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NOTES OF THE TURF The Oakley track idea is on the line of Secre ¬ tary W B Letcher starting its fields this year yearBill Bill McGuigan has sold his highly tried Hay den Edwards Workmate filly half sister to Ben Eder and a colt by Haydon Edwards Bettio Blazes to M F Dwyer DwyerThe The newspaper necromancers are placing the price paid by Charley Hughes Chicago backer for First Mate at 15000 Whew I A fouryear old eligible in a regular way to handicaps with racing not in the sturdiest lines should be a champion with the definite stamp to bring such a price Cut it in half and throw off ten per cent and the price is reasonable though First Mates a good colt If a critic could throw out one of his 1S96 races the stamp of greatness might be applied to the colt
