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NOTES OF THE TURF There is less suspicious racing at both Fort Erie and Windsor than has been seen at either course in the last ten years yearsJ J C Van Ness Futurity winner Electioneer has arrived at Thomas R Gardners Timberland Stud in Kentucky KentuckyThe The gray thoroughbred is seldom seen nowadays but two of them Prince of Castile and La Fayette are now racing at Fort Erie ErieJ J E Maddens stable boys speak of the sturdy colt Sir Martin as Battling Nelson because of his great gameness and uniform successes successesPersistent Persistent rumors have come east of late that the present Seattle meeting was to be extended Kd C Hopper In a dispatch declares that there is no extension probable or possible possibleCatcsby Catcsby Woodford of Lexington Ky lias pre ¬ sented Aleteor ch h 5 by Star Shoot The Niece by Alarm to the Kentucky Breeding Bureau The horse has been shipped to V F Boling at Cainp tou Ky KyPeter Peter Wimmer has arrived in Kentucky from New York and Is actively in charge of Captain W Harry Browns Senorita Stud He took with him the horse Alfred Noble which is to be turned out until next year yearIt It was James Butlers plans to spend about 100 000 In Improvements at Empire City including a new steel field stand but when the HartAgnew bill became a law Mr Butler concluded to await developments before spending any money moneyIt It is believed that Emperor William Is the best colt Barney Schreiber has turned out of Woodlands The colt Is such a big growthy fellow however that he will not be able to show his real quality as a twoyearold If he does not turn out a cham ¬ pion next year many good horsemen will be disap ¬ pointed in their predictions
