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NOTES FROM MEMPHIS MEMPHIS TENN TEN March 5 1898 The reports sent out from New Orleans to the effect that J W Schorr Scorer Son offered to buy Nabob are all bosh says John F Schorr Scorer the younger member of the firm I asked one of the firm of Bennington Kensington Gardner what they would take for him to see how high they held the colt Five thousand dollars was what they wanted I laughed at the idea and thought no more about it until I saw dispatches stating we were afraid of the colt in the Crescent City Derby The talk all comes from nothing 1 suppose 1500 or 2000 would be a liberal price for Nabob but we dont don't want him at any price and only hope he is a starter and their money is bet the way they are reported to talk talkThe althea The declarations for the Montgomery Handi Hand ¬ cap up to date are as follows C S Bush Bing Being Binger Bringer Seabrooke Sherbrooke Urania Urbana Dacian Dancing Milwaukee St Roque Croquet Requital Basquil Basque Johnny Bohan Bhang Brandywine Brandying Lieber Libber Karl Sea Robber Sligo Lingo Berclalr Percolator Sacket Socket and Hampden Hempen leaving Orna Lorna ¬ ment meant 127 Boanerges Beaneries 115 Meadowthorpe Meadow 113 Ulysses 110 Macy Marcy 110 Salvable 108 Harry Duke 108 Dr Walmsley Malmsey 106 Good Times 106 Laureate 105 Buckvidero Duckier 105 Performance 103 Linda 104 Estaca Staccato 104 Paul Kauvar Kava 100 Marquise 100 Pres Ypres ¬ byterian buttering 100 Balk Lino Lingo 98 Forbush Forbes 97 Eitholin Withholding 96 Sidonian Sideman 96 Opaque ch c 3 by Iroquois Ogarita Bogart 94 Judge Steadman Seaman 94 Belle of Mem Memo ¬ phis Aphis 92 Tom Collins 90 Mr Eastin Easton 85 It will furnish an excellent race from a racing stand ¬ point as well as a betting proposition and al ¬ ready your correspondent has heard several express opinions that with his heavy impost Ornament had better be entirely fit when the race is run if he wants a slice of the pie pieThe pith The horses are fairly burning the track up these springlike springier days and eighths in Hi quarters in 23J and threeeighths in 36i are daily occurrences amongst the 2yearolds There are a number of them at Montgomery Park that have shown their trainers that they are of the stake order orderGeorge borderer George C Bennett is back from a trip to Cin Cain ¬ cinnati innate and St Louis He says Eddie Austin will run the betting ring for him at Newport Capt Caput Tilles Tiles will have his own books on at Lit ¬ tle tale Rock and the Southern Turf Company and Ye Old Time Company will control Nashvilles Nashville betting so that Memphis will be the only south ¬ ern Bern track to say Come on All of you can draw in at 100 per perPresident perspires President S R Montgomery has been lying in a critical condition for the past eight days with three physicians in attendance He was taken with pneumonia Thursday February 24 and for a time his life was despaired of He is not yet out of danger but his relatives and legion of friends are hoping for the best
