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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Latonia stake dates are as follows: Wednesday, May 20. Latonia Derby, three-year-olds, 1J miles. Thursday, May 21. Clipsetta Stakes, two-year-old fillies, % mile. Saturday, May 23. Merchants Selling Stakes, three-year-olds and upward, 1 mile. Tuesday, May 26. Brewers Handicap, three-year-olds and upward, % mile. Wednesday, May 27. Harold Stakes, two-year-old colts, % mile. Saturday, May 30. Decoration Handicap, three-year-olds and upward, 1 1-1G miles. Monday, June 1. Cincinnati Steeplechase, about 2 miles. Tuesday, June 2. Latonia Oaks, three-year-old fillies, li miles. Thursday, June 4. Cincinnati Trophy, two-year-olds, 5i furlongs. Saturday, June G. Cincinnati Hotel Handicap, three-year-olds and upward, 1% miles. Bessie Spahr, which Fred Cook paid ,500 for and only succeeded in winning one race with, was shipped a few days ago to his Illinois farm, to go into the stud. She will be mated with Great Bend, a horse which G. Patterson raced in the east several years ago. With Bessie Spahr went five of Mr. £ I ] ] 1 i i i 1 1 l ! i Cooks two-year-olds. They were under size and will be turned out until next year. At a private sale at Louisville, Tuesday, of some of the produce of Colonel W. S. Barnes Melbourne Stud, the following horses were disposed of: Bright Arch, 2, by Rainbow — Ferona; The Black Eagle, 2, by Rainbow — Ravenwing; Rain of Gold, yearling, by Rainbow — Fair Fortune, and Prince Danger, 2, by Prince of Monaco — Peril. This lot was bought byChief Joe Pugh, of Covington, Ky., for ,500. Mose Goldblatt, of Cincinnati, bought the two-year-old filly Fond Memory, by Prince of Monaco — Josephine, for 00. Hardy Durham has gone east with the following string: Merito, b. m, C, by Wadsworth— Modjeska. Operator, blk. h, 5, by Victory— Thanks. Belle of Troy, ch. m, 0, by Fonso— The Belle. General Prig, ch. c, 3, by Prig— Castopia. Dekaber4 ch. f, 3, by Pirate of Penzance— December. Lord Haven, b. c, 2, by Prig— Ada D. Haven Run, b. c, 2, by Prig— Handy Cup. Thank Haven half sister to Operator, b. f, 2, by Belvidere — Thanks. Top Right, blk. c, 2, by Top Gallant— Aunt Sally IL Kingcrane, ch. c, 2, by Eberlee— Investigator II. St. Roma, b. f, 2, by Belvidere— St. Veronica. Pauline Deringer, ch. f, 2, by Kingston— Sul-taness. Colonel Kearney, b. c, 2, by Badge— White Seal. Pompano, b. c, 2, by Badge— Sea Food. Thistledale, ch. c, 2, by Knight of the Thistle— Zerlina. Wild Thistle, ch. f, 2, by Knight of the Thistle— Galliard. Belle of Troy and the last six two-year-olds are the property of J. E. McDonald, New York. Mr. Durham has concluded to race his eight-year-old bay stallion Madison, by Hampton— Democracy, by St. Simon, this year, but the horse will not be shipped to him until his stud season is over in July.
