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cellence by winning the second running of the 

 Tidal Stakes in 1881. Behind him were those 

 good horses, Crickmore in Odin Bowie's colors, 

 and George Lorillard's Saunterer. That was dis- 

 tinctly Hindoo's year, for it was the time when he 

 carried all before him. It was a great year for 

 American horses all round, for it was the time 

 when Foxhall won the Grand Prix at Paris and 

 Iroquois won the Derby in England. Glenmore, 

 Monitor, Parole, Luke Blackburn, and Uncas 

 were the cup starters that year at Sheepshead 

 Bay. Monitor had won the Baltimore Cup and 

 Parole had won the Westchester Cup. Luke 

 Blackburn, belonging to the Dwyers, was a one to 

 three favorite and ran unplaced. It was the begin- 

 ning of the end for Blackburn. Glenmore cap- 

 tured the event with apparent ease. Monitor 

 was second to him and Parole was lapped on 

 Monitor. Luke Blackburn was pulled up and 

 came in in evident pain with his feet. Uncas 

 was merely in the race to make pace for Parole 

 and cut no figure in the finish of the race. That 

 cup, bringing together as it did the best horses 

 of the season among the three-year-olds and up- 

 ward, was in a fashion the striking race of the 

 year. The two miles and a quarter were run in 



