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NOTES OF THE TURF Sir Walters racing days are almost over His fore legs are none too good and he is full of rheumatism rheumatismThe rheumatism The New York Sun opines that Ludwigshafen Ludwig looks and acts like a colt of high class His racing points that way wayMarcus Marcus Daly Dally is said to covet the services of the flambuoyant flamboyant Tod Todd Sloan now riding well in the east for next season seasonStarter seasons Starter Pettingill Petting is to introduce still another starting machine at Oakley Ankle Where are we and the courts at and whos whops who and whats hats what whatThe swathe The Great Eastern was not a true test so far as Ornament was concerned The colt got away last and was badly tangled up Tarals Tarsal riding landed Ogden and after the race he said Great Scott but thats hats a game colt The Fleischman Freshman stable notion is toward an ¬ other eastern campaign and a farm of its own in 1897 St Maxim will hardly race again this year Halma Alma is doing well So is Prince of Monaco Ultimately Halma Alma is to be at the head of the Fleischman Freshman stud studJohn studio John Hyland Holland of the Blemton Benton Stable is keenly disappointed because Requital is not in his lot The colt ran a 1 40 mile for him in 1895 and Mr Belmont promised to buy him But rather than offend Col Cool W P Thompson whose notion toward Requital was stout Mr Belmout Belmont did not keep the promise promiseThe promise The California Jockey Club is to run special steamers from and to its next track at Oakland in less than twentyfive twenty minutes from the Market street ferry in San Francisco The con ¬ templated template schedule makes the trip from the Palace Hotel to the track one of less than half an hour hourThe hurter The Friar is the rogue of 1896 In the spring he was superbly tried and valued at more than 25000 At times he shows his quality and at others he races line a dog In the Prospect stakes on Brooklyns Brooklyn opening day in which he beat Cleophus Cloths George Rose and a good field the colt surprised the Eastern experts
