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BOM OCH1LTKEE was bred at Woodburn Stud 

 Farm, Ky.; was foaled May 29, 1872, by 

 Lexington, dam Katona (the dam of Metairie, 

 Kadi, &c.), by Voucher ; 2d dam Countess, by 

 imp. Margrave; 3d dam by American Eclipse; 4th dam 

 by Thornton's llattler; 5th dam by Thornton's Diomed ; 

 6th dam by Tiger; 7th dam by imp. Shark; 8th dam by 

 imp. Fearnought. He was selected and purchased by S. D. 

 Bruce, of this paper, for J. F. Chamberlain, the price paid 

 being $500. The colt, being a large, growthy one, was not 

 run in his two-year-old form, but came out on May 26, 

 1874, at Baltimore, and won the purse of $300, for maidens 

 of all ages, three-quarters of a mile, in which he defeated 

 a field of nine in 1:24}, the track being very heavy. Two 

 days after he won the Preakness Stakes, for three-year-olds, 

 one and a half miles, $50 each, pay or play, with $1000 

 added, of which $200 to second horse, closed with twenty- 

 three entries, beating such horses as Viator, Bay Final, 

 Add, &c., in 2:43}. His next appearance was in the Bel- 

 mont Stakes at Jerome Park, in which he finished seventh, 

 the race having been won by Calvin, Aristides finishing 

 second, with Milner third, in 2:42}. He was again beaten 

 for the Jersey Derby, one and a half mile*, finishing fifth, 

 Calvin winning, with Chesapeake second and Viator third, 

 in 2:43}. He was again defeated, and was unplaced in the 

 Ocean Hotel Stakes won by Ozark, Aristides second, Leader 

 third, in 3:10J. Same year, at the Jerome Fall Meeting of 

 the American Jockey Club, he ran fourth in the Jerome 

 Stakes won by Aristides, Calvin second, Joe Cerns third, 

 two miles in 3:43. Same meeting he won the Annual 

 Stakes, two and one-eighth miles, defeating with ease Chesa- 

 peake and Ascension in 4:09}. He next met all his old 

 competitors in the Dixie, at Baltimore, and defeated them 

 with ease, two miles, in 3:42}, Viator second, Joe Cerns 

 third. Two days after, Aristides turned the tables on him, 

 and won the Breckenbridge Stakes, two miles, in 3:36}, 

 Viator second, Ochiltree third, with a penalty of 5 Ibs. up. 

 This closed his three-year-old career. He was then sold to 

 G. L. Lorillard for $5000, and one-fourth his winnings 

 during the year 1876. 



Tom's first appearance as a four-year-old was at Balti- 

 more, in the Baltimore Cup, $50 each, half forfeit, $1000 

 added, of which $200 to the second horse, third to save his 

 stake; 14 subscribers; won handily in 4:09, Stampede 

 second, Viator third. His next appearance was in the 

 Jockey Club Handicap, at Jerome Park, dash of two miles ; 

 $100 each, half forfeit, with only $20 if declared out, $1000 

 added; 28 subscribers; 10 declared out. Tom won easily, 

 Milner second, Chesapeake third, Viator, Madge and others 

 unplaced, in 3:41}. He next won the Centennial Stakes, 

 for all ages, at Jerome Park, $200 each, $50 forfeit, with 

 $2000 added, second to receive $500 out of the stakes, and 

 the third to save his stake ; Acrobat second, Olitipa third ; 



a dash of 2} miles; time, 5:09}. His next appearance 

 was at Long Branch, for the Monmouth Cup, 2} miles, $50 

 each, play or pay, $1200 added, second to receive $200, 

 and the third $100 out of the stakes; 17 subscribers. 

 This he won easily, beating Stampede in 4:48}. He at 

 the same meeting won the Capitol Stakes, for four-year- 

 olds, $300 each, $100 forfeit, $1500 added, $500 to the 

 second ; 9 subscribers ; three miles ; beating Chesapeake 

 and Ascension in 5:35}. Tom's next appearance was at 

 Saratoga, in the Sweepstakes for All Ages, $50 each, play 

 or pay, $800 added, of which $200 to the second ; 21 

 nominations; 1} miles. He was beaten by Parole, Ochil- 

 tree second, Mattie A. third, in 2:12}. Tom had his re- 

 venge in the Saratoga Cup, for All Ages, $50 each, play or 

 pay, with $1200 added, $200 to the second; 2} miles. 

 This he won, beating Parole second, Big Sandy third, in 

 4:06}. His next appearance was in the Maturity Stakes, 

 at Jerome Park, for four-year-olds, $200 each, half forfeit, 

 $1200 added, of which $300 to the second horse; 28 sub- 

 scribers ; three miles. This he won handily, defeating 

 Chesapeake, Mattie A. and Grey Nun, in the order named, 

 in 5:43}. His next was in the Centennial Cup Sweep- 

 stake, for All Ages, $250 each, $100 forfeit, plate value of 

 $2500, and $1500 added, second to receive $750 out of the 

 stakes, and the third to save his stake; four miles. This 

 he won in the very fast time of 7:36, with 118 Ibs. up, 

 Acrobat second, Big Sandy third. Turf, Field and Farm. 



After this performance it was a pity to wind up the Cen- 

 tennial season with a defeat, but at Baltimore, October 25, 

 in a purse for all ages, two-mile heats, for which Add, Part- 

 nership, Paladin, and Athlene also started, he was distanced 

 in the second heat, after winning the first heat in 3:47}. 

 His first race this year (1877) was at Baltimore, May 23, 

 for the Baltimore Cup, two miles and a quarter, in which 

 he defeated Preston, Burgoo, and Bertram, in 4:14. It was 

 a mere exercise gallop for him, and two days afterwards, at 

 the same meeting, he distanced Jenifer, Shylock, and Little- 

 fellow, for a purse of $1000. At Jerome Park, June 5, 

 he carried off the Westchester Cup, two miles and a quarter, 

 easily, from Athlene and Fellowcraft time, 4:09}; and at 

 the same meeting, two weeks later, he beat Athlene again 

 for the Keene Purse, two miles and a half, in 4:36}. For 

 the Saratoga Cup, July 26, he started first favorite, but 

 Parole unexpectedly won by a length, Athlene third, and 

 Vera Cruz unplaced. Five days afterwards Tom Ochiltree 

 defeated Athlene and Aunt Betsy easily, for a purse of 

 $600, two miles, in 3:39}. On the 4th of August, he was 

 unexpectedly beaten by outsider Whisper, in a dash of two 

 miles and a quarter, Athlene being third, and Viceroy and 

 Lenifer unplaced. Three days later he redeemed his repu- 

 tation by beating Cloverbrook, Oriole, Galway, and D'Ar- 

 tignan, two miles, in the easiest manner. The time was 3:42}. 



