Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-31
CLIFFORD BEATS YO TAMBIEN.
Lamplighter Finishes Third in the
Race at ChicaUO.

Lamplfghter Finishes Third In the
Race at Chicago.
Clifford. the three-year-old son of Bram-
Bile, winner Of five cup races in one wear
ran mile and quarter yesterday at
Hawthorne Park. Chicago, in 200 "a, which
won the special 5000 sweepstakes arranged
for Clifford, 70 Tambien and Lamplighter
Second choice in the betting, Eugene
Leigh's colt had enough friends to hurt the
bookmakers
The spectators, who had dreamed Of moth
ing but the horse who had finished third in
the American Derby. swarmed over the
track early in the day, and gravely pro-
nounced it just made for the three-year-old
Others. who had won on Yo Tambien Sat
urday, when she made Lamplighter look
like selling-piater in a nine-furlong dash,
Inquired that the mare had lost some Of her
fne-edged form by the race inthe mud, and
quietly transferred their bets to Clifford
Poor Lamplighter. once the pride of
Pierre Lorillaros stable and the idol OF the
east. backed to win the classics OF the
board OF control tracks, went begging for
Trends. 1aral anu MS ShIu We.e COM
pIele.y ecnpsed W lne eAciteNienC over
sammy Dvsselt, ms bright new coiurs ahu
the peerless mare, anu snreNu, Cd.cuidIIn
W iiiie AiartIn, wno knows every wnIm
Cnuord.
Inc race was magnificent one. After
decay or eisnl hlInuteS at the post, where
10 IamDien, Tor me nrst time since ner
tWo-year-oiu form, acted Dauly anu re-
TuSeu To break, Starter Cninn dropped the
nag. DoSSett nau been instructed well
to the mare $ love Tor beng Out in 1ronl,
and ne at once got the pace a nalf length
ahead OF CllIoru, VINO De5an almost lnl1ile-
ulaleIy to force me mare. 1aral ON Lamp
lisnter was satisfied with last position, a
length back.
how the 10000 persons present did shout
when the mare showed length IN front
passing the stand, with Cluiord racing
easily two lengths benlnd, and Lamp
lighter hopelessIy out OF the contest, away
back, ana gaiioping hard. Inc chestnut
daughter of Joe Hooker was still IN front
at the quarter poe, but she was not show
ing the same easy stride she had when
Jockey Charley Thorpe used to pilot her
ahead of the good fields as three-year-old
Clifford was but two lengths away, with
plenty of reserve. He carried mis- ll3
pounds as if it had been but ninety. Cliff
ford was called upon by Martin, and he
responded gamely that he soon short
ened the daylight between the mare and
his dark InuZZle
"Yo Tambien is passed." the shout went
up as the son Of Bramble took the lead by
a neck.
From that point on 1t was Clifford's race
Some said that the mare lost her courage
but many others asserted as a fact that
Clifford simply passed her, as she was the
best.
At the three-quarter pole Cliffords lead
was a good half length, with Yo Tambien
twenty lengths in front Of the troubled son
of Spendthrift The lead of Clifford was
increased length and half at the mile
Clifford will win easily" shouted one
man as he hurled his hat over the track
In the stretch Doggett made another effort
but the mare was raced off her feet. and
gamely as she tried, Chris Smiths great
illy faltered.
The finish was not impressive. Clifford
won by fifteen lengths. with Yo Tambien
twenty lengths ahead of I.amplighter.
The time, 200 81 is a quarter of second
better than Morel'o's in the Chicago Derby
but ,Yo Tambicn has 2.09 IA 70 her credit
over the same track. However the frac-
tional time shows the phenomenal pace
for the Hawthorne track. 1t was: Quarter
O23 1-2 three-eighths. OBS: half, 050 1-2: FIVE
eighths, LOB: three-quarters, LIS 81: seven
eighths. LIS Ia; mile, la 1-2: mile and
quarter 2.03 "a.
Before the big race the betting shed was
scene of pandemonium. Yo Tambien, de-
spite her hard race Of Saturday, ruled
strong at to- 5. while the books stood a
deuCe on Clifford at to s. Lamolighter
was played nv ''pikers" at 10 to l.
I'm satisfied that Jamplehter il not
much better than SELLING platter here on
this track said Mr. waIbaum after the
race. I'll take him right back to Gut
tenberg and race him."