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NOTES OF THE TURF TURFThe Tufted The San Francisco Daily Racing News of No ¬ vember ember 2 says saysJack skyjack Jack Atkin Akin consulted Judge Murphy about the right of Clawson Lawson to sign with Sydney Pagot Argot for next season this morning It is ridiculous said Mr Murphy Your contract with him will hold Write and notify him to be back by No ¬ vember ember 15 If he does not report by then Ill notify the New York racing officials and he wfll fall not be allowed to ride in the east eastNovember November 15th is the time set for Clawson Lawson to return from the employ of Hildreth Children If Paget Page wants him to ride said Atkin Akin let him pay us a consideration Im through with him but he is bound to us and we have paid his salary I dont don't care whom he rides for At a meeting of the Metropolitan Turf Asso Assoc ¬ ciation caption in New York Monday night the follow ¬ ing King Governing Committee was elected for the ensuing year E N Marks George A Whee Wheel lock Edward Baxter Edward M Gaines and Robert L Rose RoseE Rose E N Marks was elected treasurer and T G Sulliav Sullivan secretary It was voted to give 1000 a day toward the support of the Washington meeting in order to encourage racing at the capital The betting rules were discussed and the matter was referred to the Governing Com ¬ mittee mite with instructions to formulate new rules rulesAt rules At a meeting of the stockholders of the the Guttenburg Gutenberg race track in Hoboken Friday night October 28 it was decided to subscribe a fund of 60 000 in order to take the property out of the hands of the receiver and stop the sale ordered for November 10 The property is esti est ¬ mated to be worth 200000 200000James James Lynch Chicago Headlight II the horse now running in the east is by Grenada Long Girl There is another Headlight but he j lias Elias not started on any recognized track since Gustavus Gluteus Hamilton the steeplechase jockey died at Toronto Canada on October 27 and was buried on Sunday October 30 His funeral was well attended by horsemen and jockeys He had not ridden often recently on account of ill health though at one time he was promi prom ¬ nent anent as a steeplechase jockey He rode in many jumping races over the Chicago tracks tracksA tracks A yearling by Aintree Sainte Spaldiemore Salience the property of J V Shipp Ship is reported to have worked threeeighths over the Lexington track last week in 36 with big weight up upBennington upending Bennington Kensington Gardner have dissolved part ¬ nership nears Bennington Kensington will sell his share of the horses and retire Gardner will race at New Orleans Gen W H Jackson has bought Clara Bauer and added her to the list of Belle Moade Made brood ¬ mares maresJimmy mares Jimmy Rowe will train Mr James R Keenes Keeners horses next year
