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NOTES OF THE TURF The most satisfactory reports of Requital come from Red Bank The crack son of Eothen is doing everything Jimmy Rowo asks him and if nothing happens in the meantime he will be seen at the post for the Metropolitan Henry GriQin who arrived recently from California is with the Brookdale string and will have the leg up on the top weight in his races New York Sun SunJ J J Thomas Hamilton Ont In the fourth race at Naw Orleans March 23 Sly Fox and Percy F were coupled in the betting as the Reagan entry Bets on one colt are good as to the other No reputable bookmaker will ques ¬ tion such fact factDave Dave Gideons colt Eakin who was thought to bo able to win the Futurity of 1896 is training well this spring He is by Iroquois Carlotta C cost Gideon 26000 or so and is likely to be a real good racehorse when he can stand racing action actionThe The Forsyths first weeks programme is out The race offerings are five in number daily with 300 and 400 purses totalling from 1500 to 1700 daily The daily purse programme of Forsyth is the best in the West so far issued issuedThat That turf sewer the Cincinnati Enquirer was responsible for the report that Charles Hughes had backed First Mate for the Suburban As usual it discounts its report and quotes Mr Hughes as its authority authorityJockey Jockey VanKuren whose chief fame is about his ride on Rey el Santa Anita when the colt won the American Derby of 1894 is to ride for Covington Kent this season seasonBen Ben Browns fastest work to date is three quarters in 1 18 He is being pointed for the Kentucky Derby and is expected to perform well in that race raceJ J B Chicago 111 J wins unless there was a special reservation about both of Bs horses an entry starting made when the bet was made madeLucky1 Lucky1 Baldwins sterling colt Ramiro by Gano has dickey legs and has been fired The colt will do little or no racing this season seasonJohn John Madden has turned out the 3yearold colt Chelsea by Longfellow Cinderella The colts wind is seriously affected affectedWindsor Windsor is threatened by a Canadian law prohibiting race meetings for more than a term of ten days daysDivide Divide and The Winner are both doing es ¬ pecially well in Eastern training
