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MB WHITNEYS WHITNEY LATEST NEW YORK December 9 It is stated here among horsemen on authority that exSecretary execrator Wm C Whitney is the head of a big syndicate which is to have an extensive stable on the turf in 1898 He has frequently denied the rumor that he is to become identified with the racing game in any way but reports of important transactions in which he is concerned are of almost daily occurrence and the public is be ¬ ginning to believe that the wealthy and popu popup ¬ lar lair New Yorker has designs On stakes and purses His recent big purchases in Lexington would indicate that there is truth in the rumor
