Notes Of The Turf., Daily Racing Form, 1897-03-05

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NOTES OF THE TURF Montauk who was purchased from Richard Croker by W Sibary met with his first defeat over hurdles in the Wimbledon hurdle race two miles at Hurst Park recently With 154 pounds on his back he started at the prohibi ¬ tive odds of 8 to 1 on and running out after half the journey had been covered he was beaten in the end by eight lengths His weight in the international hurdle race to be run at Gatwick is 164 pounds an unusually heavy im ¬ post for a fouryearold Chandos the crack of the timber toppers on the other side is asked to shoulder 185 pounds poundsBarney Barney Schreiber made one of his old killings on Charlemagne at Ingleside Monday last He held the colt out of his book and bet on him wherever he could The colt was given to Barney by Henry Forsland who so excellently makes our form charts at Ingleside and Oak ¬ land Forsland bought Charlemagne for 50 as a yearling yearlingWeights Weights for the Washington Handicap to be run during the Bennings meetings are as fol ¬ lows Deerslayer 5 126 Dutch Skater 6 124 Premier 4 119 Septour 4 118 Volley 4 110 Arabian 3 106 Hi Daddy 106 Billali 3105 Buddha 3 103 Maple Prince 4 97 97The The Ideal Park Stakes filled well as was natural They were well displayed are built on uptodate lines and the officials did not sit down and wait for entries to come to them but went to the horsemen and took their orders That is the modern way wayBarney Barney Schreiber Tully Coulter and some more of the Eastern horsemen in California will make entries to the Montana stakes and may g to Anaconda and Butto to samplo the field The New York Court of Appeals has decided the Westchester betting case on the keen lines of the PercyGrayi law in favor of the West Chester Association and the law lawJim Jim McCormick is almost ready to be about again He will not go to California but will handle the Eastern stable of Burns Water house houseHandspring Handspring is training well in Frank Me Cabes hands at the Brooklyn track


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