"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



Locohatchee, Poet Scout, Raceland, and Montana, i ^ 

 miles in 2.32%, and immediately Mr. Lorillard pur- 

 chased him. It brought quick results, as Lamplighter 

 won the Choice Stakes, Twin City Handicap, Bridge 

 Handicap, First Special, Second Special, and other 

 events. He retired to winter quarters quite the "crack" 

 of the year. Mr. Lorillard had tried to buy the Eng- 

 lish Derby winner Common, but without effect. 



1893 



Lamplighter was allotted 1 27 lbs. for the Suburban of 

 1893, and 125 lbs. for the Brooklyn Handicap, and in- 

 deed he was "top-weight" throughout the season. The 

 winter favorite for both the great spring handicaps, he 

 went to the post for the Brooklyn carrying the public 



money, but was "pocketed" throughout the 

 H ^ d' t) ^^^^ ^^^ could never get through until too 



late. He finished a good second to Diabolo. 

 Mr.Lorillard's friendsurgedhimtolodgeaclaim against 

 some of the jockeys for interfering with his horse, but he 

 refused, saying, "I cannot prove anything, although it 

 looked as if my horse was cut off every time he tried 

 to come through. The stewards say they saw nothing 

 sufficient to disturb the placing. I do not suppose they 

 can see everything and I often think the only solution 

 of the matter would be to have an electric car for the 

 stewards to follow the horses— to have it just inside 

 the rails and keep as close to the horses as possible." 



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