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There was the same discussion as between Irish 

 Lad and Africander. Africander beat him, but it 

 was upon a track not to Irish Lad's Hking ; and 

 when they went into winter quarters, it was the 

 general idea that over a reasonable distance of 

 ground there was scarcely a pound difference 

 between them. Africander was a great money 

 winner during the year, for he belonged to the 

 Hampton Stable, whose policy it was to give him 

 as much racing as he could stand. Among the 

 stakes which he put to his credit were the Belmont 

 at Morris Park, the Realization, the Saratoga 

 Cup, and the Suburban. Irish Lad was given 

 no such campaign as this. Perhaps his best race 

 was in the Brooklyn Handicap, when, in a mag- 

 nificent finish with Gunfire, he won that race in 

 2.05I-, setting a record for it. 



The Futurity of 1903 was won by Hamburg 

 Belle, a daughter of Hamburg, who accomplished 

 the feat after having been badly cut down at the 

 post. As Highball was given the place of first 

 among the two-year-old colts, so Hamburg Belle 

 was given that among the two-year-old fillies. 



To show how strong the English impress is 

 yet upon the American race-horse, it may be said 

 here that of the five really great ones of the 



