Notes Of The Turf., Daily Racing Form, 1908-09-08

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NOTES OF THE TURF 1 So far this season King Edward of England with his great racing interest and expensive estab ¬ lishment has won 10503 with his horses horsesOld Old Carbine 23 years old Is a marvel in his way Twelve of his sons and daughters have won 31225 on the English turf this year to date three of them twoyearolds twoyearoldsBrawney Brawney Lad a threeyearold gelding by Braw Lad Cassllla dropped dead In a race at Butte Mont a few days ago He had run some thirty eight races in his career and won but one oneAfter After the Gravesend meeting ends the schedule calls for six days at Brighton Beach Noliody in New York seems to know at present whether the meeting at Brighton Beach will be held or not notClarence Clarence H Mackays yearlings in 1007 averaged more than 3SOO including one international which sold for 15000 and is now in England His half owner Charles Carroll an American who belongs to the Paris Jockey Club is in this country on a visit and he is unsparing in praise of this years Sied dler yearlings yearlingsHung Hung on the shred of a story that a 15yearold boy named W Russell had become a tramp comes a fable printed broadcast by the dailies that the boy rode Big Chief in the Epsom Derby of 1007 won by Sir Crokers Orby No sucli boy rode in the race and no such horse started or was entered in it or in any other race in England in 1007 or any other jear jearCallers Callers win in the steeplechase last Thursday at Sheepshead Bay is an example of what a careful painstaking trainer can do with an old horse The Tammany gelding is nine years old and bowed both front tendons He was passed up as a has been four years ago But Howard Lewis works patiently over him and he is good for two or three races every year lie never seems to lose his dash and he is alwayj a clever jumper jumperIt It is reported that when the Gravesend meeting opens next Slonday speculation of a private nature as permitted by the decision of Justices Pischoffj Gaynor and Hoyt will not be interfered with P J Dwycr president of the Brooklyn Jockey Club placed himself on record recently as vigorously op posed to all forms of bookmaking and poolselling He said that when the Gravesend track opened he would issue orders that the law prohibiting such practices should be enforced to the letter but at the same time Sir Dwyer declared that he would not hold a club over anybodys head


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