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uEXLNGTON TURF MATTERS MATTERSLEXINGTON LEXINGTON Ky March 25 Turf topics in Lexington are dull Bad weather has inter ¬ fered with track work and trainers at the Ken ¬ tucky Associations course have been forced to use the grass for slow galloping Nothing real smart in the younger set is talked of and the belief is its an ordinary lot getting their kinder ¬ garten work McClellands Order Miss Saxon colt is touted the strongest but I believe Col Bill Simmons has a twoyearold by Order 111 Wind that is the best trick Jim Murphy has a filly by Teuton out of Buckwas dam that is promising McClnllands filly by Borsan Sallio McClelland has done everything asked of her nicely and may race well wellBilly Billy Wallace fresh from Frisco has a big bunch but nothing real good according to the wisdom of the track set Eodogap may have a good one but he is going very slowly That newspaperic colt Depender is not such a corker as reports bad it Gene Porters Whis le Jacket youngster is said to have trimmed him cleverly cleverlyCharley Charley Green of St Louis Fair Grounds memory is after the Kentucky association for 30000 he staked the association to seven years ago Ho threatens to sell the track May 20 but the threat will not likely be carried out There is talk that the Applegate syndicate may take the track but not much stock is taken in the story storyFilly Filly foals are worrying several big breeders for hardly any like the misses Clay Wood ford of Bourbon county report eleven foals so far and all are fillies Soup Perkins the colored lightweight took offence at a newsboys criticism of his ability the other day and drew his gun It cost Soup 20 and costs in court Perkins rides for Bauer Co this year and now weighs about 118 118H H P Hoadley says Alonzo Clayton will do the riding for Charley Patterson this year Headley is Pattersons partner
