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show his class as a three-year-old. He demon- 

 strated that he had the old-time stamina by going 

 over a distance of ground like a real race-horse. 



Washington Park resumed its racing in 1900, 

 and there was a brilliant American Derby for 

 which Lieutenant Gibson, supposed to be the best 

 three-year-old in the West, if not in the entire 

 country, was a hot favorite. The Lieutenant, 

 however, had to give way to a rank outsider, 

 Sidney Lucas, who went on and raced with such 

 excellence as to become the hero of the Western 

 turf. 



In the East, Ethelbert was a grand horse that 

 year, and probably the best thing he ever did was 

 to win the Brighton Cup and finish in front of 

 Imp, the black wonder, Sidney Lucas, and others. 

 This mare Imp belonged in the same class as 

 Miss Woodford, Miss Ford, Firenzi, and others 

 who had come to stamp themselves indelibly 

 upon the story of the turf. She raced pretty well 

 all over the United States, and she was at it early 

 and often. She was managed unfortunately and 

 was not given as good opportunities as her great 

 speed and stamina deserved. She was not en- 

 gaged in many of the best stakes, and in the 

 handicaps she was generally given such high 



