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GOSSIP OF THE TUKF S C Wagners string of runners will be shipped om Montgomery Park direct to Bennings race rack Washington to enter on the eastern cam aign The Wagner string is the only consignment hat will go from Memphis The list of horses in Indes two fillies by Flying Dutchman which have en named Sweet Alice and Flying Girl All of the lorses are within a few days of racing condition md the opinion is expressed that they stand better bowing for purses at Bennings than the eastern easternlorses lorses which are backward in their work Mr R M Westerfleld owner of the winner of the Josh Cup wished to present the trophy after the ace to Captain Bees as a token of his esteem for hat official Mr Bees declined the honor in a neat ipeech in which he said If all owners raced heir horses as you do Mr Westerfield there would e no necessity of having stewards You have raced inder me for several years and I have never had occasion to call you into the stand in a single in tance I appreciate your kindness in offering me he handsome cup which your horse so gallantly fron but I think that you should keep it itThe The officials of the Crescent City Jockey Club lave announced that those who came under the ban through the recent steeplechase ruling which barred them from the privileges of the turf can apply for an appeal to the Western Jockey Club at any time Section 29 of the Rules of Racing calls for an appeal to be made within five days but the club has waived this right so as to give those impli ¬ cated the opportunity of carrying their cases to the higher body if they see fit fitWilliam William Hendrie uncle of George Hendrie has several horses at Nashville in charge of Ed Moore who is also training some of his own In William Hendries lot is the sixyearold Martimas which won the Futurity and was disqualified out of the Flatbush Stakes This horse is in grand condition Ed Moore has among his horses the sevenyearold Aristo which broke down as a twoyearold He spent the past two years in a Nashville livery stable and traveled hundreds of miles to buggy over the Tennessee turnpikes He regained his soundness and Moore has him in training again Frank Bruhns who brought out Terminus and sold Ben MacDhui to Mr Walden for something like 10000 has at the head of his older division at Nashville the good colt Alfred Vargrave He is in splendid shape Ho is going slow with his Oaks filly Ice Water and will not shape her for the Mem ¬ phis event for threeyearold fillies
