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GOSSIP OF THE TURF TURFJohn Turf John Hines was up from the Bennings Jennings track yesterday where he is wintering a string of horses to attend the Rancocas Raincoats sale of 2year olds Ho reports that about one hundred horses are wintering at the Beanings Leanings and Ivy City tracks Adam Beck the Canadian turfman Truman is quartered at the latter course with Wadsworth Adsorb South Africa and a number of others J O jray ray is also at Ivy City with Old Saugus August Alice Farley Fairly and a string of six or eight additional onts fonts ontsAmong consuming Among others Mr Hines has under his care Brisk Passover Handpress Handless and some eight or aiue adieu 2yearolds Ho states that the Bennings Jennings track has been in condition for galloping nearly all winter but nothing has yet been attempted beyond slow exercise The horses there are in good health and condition but not any more forward than those in the vicinity Morning Telegraph TelegraphMarplot Telegraph Marplot proved himself a dead game colt in his memorial twomile toile race with Judge Denny Deny as the following extract from the San Francisco chronicles description of the race shows Marplot was naturally sent to the front to cut out the pace but he did not open as big a gap as many people had anticipated The first mile was negotiated in 142 with Marplot less than twolengthp woolen in front of Collins while Judge Denny Deny was only half a length behind the latter horse Thorpe sent Judge Denny Deny after Marplot along the back stretch but the latter colt was still full of run and a gallant battle for suprem supreme ¬ acy achy ensued Neck and neck Marplot and Judge Donny raced to the head of the stretch the spectators displaying the greatest interest in the struggle Judge Denny Deny wins Marplot wins were the exclamations of the excited multitude as the bay colt and the black horse disputed every yard of ground Under Thorpes Thorps hard riding Judge Denny Deny drew away in the last sixteenth of a mile after one of the best two mile races even seen in this country countryThe country The most remarkable weather has prevailed at Singerly Gingerly during the past week The sight of bookmakers working in their shirt sleeves was not so remarkable as the number of wasps swarmed from their nests in the eaves of the grand stand flying about recklessly and keep ¬ ing King spectators constantly on the dodge Flies there were without number and the man who dared to keep on his overcoat was regarded with astonishment The weather is remarkable all the more because only a week ago a howling blizzard was sweeping the track with such bit ¬ terness sternness as to keep every one under cover New York World Ten 2yearolds bred at Rancocas Raincoats were sold soldat slat at the American Horse Exchance Bechance Tuesday Fair Fairprices Airspaces prices were realized Details are as follows followsBrown follows Brown filly sister to Ramapo Ramp by Pontiac Annie F W Doerr Doer 310 310Brown Brown filly by Sensation Alexina Alexia W Kar Kara rick 200 200Brown Brown filly by Sensation Tiara W C Daly Dally 90 90Chestnut Chestnut gelding by Pontiac Lima W Doerr Doer 400 400rown rown brown gelding by Locohatchee Flowchart Hope W H Clarke 425 425Chestnut Chestnut geldingby gelding Locohatchee Flowchart Saarg Scar M M Allen 650 650Brown Brown gelding by Simon Magus Persist ¬ ence fence J O Gray 150 150Brown Brown filly by Simon Magus Desire J P Dawes Awes 175 175Brown Brown filly by Simon Magus Portia W Oliver 175 175Chestnut Chestnut filly by Locohatchee Flowchart Golden Val ¬ ley levy G Moore 175 175Three NeponsetStud Exponents Three older horses sold from the Neponset Exponent Stud brought the following prices Zoboida Zooid 3 by Duke of Magenta Spring ¬ tide Mr Stephenson 35 35Ridinghood Ridinghood Ridding 4 by Victory Zicka Zincked Mr Steph Step ¬ enson Benson 25 25Gallina Gallina Gallia b m 7 by Galore Alexina Alexia J O Gray 40
