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NOTES OF THE TURF There is quite a todo about the racing of 1897 in the DetroitWindsor corner The Windsor track will be in new hands probably from Chi ¬ cago hereafter and Highland Park has been secured by Messrs Farmer Price Co Among the new men in the Farmer Price syndicate are George M Hendrie and Edward Fee High ¬ land Park is to bo changed to a mile course Both tracks will give spring meetings meetingsOut Out of the trial of W McGnigan Esq by the Latonia Executive Committee over the charges preferred by John Carter came a verdict of not guilty McGuigan denied having Mr Carter within view in his newspaoeric refer ¬ ences and the charges wore nolle prosequied prosequiedCol Col Jack Chinn in eloquent and recent mo ¬ ments told Cincinnati folks that he had owned two better horses than Leonatus Bob Wilson who never got to a race and Lissak Of course the Colonels tale was full and the records agin him himOld Old Tom Bowling one of Price McGraths stars in Price McGraths starry turf days died in Kentucky a few days ago Tom Bowling was 27 years old by Leamington out of Lucy Fowler and a great race horse in 1872 and 1873 1873The The stories about Ed Tipton having signed Jockeys Morse and Morris to ride for Marcus Daly in 1897 are true The boys will work in Montana MontanaSonger Songer is to ride for John Huffman this sea
