"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



The principal events won by the stable In 1883 were 



the Ocean, Eatontown, and Trenton Stakes by PIzarro ; 



the Palisade by Gonfalon; the Optional by Blossom; 



the Passaic by Breeze; the Homebred by Huron; the 



Champagne and Arlington by Leo ; the Washington by 



Parole, and the Potomac by Drake Carter. Parole, 



ten years, won seven races. Aranza won ten races. She 



was not a success In England. Like many horses which 



had begun life on the prepared dirt tracks in America, 



she was never at home on the turf, but returned to 



America she regained her form. It is true Parole 



and Iroquois raced well on turf abroad, but they were 



Leamlngtons and horses of light, high action; while 



Aranza, like most Bonnie Scotlands, ran with more 



muscular effort. The Bonnie Scotlands 

 Bonnie Scotlands ^ • -r- 1 i 1 m 



f th M d were not a success m England; while 



in America, especially in heavy ground, 



they were celebrated, and "a Bonnie Scotland In the 



mud" became a proverb. 



It was In 1883 that Mr. Lorlllard conceived the Idea 

 of the Champion Stallion Stakes for three-year-olds. 

 It was thrown open to the race-course making the high- 

 est bid. The Coney Island Club bid $6000, but the 

 Louisville Club bid $10,575. It was won by Miss 

 Woodford. Mr. Lorlllard then opened the Champion 

 Stallion Stakes for 1884 to be run at Monmouth for 

 two-year-olds. 



During the season, Mr. Lorlllard offered Dwyer 



