CHAPTER XV 



THE RETURN TO RACING 



1889-1895 



They all finish gamely; as whipping and spurring, 



The jockeys ride home at a desperate pace; 

 The crowd with the wildest excitement is stirring, 



So keen is the struggle, so close is the race. 

 And opinions divided how 't will be decided; 



Till Lamplighter, bringing his speed into play, 

 The maxim endorses of "horses for courses," 



And bears off the honors and spoils of the day. 



1889 



HE will not keep out of racing long— he 's too fond 

 of it," many said when Mr. Lorillard withdrew 

 in 1886. But two seasons passed, and he was still de- 

 voting his time to the building of Tuxedo, the charming 

 resort that has since become so popular with New York 

 people. It was no easy task to take a large tract of 

 land and render it as attractive as he did. It was not 



until 1889 that he began to manifest a 

 Mr. Lorillard i . . . , , . 



Resumes Racing i*enewed mterest m racmg by purchasmg 



several yearlings at the sales, and took 



over several horses bred by his friend Mr. Fearing. 



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