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NOTES OF THE TURF Mr Fred Gebhard Gerhard is charged with the idea of entering and starting Olindo Olin in the Grand National of 1899 and the consideration of enough quality about the Oneko Neo Sophronia Isochronal gelding to win the race Mr R C Hooper of Boston who races as Mr Chamblet Hamlet and Mr J W Colt are also suspected of British inten intend ¬ tions ions Mr Hooper owns Kilkenny Killeen Waltzer Walter and Bonaparte Mr Colts best are Decapod Decapods and Wood Pigeon PigeonMilt Pigeon Milt Young is in favor of the passage of the Kentucky racing bill and says lam in favor of it All conservative horsemen are for it The interests of the breeder and the owner and the driver are identical The measure is good for all We have had too much racing If we hope to live there must be a limit If not the pub ¬ lic laic from whom we get our support will be worn out Pierre Lorillard has sold Simon Magus by St Simon Wheel of Fortune to Jack McDon Macedon ¬ ald auld The beautifully bred English horse is to do stud duty at the Oakwood Lakewood Farm near Lex Alex ¬ ington Kingston Ky The Duke of Portland bred Simon Magus and he is but ten years old oldW old W M Murry Murray has sent Jessie C dam of Circe Circle and Michael III and three other broodmares to St Carlo Circe Circle was phenomenally speedy but a nonstayer nonstarter though she did once put in a mile in l40i while Michael III has given evidence of both gameness and staying power powerFlour powerful Flour de Lis Lisa will leave for New York early in March if all goes well She will probably start in several stake engagements this month Stemler Steamer is negotiating for three or four good twoyearolds toeholds and may arrange with Boots to take The Roman along alongW along W Richardson who brought out Forbush Forbes last year has a 2yearold that he thinks will be in the front ranks this year She is by Free Knight out of a full sister to the speedy Galen and has been named Mizzoura Missourian She will probably make her debut at Memphis MemphisG Memphis G B Havill Hail warns other owners not to employ qr harbor a stable boycnamed byname Willie Jones who is under contract to him and has run away The boy is supposed to be at work in some of the stables at Roby Robby RobyCouncilman Councilman Moran of New Orleans has intro ¬ duced deuced an ordinance which provides for the punishment of touts of all classes whether on a race track or in the city The penaltyis penalties 25 or thirty days daysW days W H Chicago 111 Bergen was on Salva Salvia tors torso back when he ran the mile at Monmouth Park August 29 1890 against time The course was straight See the American Sporting Manual ManualH Manual H H Hunn Hunan who formerly trained for Waiter Hobart has taken Mohawk Prince and Arraloe Arable to Venezuela where a race meeting is now in progress progressThe progress The San Francisco Chronicle considers that Rufalba Rural is one of the few of the get of Brutus Bruits that can run on a muddy track trackJ track J B Peoria 111 Yes Isonomy 5 years old 138 pounds beat a field of twenty horses for the Manchester Cup in 1880 1880For For striking a man who had accused him of not trying to win with Hazard W Martin was suspended for a week weekEd weekend Ed Corrigans Corrigan brother Bernard is taking in the Frisco races and otherwise enjoying the glorious climate climateR climate R L Baker has sold Calculator and Margaret E to C H Edwards of Virginia Both are by Harry OFallon Fallen OFallonSalvation Fractionalization Salvation is training well and will soon be ready to face the starter
