"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



puzzled. Parole was very long and narrow; the Duke 

 was short and almost "cobby." Parole had a lean "var- 

 mlnty" head; the Duke had a fine Roman head. Pa- 

 role's neck (he was a gelding) was very light; the Duke 

 was bull-necked. Parole was very deep in the brisket, 



but had light back ribs; the Duke was 

 Parole and deeply ribbed back to the coupling. Parole 

 X," ^^1 had beautifully Inclined shoulders ; the Duke 



had well Inclined but heavy shoulders. Pa- 

 role had fine quarters, but those of the Duke were mas- 

 sive. Parole had a long, light stride, and, like long- 

 striding horses, he was not a quick starter, requiring 

 time to settle into his stride; his long stride made It 

 difficult for him to force the pace from the start— he 

 won his races by lying away and coming with a burst of 

 speed at the finish. The Duke was a short strider; he 

 raced all the way, a model of perpetual motion. 



"Why, here 's old Leamington, only not quite so big," 

 exclaimed Tom Aldcroft, the old jockey, when he saw 

 Parole being led into Newmarket. Aldcroft had ridden 

 Leamington In England In 1858, and felt a kindly Inter- 

 est In his son. But the English critics were not at- 

 tracted by Parole. On April 16, 1879, Parole started 

 for the Newmarket Handicap, ij,^ miles, with 116 

 lbs., and won by a length from Isonomy 



Parole De- / ^ j^^^ ) , one of the best English horses 



feats Isonomy . 



of modern times. When he was sent to 



England, Mr. Lorlllard had no great expectations of 



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