Notes Of The Turf., Daily Racing Form, 1898-08-31

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NOTES OF THE TURF j Secretary Harry Knhl Kohl has issued the book program for next week at Hawthorne Monday and Saturday are the stake days On each of the other four days the book provides for four 400 purses and one 500 purse The Ontario Handicap for threeyearolds one mile will be run off Monday Traverser Traverse Bannockburn Bannock Lieber Libber Karl John Bright Eddie Jones Belle of Memphis Pinochle Found Dave Waldo Weald Mary Black and Sardonic are among the youngsters entered Obviously a good race should mark the decision of this stake stakeThere stealthier There will probably be an extra days racing this week or next either ut Brighton Beach or Sheepshead Shepherd Bay track The object is to help the widow of Charles Victor Sass and horsemen and officials are unanimous in help ¬ ing King the good cause along It is understood that the Jockey Club will sanction any open date selected and that several officials will tender their services gratuitously New York Sun SunWhen Sunken When Handpress Handless won at Sheepsbead Cheesed Bay Monday he was bid up 1100 over his entered selling price by John J McCafferty Phil Dwyer then bid the horse in at an advance of 5 In the bidding up lies a story Phil Dwyer was one of the stewards of Saratoga who sat in judgment of McCafferty when the latter was ac ¬ cused cussed of pulling Lexington Pirate McCnfferty s license as a jockey was taken away Handpress Handless winning gave McCafferty a chance to get even


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