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NOTES OF THE TURF Last year it is said the German government through J J Hyland as agent tried to buy Horiuis for 50000 but the offer was declined by E R Thomas ThomasThe The Velasquez with the Keenc and Haggin horses on board has arrived nt Buenos Ayres Argentina One of tho sixtythree horses in the Uaggin ship ¬ ment died during the voyage voyageRichmond Richmond Va is to have six days of good racing October 5 to 10 in connection with the Virginia State Fair The purses are 300 and 400 and there are to be four races daily dailySeptember September 3 In England Maher and Higgs were again tied with eightysix winning mounts and English racing folks are becoming vastly inter ¬ ested over the race between the two riders ridersA A careful insi ection of the Jockey Club member ¬ ship will show that the club is suffering from the malady that often attacks ancient plants and in ¬ stitutions to wit dry rot New York Telegraph TelegraphSecurity Security is the same fast but erratic horse he always rsis since as a twoyearold he cost Sam llildrcth much wealth by running out He caused the Seattle officials a lot of thought by his recent elastic form there thereAll All the prominent European race course manage ¬ ments arc sending to American turfmen their stake programs for events closing today and to be run in 1910 and 1911 Among them Is the Grand Prix de Paris the most valuable race In the world to which JCOOOO is added addedAugust August 30 at Chantllly James Hennessys Hag lo Hag won the Prix La Roehette for twoyearold colts There were live starters The winner is by Perth Novelette HI by Nordenfeldt Ouida by Yattendon Among the beaten ones was the French crack colt Mehuric MehuricThe The first totalizator or parimntuel arrangement in Cape Colony was worked by Mr F J Newton A D C to His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson governor of Cape Colony and that gentleman chalked up figures on the mahogany leaves be ¬ longing to the dining table at Government House Sir Hercules had previously been an Australian governor and admired the totalizator system systemA A queer cable dispatch from Buenos Ayres Ar ¬ gentina declares that as a result of the action of the Buenos Ayres Jockey Club in excluding for ¬ eignbred horses from the classic races there just at the time that James R Kcenes and J B Hag gins shipments arrived a movement Is oh foot to establish a North American stud in that city Sticking the ends of news and humor together the basis of tin Argentina news is evidently the pro ¬ jected establishment of a breeding stud there by Milt Young
