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NOTES OF THE TURF Mr J E Gushing writes to Martin Nathanson secretary of the Harlem Jockey Club under date of January 14 1902 that Jacob Burg an exercising boy has left his stable and care without cause arid is now around the Roby or Sheffield race track Mr Gushing warns trainers and owners not to hire him nor harbor him as he has the boy under contract contractThe The first of the get of Ben Holladay the great distance horse and winner of cup races was dropped at the Elmendorf Stud of J B Haggin near Lexington Ky January 16 It is a bay filly out of the 4000 Berridale by Donovan The first foal of the year by Order is a bay colt out of Thorn Blossom dropped at Elmendorf ElmendorfAssistant Assistant Secretary John B Dillon of the Latonia Jockey Club has gone on a visit to the racing meet ¬ ings winter training grounds and breeding establishments in the south and west in quest of entries to the stake events and goo Phorses for the purses to be decided at the spring meeting at La ¬ tonia The stake entries close February 1 1The The present winter has been eventful at Mont ¬ gomery Park for the number of horses that have been gelded Hildreth has gelded Gonfalon Gol ¬ den Age and Wild Pirate Hans WagnerAlibert and many others have been transformed into geldings geldingsAlfonso Alfonso which was injured in a race at New Orleans Saturday January 18 has been destroyed He broke one of his legs The animal was owned by Thomas Stevens who valued him at 5000 5000W W F V If you bet at a poolroom or a race track where second booking IB announced your money would bo refunded otherwise your bet on Van Hoorebeke is lost
