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NOTES OF THE TURF An extraordinary instance of the ruling pas ¬ sion scion strong in death is mentioned in The Sport ¬ ing King Times London in connection with the late Dr Freeman of Bath the noted breeder f thoroughbreds He was a man of very large practice and more than skilled in his profes profess ¬ sion scion He knew the desperate state of his own case and that his hours were numbered Not ¬ withstanding this reading an advertisement of a Hampton mare with a tempting pedigree for sale he said This is a chance that I cannot afford to miss and he had a check sent to secure the mare by the next post He was dead before she could be delivered deliveredJames delivered James McCormick the clever trainer of the Burns Waterhouse Warehouse horses has raised nearly 1000 by subscription from the jockeys owners and bookmakers in San Francisco for the fund for the relief of the family of the lately deceased Jockey Fitzpatrick Willie Martin gave 30 Tod Todd Sloan Skeets Skeet Martin Thorpe and Claw son 25 each eachBuck peachick Buck Massie Massive is in a pretty bad way at San Francisco Jim Murphys Murphy good horse is so lame that he cannot be taken out of the stable and may never round to His ankles have always bothered him He gave way in one last spring and has gone again in the same leg legDavid legated David Gideon has offered to lay Ab Stemler Steamer 20 to 1 for a good sum against Fleur Flour do Lis Lisa for either the Brooklyn or Suburban with a start guaranteed Such odds with the play or pay feature eliminated look fair enough enoughA enough A lot of the Burns Waterhouse Warehouse horses are to be sold at auction Saturday to make room for new comers Such good performers as Cas Casa ¬ per Osric Ostrich II and Sybaris Sybarite are among those to be offered to the highest bidder bidderSardonic bidders Sardonic a 2yearold in the BeresfprdLoril lard string in England is a full brother to the famous sprinter Dr Hasbrouck Hassock being by Sir Modred Molded Sweetbriar SweetbriarThere Sweetbriar There are six Brutus Bruits foals at Elmwood Stock Farm this year and all are colts This is a rare chance for more like The Roman and Vinctor Victor VinctorBuckwa Victor Buckwa Buck is slightly lame and a temporary letup from racing has been deemed the course of prudence
