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NOTES OF THE TURF The veteran turfman Truman James Galway sets a good example to owners by the symmetrical names he bestows on his youngsters He has a system and its keynote is the simple expedient of using the initial letter of the sires name as a starter for the youngsters name Hungarian j Hurricane Havelock Hammerlock and Hollander by Han ¬ over Stamford and Strathconan Stratton by Strath Strait more Ethelbert Ethel by Eothen Ethan St Clair by St Leonards Leonard Lynbrook Lifeguard Landgrave Loradale Loadable Leando Leland and Lindula Insular by Linden Bangor and Bellevale Belleville by Belvidere Belvedere are ex ¬ amples amplest of the working of his system as exemp exempt ¬ lified lifted in his band of yearlings of 1897 1897D D Gideons Gideon California string is made up of Leedsville Leeds Distinction Colonial Dame Eakins Akin Ludwigshafen Ludwig Wasteful and Ballister Blister Out side of Leedsville Leeds none of the horses named have apparently done enough to justify the ex ¬ pense pens of their transportation to California but Gideon knows a thing or two about racing and will be likely to make even the unlikely ones win before he returns to New York next spring springThe springtide The report that Sir Walter had been retired and sent to J B Haggins Haggis Elmendorf Eleanor stud farm is denied The honest little horse was sent to H T Headleys Headless Beaumont farm where ho will remain through the winter Ho will be raced again next year though he has certainly earned an honorable retirement retirementThe retirement The name Guelph Gulp for Ed Tiptons Tritons colt out of Semper Simper Fidele Fidel does not go The coil is by Teuton Teutonic not Hanover and instead of Guelph Gulp his cognomen is to be Tosti Toast Dan OKeefe Pokeweed owner of the mare Silver State was ordered off the grounds at Oakland last Saturday for administering unlawful drugs to
