"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



Lorlllard, after the sale. "He was my pick, and I 

 wanted to buy him, but father would n't hear of It. 

 Mr. Fearing came to me after the sale and said father 

 had told him to buy the colt for me. They tell me a 

 grey horse has never won the English Derby, but we '11 

 try him anyhow." Shawnee, a most racing-like colt, 

 went to Mr. Walcott for $4200; Kismet, half-brother 

 to Katrine, to Mr. Ryan; while the Dwyers, to show 

 their faith in Dewdrop, bought her half-sister Daruna, 

 and Chas. Hill took Esquimau. Puzzle, with the repu- 

 tation of having done three furlongs in 37 seconds with 

 no lbs., was snapped up by Mr. Walcott, who also 

 took Hypasia and Catiline. 



The twenty-seven head brought $149,050, an aver- 

 age of $5520. All hands declared it "a splendid sale" ; 

 but there was a tinge of sadness when they 

 spoke, for they realized that the "cherry 

 and black" jacket had been folded and put away, for 

 how long only Mr. Lorillard, who was awaiting the 

 news in Florida, could say. 



The sale of the Rancocas Stud, which followed on 

 October 15, 1886, brought an enormous attendance of 

 horsemen and breeders from all parts of the country 

 as well as from abroad, among them Vicomte de la 

 Motte Rouge and Henri le Contenis Caumont, In- 

 spectors of the Government Studs of France. The 

 sale included the five stallions, Mortemer, Iroquois, 

 Duke of Magenta, Pizarro and Moccasin, as well as 



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