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NOTES OF THE TURF TURFThe Tufted The Coney Island Jockey Club will have a new club house built and ready for use by the timej time timejlie timelier lie June meeting begins The structure 6 a handsome one and will have a 75foot front and a depth of 74 feet A balcony admit ¬ ting of four rows of seats will extend around the entire second floor with a restaurant and lounging room within easy reach Other fea fear ¬ tures tues of the building will be a veranda equipped with easy chairs and refreshment tables a jock ¬ eys eyes room and weighing room connected offices for the stewards the secretary and treasurer bath rooms and cloak rooms roomsA rooms A correspondent of the American Horse Breeder writes a long article in opposition to betting being allowed on trotting tracks and as one of his reasons says he knows of a young man who went to the races and lost all his summers wages in bets and had to borrow money to go home on We know of a California fool who came to San Francisco and blew in his summer wages on buggy rides and ice cream at church fairs You cant shorten the fool crop by stop ¬ ping up the holes where they throw their money There are always others Breeder and Sportsman SportsmanWhen Sportsman When Buena Ventura won her first race at Oakland President Tom Williams telegraphed congratulations to Gen W H Jackson for hav have ¬ ing King bred the first 2yearold winner of the year yearGus reargues Gus Bluhm Blum the Chicago bookmaker is cred creed ¬ ited cited with being a heavy winner at San Fran ¬ cisco being said to have cleared up 10000 Wednesday and Thursday of last week
