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NOTES OF THE TURF The Detroit stakes drew entries as follows International Derby 86 Campau Stakes 84 Wayne Hotel Stakes 65 Normandie Hotel Stakes 56 Street Railway Stakes 53 Hotel Cadillac 49 Voight Brewing Company Stakes 44 Dominion Stakes 24 Sensation Stakes 19 The International Derby and the Campau Stakes for 1898 closed with 57 and 49 entries respectively respectivelyMr Mr Spreckels chief reason for resigning the Pacific Coast Jockey Clubs presidency as given in quotation marks by the Californian papers is that of opposition to the introduction of Eastern methods which ho did not like likeNews News comes through that turf sewer the Cin ¬ cinnati Enquirer that Jockey Everett is known to the racing world as The Little Stinpy Hoosier This seems to bo an additional rea ¬ son for the regulation of nomenclature nomenclatureE E F G Maysville Ky The information yon seek is not on hand It calls for a months cor ¬ respondence and careful figures It is import ¬ ant however and the measurements shall be collected at onco and published publishedOne One of the keenest and highest class sports ¬ men in the East is Mr 5 S Howland the new president of the Washington Jockey Club Ho is of the Belmont stripe and a lover of racing for racings sake sakeThe The story goes that the Applegate syndicate is to add the Lexington track to its possessions through the settlement of the Green mortgage
