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NOTES OF THE TURF The horses of the ruled pff Mathewa Brothers are to be sold at auction at Quebec QuebecTo To aid the stranded horsemen at Quebec Barney Schreiber has consented to manage n sort of a benefit meeting there thereL L O Applebys colt Banbury by Blues Lamyra which was beaten last Saturday is said to bp a better colt than Star Thistle ThistleThe The Australian Grand National Steeplechase was run at Flemington July 11 and won by Cardinal with Aly Sloper second and Tarpon third thirdThe The Doggetts who are gathering together a stable in the east for California action have registered light blue with dark bine polka dots as their racing colors colorsWilliam William Walker is said to have refused an SOOO offer for Stanley Fay before the Seattle Derby was fun and to have declined it Horse prices still rule high in the west westThe The value of be wholo of the estate which passes In consequence of the death of the late Duke of Devonshire the eminent English turfman which occurred at Cannes on March 24 last will probably be 12500000 and may be nearly 15000000 Lon ¬ don Daily Telegraph James R Keenes Disguise Rhodesia filly Mas carada which has not yet started in a race is re ¬ ported as being faster than Melisande She is in the Spiuaway and Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga and is working with the Kcene horses Mascarada is u halfsister to Delagoa Kuroki and Zambesi ZambesiI I was sitting cm the stand and I never had a moments anxiety someone closely associated wild Lesbia observed to Maher when he returned to the weighingroom after riding Lesbia in the July Cui If you had liepn sitting where I was you would have been very anxious indeed thn jockey replied Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News NewsMemphis Memphis has suddenly become a center for the distribution of Mexican raring news From there comes information that a magnificent course is to be established at Aguas Calientes to which Ameri ¬ can owjiers and bookmakers will be welcome The only trouble about Aguas Ca Rentes is that it is a long distance from any important city and has no population worth speaking of The hot springs from which it derives its names are very efficacious
