"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



Pincus to Newmarket and engaged Anthony Taylor to 

 train the horses racing at home. 



Anthony Taylor was from the north of England, a 



brother of Alexander Taylor, the well-known English 



trainer. Taylor had trained Parmesan and other good 



horses In England, and came over to train for Mr. M. 



H. Sanford In 1867. He spoke In the 



ony ay or J3i-oadest Dorlc of the north, and was a 

 highly capable trainer, having trained for Mr. LIttell, 

 Mr. O'Donnell and others; but his convivial habits pre- 

 vented a long tenure to his engagements. There was a 

 story that on one occasion he stopped at the old Re- 

 formed church near Jerome Park, and at two o'clock 

 in the morning pounded on the door, insisting It was a 

 tavern, and finding no response to his shouts of "Land- 

 lord!" ended by challenging the landlord "to come out- 

 side and have It out," as he would teach him "how to 

 treat a gentleman." It was probably after one of these 

 frolics, when he was inclined to sleep late of a morning 

 and the head lad had partially roused him from his 

 slumbers, that he gruffly inquired, "What o'clock b' it, 

 lad?" "Twenty to eight," replied the boy. "Put on 

 ten dollars for me," muttered "Tony," as he rolled 

 over and fell asleep. 



1881 



The season of 1881 was one of glory for the Lorillard 

 stable in England, but hardly so at home. It was 



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