^'CHERRY AND BLACK" 



horses in training under William Brown, who had long 

 trained the horses of Mr. Francis Morris of West- 

 chester. He took over all Mr. Morris's 



orty orses t^Q.ygar-olds, and In older horses he had 

 m 1 raining ■' 



Stanford and Persuader. The three-year- 

 olds were James A., Vassal, Vernango, Lotto, Sangara, 

 Vivian, Springlet, Tomahawk, and Echo. The two- 

 year-olds included Parole, Shirley, Atlas, Evasive, 

 Cyril, Faithless, Merciless, Tigress, Bertram, Pera, 

 Merlin, Barricade, Baronet, Bambino, Lord Carlisle, 

 Alaric, Durango, Demoiselle, and Malcolm. In the 

 all-aged and three-year-old classes, the season was un- 

 productive. Sangara started for the Belmont, but was 

 unequal to the task his full brother, Saxon, had accom- 

 plished the year before. *'I cannot understand," said 



Mr. Lorlllard, "why Sangara should be so 

 R lat' ns" Poo^ ^ race-horse. You know he is a full 



brother to Saxon." "Oh, that 's nothing," 

 returned Mr. Tucker, "even the Vanderbilts have poor 

 relations." Mr. Lorlllard purchased Searcher on the 

 strength of his brilliant form in the West. He renamed 

 him Leander and won several races, but they were of 

 minor importance. 



The Lorlllard two-year-olds more than avenged the 

 failure of their elders in the stable. Faithless, the black 

 filly by Leamington, purchased of Mr. Morris, began 

 by winning the Juvenile, Thespian and Flash Stakes. 

 And now appeared upon the scene the redoubtable 



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