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NOTES OF THE TDBF TB Now that the western invasion has set inthe inter outlook for large fields and good racing on the eastern circuit is decidedly encouraging A horseman who returned to town the other day after wintering in the south and west says the racing material in the latter section is quite formidable He thinks May Hempstead the noted filly that figured at New Orleans is all that is claimed for her and that among the older division Lieber Libber Karl Algol and Macy Marcy and 1 some others will have to be reckoned with Algol has recovered his early form in a marked degree and looks like being ripe for the spring handicaps Western owners having engage ¬ ments aments here feel great confidence in their ability to cut a wide swath in the east this season and they propose coming on in greater numbers than ever before New York Sun SunThe Saunter The Cincinnati Enquirer says If Plaudit starts in the Kentucky Derby next Wednesday in John E Maddens name and colors as now seems reasonably certain Soup Perkins will ride him Mr Madden when here last week told Soup he would want him to ride his colt In the big race at Churchill Dpwns Downs provided he did not sell him before the race Soup has in the little that he has ridden at Newport shown much of his oldtime oldie cleverness and Plaudits chances will not bo lessened with him in the saddle saddleBookmaker saddleback Bookmaker Chicago 111 The aspect is that the Chicago rings of 1898 will be open to all reputable bookmakers upon the basis of each doing the best ho can There is not likely to be any one man or syndicate Iring Irving on any of the tracks this year Such a system with the pres Ypres ¬ ent Kent prospect of prosperity does not seem prob probe ¬ able or commonsensible commonsensibleWoodard commonsensible Woodard Woodward Shanklin Shackling of Lexington the lead ing King sales firm of the west will sell a lot of selected Kentucky yearlings at Washington Park June 25 Derby Day June 26 and Juno 27 The firm will at once establish a Chicago place and use it keenly
