The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-05
FRED TARAL'S TIP
He Picks Lamplighter as the Win
ner Of the Suburban.
pr. Rice, Clifford and Sir Walter Are
Pretty Sure to Win Places-Some
Reasons for His Predic-
tions,
rCoPYRIGHr, Ie94.l

year, not even excepting the Brooklyn
bandicap-win be run on Wednesday,
Du1ie 20, on the lovely course of the.
Coney Island Jockey club at Sleeps
bead Bay The event will mark an
epoch in the history of the American
turf. A score or more of the feetest
Ehoroughbreds of our country are en-
tered for the fray. At least fifteen will
face the starter. These include Handi-
pop, Suburban, Futurity and Metro
politan, winners of the past, and are
hnouestionably the best horses in the
western hemisphere to-day. They are
Dr. Rice, Clifford, Sir Walter, Lamp
lighter, Leonawell, Lowlander, Don
Alonzo, Sport, Banquet, Pessara, Com
enohe, Bassetlaw, Picbnicker, Ajax
end Terrifer. Byron McClelland's gal
liant colt, Henry of Nevarre, 1 do not
think VIII run, but will be reserved for
tich three-year-old stakes like the
Champion and Realization, which he is
almost certain to capture.
Out of such a magnificent field, 1t
fviQ be seen at a glance that it will
be extremely difficult to pick
winner. Indeed it woul0 seem
rash to essay the task, but / will
In a measure have the hardihood
TO attempt it. First, will limit the
Eeld L predict-other things being as
nearly equal as can be, condition and
position of the horses, skill of jockeys
and luck in any possible bunchings,
iostlings or crossings-that DIR. Rice,
Clifford, Sir Walter and Lamplighter
will be in the van struggling for the
mastery at the finish. And a fierce
struggle indeed that will be. All of
the horses and they constitute the
big Four" of the equine world-are
what sportsmen term honest racers"
THAT is, never sulk nor keep bit up
their sleeve), marvels of speed and en-
durance, of almost human intelligence
nnd of Eon-hearted courage. None OF
them will yield while strength and
breath remain. Were the race confined
to these four thoroughbreds alone, it
would be the greatest contest ever wit
messed in any country. No derby or
St Leger of old England, grand prix
Of sunny France, or handicap or subur-
ban of The land of freedom could COM
pare with it.
The horses, too, viii be ridden by
boys whom ! am vain enough to think
knew their business. Martin will have
the mount on Clifford, Doggett on
Sir Walter, the famous Snapper" Gar
rison," it is likely, on DR.. Rice, and
your humble servant on LampEghter.
That is, I will straddle the bonnie
brown son Of Spendthrift if ST. Leon
ard, from the stable in which am en-
ployed, does not enter the race. do
not think he viii, and feel pretty GER
tain that I will ride Lamplighter.
Which Of these winged steeds will
win the glorious emblem of victory?
It is hard to say, with such q trio as
the remaining members of the big
-Four" against him, not to speak OF the
brilliant field outside of this great
uuartette, any one of which, freight
ted with less of an impost as he
will be, may crowd him at the finish.
/ am no ,tips:1-, but 1 am inclined to
favor Lamplignter. Perhaps the wish
NAV be father TO the thought. Ger
tain it is that have set my heart on
winning this race. Sleeping and wax
Ing, il has been uppernost in my mind.
/ have won every honor that can be
acquired on the turf, except the.Sub-
urban and the Chicago Derby. have
had the good fortune to capture the
Metropolitan, Futurity, Realization
and all other stakes of any account
save these two. have only ridden
three times in the Brooklyn Handicap
and was lucky enough to win it twice,
this year with DR. Rice and last year
with old Diablo. l could have caught
1t the FIRST year 1 rode in the handi-
cap, 1892, when I came a close second
to Judge Morrow, on Pessara, but .
man can't learn everything at once.
The Suburban and Chicago Derby,
then, are the only two events have
not corralled on my brief span Of life
mean to capture them before / quit
ray calling if it lay in me. hope and
believe that with Lamplighter will
have an opportunity OF gratifying my
ambition in the coming Suburban.
True, he carries the top weight-127
pounds-but he is q powerful big ami
mai-the biggest Of that Big Four
Here arc my reasons for believing
that he stands splendid chance of
winning. First, he has. entered well
into his fifth year and is at the very
zenith of his physical powers He is
one wear older than his most danger
GUS rivals, Clifford, Sir Walter and DR..
Rice, and consequently has that much
advantage over them in strength and
stamina. In a bruising race like the
Suburban is almost sure to be. these
two qualities tell quite as much, and
even trifle moro, than gameness and
speed. And as for the latter attributes
1 believe that the big brown son OF
Spendthrift is endowed with them to
quite as much degree as any of the
other three l will never forget how
he broke from a seemingly hopeless
and inextricable tangle of horses away
In the rear in last years Handicap and
came flashing like meteor down the
track. / had just finished a hard
fight, with Noble on Hume. and Dog.
gett on Leonawell, for the lead
in the stretch, and was almost son-
ing under the wire with old Diablo
apparently a sure winner, when Lamp
lighter, with the speed of comet,
dashed past the twain had been fight
ing and came Cor me. Sims was riding
him like a demon. had barely time
TO dash M spurs in old, Diahlo's sides
and urge him with my whip when the
big brown horse was upon us My old
horse responded gamely and we
crossed the line just in front of Lamp
lighter. He had spurted too late. Ead