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NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey Radtkc is expected to begin riding at Crescent Park tomorrow. "Overcoat Jack" Atkins has- deserted Ascot Park and now has his slate up at Oakland. Jimmy McLaughlin is getting ready a half dozen juveniles at Gravesend for the Bennings meeting. Senor Correos, who recently purchased Diamond Jubilee, is said to be anxious to add Zinfandel to his breeding establishment In Argentine Republic. "Dad" Cowman, the American jockey who has ridden abroad for several years, is advertising iu the Loudon sporting papers for au engagement for 1906. Freckmaii, the gelding of "ringing" fame, is now the property of Charles Oxx. He bought him for ,500 when he was put up at auction in New York Tuesday. It is expeuted that W. Gould Brokaw will take up flat racing as well as steeplechasing this year. He has become a subscriber to some of the two-year-old stakes. George Odom denies the rumor that he is conteiji-plating a return to the saddle this season. He has a string of horses at Sheepshead Bay and is gettiug them iu shape to race at Bennings. Jimmy Mara lias begun the schooling of J. W. Colts steeplechasers at Geneseo for the Bennings meeting. The riding for the stable this year will lie done by Rodrock and Davidson. Bobs Pet is the sixtli two-year-old by Cesarion to score brackets this year, and the third by that sire to win for Pangritz and Nelson. Bobs Pet was purchased iu the Cincinnati Stock Yards sale last October for 10. The injuries received by Whimsical at Gravesend a few days ago were ouly superficial. Trainer Gaynor has her going well again. She is said to have quieted down considerably and is expected to be less frisky at the post this season. J. A. Bennet has nine two-year-olds in his barn at Gravesend. Eight of them are fillies. The colt is a half-brother to Pulsus, Iiciug by Phoenix, out of Glen Hop. The stable preference among the fillies Is the daughter of Rapallo and May Piuker-tou. It Is again reported in New York that the Brooklyn Jockey Club has sold the Gravesend racetrack. This time a real estate syndicate is said to. have paid 30,000 for the plant. With the rumor goes the statement, that Interstate Park, on the Loug Island Railroad between the Jamaica track aud Beluioiit Park is to be the new home of the club.
