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GOSSIP OF THE TURF The well known English turf writer who signs himself Jim the Penman says The an ouncement uncommented made several weeks since to the effect that Sloan will take up residence in this country and ride first for Lord William Beresford Hereford is likely to be confirmed in fact and equally it may be taken for granted that Huggins Higgins has been persuaded to take up fresh quarters at Heath House as pri prig ¬ vate ovate trainer The riding of the American jockey is still the allabsorbing palavering sub ¬ ject jet of discussion in the racing world and there can be no question that the do sire to see him at work has had a great deal to do with the increase in the financial returns of several recent meetings as compared with the corresponding fixtures of last year and with none probably more than New ¬ market Second October Up to the present his habitual supporters have had all the best of the settling and as re ¬ gards guards the few friends who crossed the Atlantic with him their winnings up to the present must represnt represent a very large sum of money Should the tide of fortune continue at the flood tho thou matter will assume a mora or less serious aspect for the simple reason that the money won will probably be taken over to America never to return and the loss will bo felt much more than if it remained in circulation much in the same way as obtains when one of our great races falls to the share of a foreigner and the money goes from our side to that of our friends on the other side of the Channel as happened after such coups as were effected by Adonis Montargis Monetarism Peut Put Etre Ere Jongleur Plaisanterie Pleasantries Alicante Alliance Tenebreuse Tenebrous and others George C Bennett will have a big string of 2 yearolds earls in training at Memphis next spring and hopes to develop more than one star from the lot They are as follows followsChestnut follows Chestnut colt by Do Beauvoir Behavior La Sorello Sorrel the dam of Sumo and Sumatra SumatraBay Sumatra Bay colt by Ben Strome Stone Pert the dam of Logan LoganChestnut Logomachist Chestnut colt by Iroquois Hildegarde Childcare HildegardeBay Childcare Bay colt by Quicklime Monte Rosa a full brother to Millstream and Marquise MarquiseBrown Marquise Brown colt by Loyalist Cantolet Cantle Bay CantoletBay Cantle FormosaBiown Formosa colt by Candlemas Candelas Formosa Biown Blown colt by Cheviot Kbiva Kiev KbivaBrown Brown colt by Fiddlesticks Ninevah Nineveh Bay NinevahBay Nineveh colt by Meddler Frolic Grace II IIBay Library Bay colt by Longstrqet Longest Highland Lassie Brown LassieBrown Classier colt by Loyalist Irony Bay IronyBay Irony colt by Prime Minister Eliza Carr the dam of Tom Mackiu Mack MackiuChestnut Chestnut filly by Albert Iroqueena Rouen IroqueenaThe Rouen The Thoroughbred Record of Nov 5 says Mr and Mrs J B Haggiu Haggis arrived in Kentucky this week and are visiting Mrs Haggins Haggis relatives in Woodford Woodward county John Mackey Mickey superin superfine ¬ tendent pendent of Mr Haggins Haggis big California stud met Mr Haggiu Haggis in Lexington and the two have made frequent visits to Mr Haggins Haggis Elmendorf Eleanor stud Mr Mackey Mickey confirmed the news of Mr Haggins Haggis purchase of St Gation Gaston and stated that the horse was expected to disembark in New York yesterday Mr Mackey Mickey stated that he did not know whether St Gatien Gating would be sent to California or Kentucky but from other sources it is learned that the horse will be sent to Elm ¬ endorf vendor as soon as he recovers from the fatigue of his ocean voyage Mr Haggin Haggling will remain in Kentucky till the fall sales and Mr Mackey Mickey after a visit to New York will probably rejoin him
