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GOSSIP OF THE TURF Gen W H Jackson proprietor of the famous Belle Meade farm Nashville Tenn the home of Luke Blackburn Tithonus Inspector B Long street Huron and other turf celebrities has refused an offer of 50000 for the great young sire The Commoner by Hanover Margarine General Jackson purchased The Commoner last season pay ¬ ing 15000 for him Superintendent R G Brien of Belle Meade says General Jackson had refused an offer of 50000 but declined to say from whom the offer came The fine stallion Tarbolton 8 by Ayrshire Radi ¬ ancy that arrived at J N Camden Jrs Hartland Stud Versailles Ky last Monday has been at the point of death for several days from blood poison ¬ ing Tarbolton received a severe cut on the head while in transit from England and took cold in the wound Dr Casey who is attending the horse says he thinks Tarbolton will recover At the sale of thoroughbreds at the Occidential Exchange San Francisco last Monday night Ord nung was knocked down to C R Ellison for 1800 H Taylor paid 600 for Esternell Greenock sold for 275 G Webb secured Triaditza for 275 while F W Erode who would have realized 10000 a couple of years ago was sold for 140 There was some disappointment because Joe Frey John Peters and Commissipner Forster were not put up at auct ¬ ion but John W Schorr telegraphed countermand ¬ ing the sale of these three horses horsesSaul Saul of Tarsus was purchased by L Wall for 700 Montoya fell to the bid of Dr Bowell at 360 Prince Poniatowskis trio sold for 1750 Al Josephs bought Ishtar for 1050 L McCreery se ¬ cured the jumper Finch for 575 while Clarinette went for 125
