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A PROMISING GRIFFON FILLY. Lexington, Ky., November 10. The fastest work of the week here by any of the yearlings was a quarter in 23 seconds by the chestnut filly, by Griffon Vie, by Virgil, owned by George Ott, a local turfman, and trained by Walter Grater. A local horseman bought of It. Tucker, before the latters yearlings were shipped to Memphis last week for 0, the brown colt, by Plaudit Mareto, by Volante. The youngster injured his back and in. Tuckers opinion will never be of any actount for racing. He paid ,150 for him at the Hamburg Stud yearling sale at Saratoga last summer. The bay by Pentecost Battledore, whicii he, got in the same sale for 00 appears likely to prove a racehorse. "Mickey" Shannon, who has the Tucker yearlings in charge, has named the colt Hundred Dollar Dan.
