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! 1 t * J u t ] p | j l ] j ; ■ | | i , | t i . ■ MORE PREAKNESS HISTORY j » George L. Lorillard Period From . 1878 to 1882 Inclusive. » The Bard Winner in 188ft— Discontinued After 1888 and Not Revived Until Year 1909. I BALTIMORE, Md., April 22.— In the history of the Preakness Stakes, the period from 1878 to 1882, inclusive, was strictly a succession of triumphs in the Preakness for the stable owned by George L. Lorillard and trained by R. W. Walden, starting off with that grand individual Duke of Magenta, which defeated P. Lorillards Bayard, and Albert, another G. L. Lorillard horse. In ■ the next year, 1879, the colors were carried to victory by Harold, with Hughes up, fol-lowed by D. J. Crouses Jericho, second, and E. A. Clabaughs Rochester, third, and in 1880 Hughes again rode the winner for George L Lorillard on Grenada, by King Alfonso, dam Mattie Gross, with Oden, owned t by Mr. Clabaugh, second, and J. J. Bevins -Emily F. third. The Lorillard luck seemed invincible, as i the stables candidate, Saunterer, by Learn- i ington. Costello up, won the Preakness in ; 1881, from Oden Bowies Compensation, a well-thought of stablemate of Crickmore, a Dixie winner, and Burnham and Sons Baltic, the same stable winning again in 1882 with Vanguard, a son of Virgil, that with Costello in the saddle defeated "Mr. Somer- , villes" Heck, second, and Oden Bowies Col. Watson, third. i It is a curious coincidence that Harold, i Grenada and Saunterer did the mile and a half of the Preakness in exactly the same time, 2 :40Vand, while it took Duke of Magenta 2:41% to do it, although the Duke was far , and away the best of the quartet, and afterwards won the Dixie. A small, and anything but select, field of two out of twenty-two subscribers, went | to the post for the Preakness of 18S3, J. E. Kellys Jacobus, a Belmont-bred son of The 111-Used and Nellie James, ridden by Barbee, beating William Jennings Ten Broeck coit. Parneil, with Cyrus Holloway up, and the same number started the next year, although the winner, T. W. Doswells Knight of Ellers-lie, by Eolus, out of Lizzie Hazlewood, ridden by Sammy Fisher, was a horse of high class, and had no difficulty in disposing of R. W. Waldens Welcher, by Warwick, Blaylock up, 2:30Vi. In 1885 W. Donohue sent out the winner in Tecumseh, a well-named son of Atti.a Continued on tenth page. MORE PREAKNESS HISTORY Continued from first page. and The Squaw, which, ridden by "Jimmy" McLaughlin, defeated P. H. Grills Virginia-bred Wlckham, ridden by Fitzpatrick, and Fanner and Companys John C, with May-nard In the saddle. One of the best fields that ever went to the post in the Preakness started In 1886, when that grnad colt. The Bard, owned by A. J. Cassatt, ridden by "Sammy" Fishe.-, who never misses a Pimlico meeting and lives near the track, beat his stablemate Kurus, ridden by J. Mclaughlin, and Walter Grata Elkwood. W. Donohue up, third. A. J. Cas.-?atts Kolian. ridden by Hay ward, arid Richmond Stables Bock and Bye, with Spill-man up, also ran. BEST OF THEIR BAT. Three horses in this race. Eurus, Elkwood and Eolian, were products of T. W. Doswells Bullfield Farm, near Richmond. Va.. and were sired by Eolus. a-nd both starters and riders were about the best of their day. Walter Cratz, owner of Elkwood, was a Fhiladelphian, and was said to have been a relative of Rebecca, heroine of Walter Scotts novel, Ivanhoe. When Elkwood started in the Saratoga Cup. the mount was given to Harry Ha.--wood, the famous Maryland gentleman rider, .: well-deserved compliment that came net-being successful. As it was the colt finished second and would undoubtedly have won had not Mr. Harwood felt obliged to rid.-strictly according to orders and not follow his own initiative, as he would have liked to have done. The Preakness of 1887 and 1888 were strictly Maryland affairs, William Jennings, with Punboyne. by Tncas, owned by P. D. Withers, and ridden by W. Ponohue, winning in the former. J. T. Williams Mahoney and R. W. Waldens Raymond being second and third respectively, and Mr. Walden winning the subsequent year with Refund, Fred I itt!efield in the saddle, with G. H. Kerna-ghans Ten Broeck colt, afterwards known as Judge Murray, second, and William Jennings Glendale third. This completes the early history of th j Preakness, which, as previously stated, wos discontinued after this year, 1SS8, and was not revived until 1909. I
