"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



For the Suburban Lamplighter had incurred a pen- 

 alty of 2 lbs. for having won a stake, making his weight 

 129 lbs. But he went to the post an even-money favor- 

 ite. Lowlander, a five-year-old with only 105 lbs., 

 starting at 12 to i, took the lead and made a strong 

 pace throughout, winning by a short length from Ter- 

 rifier, 5 years with 95 lbs., who beat Lamplighter four 

 lengths for the place. The stable and 



rnpig ers ace ^^^ public fell heavily over the defeat 

 for the suburban ^ , •' 



of Lamplighter. And yet the stable 



had a "line" that should have made it respect the 

 chances of Lowlander. In the Brooklyn Handicap 

 Diabolo had beaten Lamplighter with a concession of 

 13 lbs. A week later Lowlander had beaten Diabolo 

 with a concession of 5 lbs. Again, only three days be- 

 fore the Suburban, Mr. Lorillard's four-year-old Kil- 

 kenny had beaten Lowlander, the latter conceding Kil- 

 kenny 1 1 lbs., and Kilkenny had given him 

 P about a 5 lbs. beating. As Lamplighter had 



129 lbs. in the Suburban, and Lowlander 

 105 lbs., this would mean putting in Kilkenny at 

 99 lbs., and the stable knew Lamplighter could not 

 concede Kilkenny 30 lbs. Indeed, John Huggins said, 

 "Rogers has set people crazy about Lamplighter. He 

 thinks him a great deal better horse than I do." Thus 

 If Lamplighter could not concede 30 lbs. to his stable 

 companion Kilkenny, he could hardly concede 24 lbs. to 

 Lowlander. However, Lamplighter was sent to Chl- 



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