"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



The Lorillard yearlings usually had as thorough 

 "competitive examinations" for racing as the civil ser- 

 vice is supposed to require. Their trials this season 

 occurred during the Coney Island autumn meeting, and 

 caused a regular hegira of jockeys to the New Jersey 

 farm. In fact, several owners during the 

 Y^l ^ meeting were compelled to "scratch" their 

 horses for want of light-weight jockeys, 

 most of whom, it was reported on inquiry, had "gone to 

 Rancocas to ride in Lorillard's trials." Mr. Lorillard 

 was so well pleased with the trials of his Mortemer 

 yearlings that he said he would be willing to make 

 another campaign in England If he could obtain com- 

 petent jockeys. He offered Rowe and McLaughlin 

 $15,000 each per annum, with the option of sending 

 them to England; but the trainer and jockey, after 

 consulting with the Dwyers, declined to secede from 

 their allegiance to the "red and blue," and Mr. Loril- 

 lard remarked afterward, "I 'd have saved money if 

 I 'd given them $50,000." 



Harris Olney, who rode so many races for the Loril- 

 lard stable, was born at Manchester, Iowa, in 1865, 

 and learned riding under Jacob PIncus. He 



^ rode his first race for Hon. Perry Belmont on 

 Ada, 82 lbs., in 1880, and came to Mr. Lorillard in 

 1881. In 1882 he won 6 out of 35 races; and in 1883 

 he won 17 out of 68. His light weight gave him plenty 

 to do in the stable riding exercise, trials and races. 



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