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RACERS ABANDON MONTGOMERY PARK. Memphis. Tenn.. April 5. — A special train carry ing more than Km thoroughbreds, including eight or ten camlidates for the Kentucky and Latonia Derbys. le-ft Meeiitgomery Park tenught for Louisville. The consignment, with the exception of two small stabb-s leaving for Piuilieo this week, leaves Mont gomery Park without runners in training for Hie first time-in thirty rears. The gates of the track are clewed to thoroughbreds for the first time since the late Colonel II. A. Montgomery, founder of the park, announcing at the time- that it iwoiild be a | er petnal home- for thoroughbreds anil their owners ami help. Announcement is uiaile that the historic course-, where the Tennessi-e Derby was annually run. will in the future tie devoted to harness racing. The following stables were in the shipPMPt: J. B. Re-spess. with 20 head: J. W. May. 0: F. W. LPPS eh-r. 12: John Ward. !: J. H. ZurlKirg. 4: W. J. Young. 22: J. K. Verman. 10: W. M. Wallace. 10: Kirbv and l .. 10. and Jack Weaver. 2.
