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j IATOR is a chestnut colt, by Vauxhall out of 

 Heatherbell, by imported Balmonie, of one of 

 the best bred mares in America. He was 

 foaled in 1873, and is owned by Mr. E. A. 

 Clabaugh, of Baltimore. Viator commenced his career 

 at Baltimore, May 28, 1875, by running second to the 

 famous Tom Ochiltree for the Preakness Stakes. Bay 

 Final, who was taken to England by Mr. Sanford, was 

 third, and Vagabond, Risk, Ad, Consignee, Australind, 

 and Elmwood were unplaced. In the Jersey Derby, at 

 Long Branch, July 3, he was third; Calvin winning, 

 with Chesapeake second; but his conqueror in the Preak- 

 ness Stakes, Tom Ochiltree, found himself among the un- 

 placed in such good company as Bob Wooley, General 

 Harney, James A., and Bayminster. At Saratoga, July 

 24, in the rich Travers Stakes, one mile and three-quarters, 

 he was unplaced ; D'Artignan, to the surprise of all, win- 

 ning in 3:06}, the quickest time on record for that event. 

 At the same meeting, August 4, he improved his usual 

 position of second, scored his maiden victory by beating 

 the favorite General Harney, Vagabond, and Paul Pry, for 

 the Sequel Stakes for three-year-olds, two miles, in 3:43} ; 

 and at the same place, August 19, he defeated Warwick and 

 Vinaigrette, in a Sweepstake for three-year-olds, one mile 

 and a half. Time, 2:48}. At the Fall Meeting of the 

 American Jockey Club, October 2, in the Jerome Stakes for 

 three-year olds, two miles, he was unplaced ; Mr. McGrath's 

 horses, Aristides and Calvin, being first and second respect- 

 ively, with Joe Cerns third. His next appearance was at 

 Baltimore, October 19, in the Dixie Stakes, for three-year- 

 olds, two miles, where he was second to Tom Ochiltree; 

 Joe Cerns being third, and Aristides, Rhadamanthus, Ozark, 

 Bay Final, General Harney, Chesapeake, and D'Artignan 

 being unplaced. The Breckenridge Stakes, at the same 



meeting, run three days afterwards, upset the calculations 

 based upon the result in the Dixie Stakes, and showed that 

 racing is " very onsartin." Aristides this time put his nose 

 first past the winning-post, Viator was in his old place of 

 second, but Tom Ochiltree could only run into the third 

 position, and Joe Cerns and Bay Final were unplaced. He 

 commenced his four-year-old season at Baltimore, May 24, 

 1876, by running third to Tom Ochiltree and Stampede, in 

 the Baltimore Cup. for which seven ran; then, two days after, 

 he defeated Joe Cerns, The Hoaxer, Tom O'Neil, and Hart- 

 land, for a Purse of $1000, two-mile heats, winning in two 

 heats, in 3:41 3:43. He then went to Jerome Park, and 

 defeated St. Martin, Joe Cerns, and Lelaps, for the West- 

 chester Cup, two miles and a quarter, in 4:10}. The value 

 of the stakes was $2300. At the same meeting, June 10, 

 he was unplaced in the Jockey Club Handicap ; Tom Ochil- 

 tree, who seemed invincible this year, winning. At the 

 Centennial Meeting, at Philadelphia, June 26, he won the 

 Philadelphia Club Cup, two and a half miles, in 4:37} ; 

 Chesapeake was second, Shirley third, and Madge not 

 placed. The value of the stakes was $2150. At Saratoga, 

 August 12, though limping on the morning of the race, 

 he won a Purse of $700, defeating Preston and Brother to 

 Bassett, two miles Time, 3:37. His other two efforts at 

 the meeting were unsuccessful. On August 19, he was 

 beaten by St. Martin for a Purse of $1400, four miles; 

 and two days later, wound up the season by being unplaced 

 to Burgoo, in a Purse of $500, one mile and a half. His 

 game leg, which had troubled more or less through the 

 whole season, gave way, and he was then thrown out of 

 training. He was considered one of the pluckiest horses 

 on the turf, and possessed great endurance, and would doubt- 

 less have given a good account of himself, if he had not 

 gone lame. 



