view raw text
NOTES OF THE TURF We have seen a letter from New Zealand which contained the pleasing information that the get of Foul Shot in that country are grand lookers and likely to win many good races dur dour ¬ ing King the racing season This notwithstanding few of the horses are from wellbred wellhead mares Barney Schreiber owns the Musket horse and has him at Woodlands Bridgeton Bridgetown Mo near St Louis Breeder and Sportsman SportsmanM Sportsman M F Dwyer was second in the list of eastern winning owners last year with 60075 to his credit of which Previous earned 18845 Ben Brush 15195 and Cleophus Cloths 10155 Fourteen horses started in his colors during the year and were first 53 times second 33 third 25 and 52 times unplaced unplacedAt unplaced At New Orleans Saturday several horses well known on Chicago tracks changed owners at auction Lexington Pirate went to John J McCafferty for 400 Dunster Duster to H H Stover Stove for 360 Evanatus Vanuatu to J H Smith for 430 Little Music to J R Hand for 200 and Little Ocean to J H Smith for 130 130Phil Phil Dwyer will go south this week stopping over in Kentucky and Hot Springs and bring ¬ ing King up at New Orleans It is given out that at Lexington he will give Handspring a critical examination to determine whether or not his good horse will stand a campaign this year yearSybaris tearstains Sybaris Sybarite will hereafter be allowed to start on Turf Congress tracks He was barred on ac ¬ count of a change in his name as he first started unaer under the name of Thorpe but Judge Murphy had the matter straightened out
