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THE AMERICAN SPORTING MANUAL. The American Sporting Manual of 1898 is on general sale. It is a record of the turf, billiards, pugilism, trotting, pacing and all the leading lines of roort up to January 1, 1899. All the matter within its pages have i been compiled and edited by experts. It prints a list of all the turf and track records by Daily Racing Forms staff, billiard figures, past and present by John Thatcher, the fights of 1898, with comments by George Siler, : harness records to date and of the past by ; John Hervey, the statistician of The Horse ; Review and three handicap tables, with directions for their application and expert comment. The Manual, in paper covers.fsells at 30 cents and in soft morocco covers at 50 cents. ,