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GOSSIP OF THE TUKF Judge James H Bees of Memphis will preside in the stand at the coming spring meeting of the Louisville Jockey Club and J J Holtman will handle the flag This was decided on yesterday and the announcement has been a source of gratification for all the lovers of the sport Judge Bees is easily one of the first of western racing officials and is both feared and esteemed Holtman is one of the best starters on the American turf turfSecretary Secretary Dressen of the Louisville Jockey Club is much elated at the number of entries received for the stakes to be run off at the coining meeting there and a complete list will be given out within the next few days Johnny Beiff jockey left San Jose Cal several days ago on his way to Paris where he has signed to ride for Captain Caillaipt during the coming season He has been stopping for the past several weeks atJOrchardHome Cal owned jointly by him ¬ self and his brother Lester and returns to his work feeling greatly invigorated He will remain in Oak ¬ land for several days visiting his brother Lester who was recently married in that city A summary of the statistics up to and including the week ending February 8 at New Orleans shows that there has been distributed among 180 owners the sum of 14652950 and of these 114 have 250 or more to their credit James Arthur Co head the list and are close to the 7000 mark while Fizor CONTINUED ON FOBBTH PAGE GOSSIP OF THE TURF Continued from First Page k are nearing 6000 A Simons Co are third itlC56o6 to their credit pnd G C Benuett Co ourth with 5492 JThomas Carey tthe Chicago orfman hasj wonj39p5 Among theTJockeys Co itLrn still leads and Lyne although lie has had a reek of enforced idleness is in second place closely Tessed by T Dean Bartley stands at the head of he class among the steeplechase ridersJ
