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NOTES OF THE TURF TURFSince Ursine Since Mr W C Whitney in behalf of his son inlaw inflow Sydney Paget Page joined the list of turf ¬ men who lend distinction to the sport of racing he has bought horses of demonstrated speed and quality with a high degree of liberality and sagacity and already has a very strong stable His latest purchase is the exceedingly good filly Martha II which he secured from H T Griffin for the reported price of 4000 Barring accident she is sure to prove a profit ¬ able investment and a worthy stable mate for Plaudit PlauditOf Plaudit Of the coming Newport meeting Frank Fowler says I am getting things in shape for our races and if we cant have a good meeting with highclass highlands horses then its no fault of mine I will see that only the best horses get stable room We dont don't want our track crowded with a lot of brokendown broken selling platers platters and rather than fill up the stalls with no account skates I will close up the track to racing and use the place to grow mushrooms mushroomsA mushrooms A special race train leaves Drexel boulevard and Lake avenue for the Hawthorne track at 1 pm stopping at Cottage Grove and Vin Vain cennes scenes avenues Grand boulevard Michigan avenue State street Wentworth avenue Hal sted steed street Ashland and Archer avenues at Brighton Park connecting at Eighteenth street with the C B Q train due there at 145 pm pmH mpH H T Griffin has sold the 2yearold colt Fla Flab vins veins to A Covington Coving
