The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-26
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
MPLTGHTER TIE USDoUBTED CHAM
PROV RA CE HORyE or TIE YEAR

M-. I.or,nnrd Finally Compelled 10 Hseeoe-
nixs tho Brown Colts Rcni Merit-T.snp-
lighter and MISUNDERSTANDING About
the Buiidog and Gamecock of the Spend
thrift family d Alfred Hcnncn Nor
ris Says -Abont English lIorscs-The
McCnnerty Fnmiiy-Gravc-cnd's Closing
Onys-Morris Parks Superb Programme
-To-dny's Card Tor Gravescnd.
Tho Successes of Lamplightcr in tho Cham
Iion Stakes. the Twin CITY Handicap. tho
Bridge Handicap. and the First ana second
Special Stakes. to say nothing Of minor events.
stamp the brown thrce-yonr-old rs nnGucs-
tionably tho crack OF his ago out this year. and
force Mr.. Pierre 1.orillard to acknowledge
that in the son Of Spcndthrift ho has u truly
great race horse.
While the owner Of Rancocas Acknowledged
from tho outset that Lamplightcr was n colt OF
high class. he would constantly present tho
claim that he did not compare with Hanover
or Hindoo. He found plenty OF persons to
combat this idea. and on saturday, after King
ston was van1Tlslicd in tho Second Special.
Mr.. Lorillard was com PEELED TO acknowledge
that ho had underestimate tho champion.
Hanover could probably at his best bent
LampliGhter at n mile. or, perhaps. at a mile
and u quarter. but after that the brown colt
with his superb action would be master OF the
situation. Hanover went n trile too high for
ward TO suit the critics. but nobody will deny
for n moment that hc was a great race
horse. and would have added to his
laurcls as n four-ycar-oid but for
the arduous campaign he was forced to
undergo as n thrcc-yoar-old. particularly Mt
Baltimore and Washington. where the race for
jockeyship honors was SO close between Nc
L~aughlin and Garrison. The chestnut colt
was started then to help Jimmy to win the
golden whlp' ana these races aiu more U hur'
Hanover than ANYTHING he did as n four-year-
'l'. .,.,iar H., s,,aa nossinn trnn,
been severe. tartlcular'y s.nee p%ssl n 'io run
tho Rnncocos string. Tint other GOOD three.
vror.oId, Iocohatchec. went lame shortly after
to plny n double part, run Locohatchce's races
md Ma own, too. How we'll he has succeeded
tho records show. MI. Lorillari claims that
he should have won tho Oriental Handicap in
addition to other races at aravesend. as liam
ilton laid out Of his ground. LampliGhter being
timed tho last tlree-auarters Of a milo in that
event in ~.
Iamplightcr is horse OF remarkable cour-
age; game TO o the hTo core tro No Will oxh, nSat IN na 1"i 10
un'i. ,eaun u H. ~. sta, - "nmoson nuoi.
now,ndno ~ horsn rash ia tho rosult n, two-
kho"ieose u ho'ao hesn' .''"' y. WV
score or moro years OF experience. having
been n grown man at Rancocas when Matt
pr.rn. ,ros, NOV .,,oirr I.gs"os Runk NUTS
bSrhes was pos "olns iese' d, " p".s
it. says that 'Lamrlighter Is n curious moss
for n fact" He wants to be tied Just so. and
La w;ll st,pa met ca lopy In one nor,icular
no VIZ 80" U.s. 'o us :" INV
place. Then he wants to move. and If not per-
mitted to there is going to be n fight. Used
with discretion there is no trouble, but the in
WIZ" uise'e.'on no to"oo' ~.
slant force is brought into question somebody
is going to get hurt. When brought out to lie
e,Idl,L ror n r,,o II, sconts tbo hn,loroll and
sauuieu iorh race nc seems ''te pa'''r!e'u w
is all eagerness to Join the Tray. HIS bony
head. exquisite in its contour. is raised as high
q ~ - -. "N ~
Although a man. and In some instances two
men, are at his head, he keeps Trainer Hug
Gins md his assistants busy in order to adjust
sins "nu ~ ou'' "u'"',
the trappings. The same scene Is enacted
when n race is over and he is being cooled out.
Yet in his work he is ridden by Jimmy, a
seyenty.pound mite OF an English lad, in
whose hands he is perfectly tractnble.
his iaunt abroad had benefited him greatly. io
wns at Grnyesend on Saturday and said among