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NOTES OF THE TURF D Toronto Ont You will find plenty of DAILY RACING FORMS there thereIn In San Francisco Applause is classed nowa ¬ days in the cripple band bandThat That good California colt Bloomsbury has had a tracheotomy tube put in his windpipe windpipeSenator Senator Irby broke down while working at the Ingleside track a few days ago The break down was a serious one oneMagnet Magnet is walking and trotting at San Fran i cu in such a Lealthy way that Dan Hocig ex ¬ pects to race him the coming spring The California Jockey Club has opened six 2yearold stakes for the spring They are as follows Elmwood Stakes value 1000 Yi mile Flying Stakes value 1000 1A mile Waterhouse Stakes value 1250 W furlongs General Arthur Stakes value 1250 4V4 furlongs Racing Stakes value 1000 Vi mile Candolaria Handi ¬ cap value 1500 mile mileIt It is feared that Crescendo will not stand training this season Trainer Givens had ex ¬ pectations that the great horse could be got ready for some of the stake events this spring but it looks as if the only hope for the son of Flambeau is to fire him and give him a years rest as his ankle was more badly wrenched than at first supposed S F Breeder Sptsm SptsmWe We understand from one of our new legisla ¬ tors in Sacremento that a bitter fight will be made by a number of the leading members of both houses to limit the season of racing in any one place in California to sixty days in the year The fight will be made on the same basis as that which killed racing in a number of the Eastern States San Francisco Breeder and Sportsman SportsmanEugene Eugene Leigh sold eight broodmares at auc ¬ tion in Louisville the other day for 6 apiece A couple of years ago they would have brought me 3OCO said Mr Leigh recently talking about depreciation in values I have lost 50 000 in the last year by prices going down Stal ¬ lions that I paid 15000 apiece for would not sell for 5OCO now and so with my costly brood ¬ mares A colt that cost me 300 to raise 1 have sold for half that sum Now is a good time to buy for one who is going into business but a poor time to sell Those who bought when everything was high like myself are suffering
