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GOSSIP OF THE TURF Horses are peculiar pieces of property This ia demonstrated particularly in the case of Water Color the grand black horse trained by Charles Littlefleld Jr Water Color was either injured or taken sick when a youngster during his trip from California to New York Ho was so poorly off that he was not even led into the ring for sale but passed over to Littlofiold to do the best that ho could with him It was bo liovod that he would pass up to horse heaven at a very early stage To the Now Jersey farmer went Water Color and instead of dying began to improve under Littloflolde care It is an old etory how he was introduced as a twoyearold winning race after race and voted the hand ¬ somest and most gentlemanly youngster of the year Practically a gift horse for Mackay did not want to ship him back to California he is now valued at several thousand dollars Eliza ¬ beth M is another with a liko history and there have boon many others These caeec demonstrate plainly that it is not always the highest priced horse that turns out the best but that tho element of luck enters very largely into the argument Water Colors history brings to mind that all of Littlefields string are to bo placed under the hammer next week and among them the celebrated black that was so sick as a yearling that no one wanted him Exchange A peculiar misunderstanding took place be ¬ tween John Coloman tho bookmaker and Ed ¬ die Qraney in the last race in California re ¬ cently Grauey went up to Colemans block to bet him 50 on Jim McCleevy in which horse Eddie is interested When the race was run it was found that the bet had been recorded on the sheet 50 on Rio Chico After Qraney bet him on Rio Chico Coleman concluded McCloavy would not bo at his bot and took in all the Mc ¬ Cleevy money in sight The result was that he lost 800 ou ClcCleevy that he otherwise would not hare lost so it was a case of kick all around aroundThe The weights for the Delmur Inaugural which will be run on the opening day of the new Del mar track St Louis Monday July 1 have boon announced and will be found below The race will be at one mile and Wtx Taper who is now in the East has been assigned top weight at 124 pounds The entries and weights Horse HorseWax Wgt Horse Wax Taper 124 Hush Fields Chappaqna 112 Irish Jewel Pinochle 112 Battus Royal Victor 110 Chopin Petit Maitro MaitroThrive 109 JakeWebor Thrive 109 Peter Duryoa Ampere 109 Cherry Head Miss Mae Day 108 Judge Stoadman StoadmanLady Lady DeweyBkillman Strathmore 108 Albert F Dewey Bkillman 108 Maximus Nobleman 106 Tickful Hottentot 106 A D Gibson Campus 106 Hansford Dr Cavo 106 Dan Paxton Go To Bed 105 Colonel Gay John Baker 104 Doctor Clark Loves Labor 104 Eugenia 8 Peaceful 104 Our Lady Jerry Hunt 103 Meddlesome Van Hoorebekel02 Ladas Toluca 102 Ida Ledford Felix Bard 101 Spinel Blink 100 South Breeze Kazan 100 Sylvian Dandy Jim 100 Robert Jr Alice Turner 100 Capitolia Ethel Wheat 100 Blatter Earner 100 Handicapper Vosburgh has assigned the fol ¬ lowing weights for the Grand National Steeple ¬ chase which will be run over the full course at Sheopshead Bay Saturday SaturdayHorse Horse Wt Horso Wt WtDr Dr Catlott 168 Redpath 139 139Ronkonkoma Ronkonkoma 168 MacLeod of Dare 139 139ThoCad ThoCad 166 Sacket 137 137Passe Passe Partout 165 Choir Girl 137 137Cock Cock Robin 160 Cheesemite 136 136Philae Philae 159 Daryl 135 135Draughtsman Draughtsman 155 Boy Orator 135 135The The Bachelor 153 Hardy Pardeo 135 135Dr Dr Eichberg 150 Eophono 135 Ten Candles 150 Scorpio Maurice 149 Trillion Jack Caroy 148 Jessie 8 Perion 147 Self Protection George Eeene 146 Miss Mitchell Howland 146 Leo Johnson Matt Simpson 145 Marylander Klondike 145 The Driver Sir Hubert 145 Highbee King T 145 Westown Mystic Bhriner 145 Joliet Tantris 144 Fulminate Nnto 142 Desperado Magic Light 142 Iranian 132 132Harkaway Harkaway Lamp Zinziber 130 130lighted lighted 140 Bosphorns 130 130Isen Isen 140 Islingtem 130 130Ochiltreo Ochiltreo 140
