchill and Companys Loftin, another son of Monarchist, ridden by Stoval, defeated Byron McClellands Blast and George L. Lorillards Thackeray. There were ninety-four subscribers to the Dixie in this year, but only the three named went to the post. The field of five that started in the 1835 Dixie were of an ordinary character, the winner being W. L. Scotts East Lynne, defeating Dwyer Bros. Richmond and Le Masney Brothers Long View. In this year East Lynne, by Springbok— Easter Planet, was ridden by Donohue. and the character of the contestants is indicated by the fact * that the two miles were run in the slow time of 3:49%. One of the best colts that ever won the Dixie was A. J. Cassatts great three-year-old The Bard, by Longfellow — Bradamante. Ridden by W. Hayward, The Baxd made the then record for the stakes of 3 :33, and had no difficulty in disposing of his very moderate competitors, the Melbourne Stables Blue Wing and Morris and Harwoods Wheat-ley, the latter owned jointly by Henry J. Morris, who still takes an active interest in the sport, and Harry Harwood, the best gentleman rider of his day. It was when riding Wheatley subsequently In a steeplechase at Washington that Harry Harwood received the fall that ended fatally after months of suffering from a broken back. Hanover, considered by many good judges the greatest race horse and sire ever foaled in this country, frightened out all but one competitor in the Dixie of 1887, W. Jennings Glenmound alone having the temerity to tackle the invincible thoroughbred. Ridden by McLaughlin, the son of Hindoo and Bourbcu Belle annexed the stakes for the lucky Dwyer Bros, in a gallop from the Mt Washington-owned three-year-old, Nat Chappell in the saddle, and thereby entitled himself to be enrolled on the list of Dixie winners that embellish the front panels of the Pimlico grandstand. Hanover was at 1 to 10 in the books, but if ever there was a 1 to 1,000, this was the occasion extraordinary. It remained for the late A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who afterwards adopted the turf name of Mr. Kelso, to bring the early series of Dixie Stakes to a fitting finish by furnishing the first and second horses in 1888, when Tara-gon, ridden by W. Hayward, and Marauder, Fred Littlefield up, carried the tasteful red, white and blue thirds to a well earned victory, Dwyer Bros. Tea Tray, with the celebrated colored rider, Ike Murphy, up, third, in 3:37. Taragon, by Stratford — Tara, after several seasons in Pennsylvania, was sent to Warrenton, Va., where he sired some useful stock, while Tea Tray, probably the best of the three, was noted as the sir..- of Charl-cote, dam of that good jumper St. Charl-cote. A ■
