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CHERRY AND BLACK" 



land was as nothing to the sensation they caused here. 

 The public and press went wild over them, and even 



that element that had always dispar- 

 Effect of Parole's ^ged Parole at home admitted "he was 

 Am rica ^ better horse than they had thought." 



The impulse Parole's success gave to 

 racing was enormous. People that had never attended 

 races became interested, the attendance at the races in- 

 creased, new racing clubs were formed, among them the 

 Coney Island Jockey Club and Brighton Beach Asso- 

 ciation. Social clubs were named for Parole, there 

 were Parole poolrooms. Parole saloons, Parole billiard 

 parlors, and Parole baseball clubs. Mr. Lorillard was 

 given a dinner at which Mr. Jerome presided and 

 speeches were made by Mr. Withers, Judge Monson, 

 and Mr. Keene, while Mr. Belmont, confined to the 

 house by an accident, sent Mr. Lorillard a letter offer- 

 ing as a toast: "The Lorillard Stable In England: May 

 the younger stable companions of Parole 



mner o show as clean a pair of heels to their 

 Mr. Lonllard . ^ 



competitors on the English or French 



turf." During the evening, Mr. Lorillard offered to 



bet one to four that he could name the sires of the first 



three colts In the race for the Belmont Stakes soon to 



be run at Jerome Park. The bet was taken around the 



table and $16,000 in various sums collected. Mr. 



Lorillard named two Leamingtons and one Australian. 



He also stated he had bought Parole's dam Maiden, 



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