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tion was attracted by the name of Lamplighter. ''A tip, 

 by George," he exclaimed, and a waiter, hearing the 

 familiar word, came with a rush. He was ordered to call 

 a cab. 



Instead of going to his office the broker drove to the 

 railway station and was just in time to catch the ''spe- 

 cial" to the race track. When the prices were marked up 

 on the race in which Lamplighter was a starter, as good 

 as 10 to 1 was on tap against him. At these odds $500 

 was invested and when this speedy son of Spendthrift 

 (another great race horse) was declared the winner, the 

 broker pocketed $5,000. 



The glorious uncertainties of the turf form its great 

 attraction. Mr. Hendrie had spent thousands of dollars 

 purchasing the best blood obtainable ; yet, after years of 

 skilful study of the breeding question, he was only suc- 

 cessful in breeding four winners of the Plate, the other 

 two in addition to those above mentioned being Kelvin 

 and Shimonese. 



