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GOSSIP OIT THE TURF. The following is said to be an approximately authentic list from which the field of starters for the Futurity will come: His Royal Highness. 134 Lady Uncas 116 David Garrick 134 The Scotchman ....112 Doublet 129 Knight of Rhodes.. 112 Modrine 122 Petrnchio 112 Water King 122 MacFlecunoa 112 Gulden 122 Magnificent 112 Goldone 122 Brigadier ..112 Silver Garter 122 Chacornac 112 Prestidigitator 122 Rochester 112 Plucky 122 Kinif Bramble 112 Kentucky ...122 Millstone ..112 Killashandra 119 Suqualak 109 Virginia Earle 119 Indian Fairy 109 St. Finnan 119 Iroquois Belle 109 Gold Lace 119 Okette 109 Musette 116 Runaway Girl 109 The announcement is made that the well-known racing firm of Gideon and Daly will retire from the turf at the beginning of the Sheepa-head Bay fall meeting for the remainder of the season of 1899. They are breeders of thoroughbreds as well as turfmen, and after racing the youngsters of their own rearing in their two-year-old form have made it a practice to sell and begin afresh the following season with a new Btable. The sale will be held this year on Saturday, September 2. There are about eighteen head in the stable cow in active train-ins, including His Royal Highness. Affect, Premature, Noda, Hesper and Erwin are among-the other youngsters. Daring the same sale Mesrs. Gideon and Daly will also dispose of nine thoroughbteds, yearlings, all by the Fatarity winner, His Highness. Some broodmares and yearlings, the property of Judge Parker Watts, were sold at auction at Lexington, Ky Monday, bringing the following prices: Pineapple, ch, m, 14, by Albert Victor Pinastar; Milton Young $ 80 NovpI, ch. m, 15, by Jils Johnson Little Girl; Milton Y ung..... 25 Misb Jopson, b. m, 15, by 8t. Martin-Cicely Jopson, 60, and a suckling colt out I of tbis mare, by Prince of Mrnaco 140 Nellie Pnrker, 6. by Deceiver Miss Jopson; Milton Young 270 Chestnut yearling colt, by Deceiver Miss . Jopson; T G Calvert.. 25
