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NOTES OF THE TURF. Among the 00 hor-es which were purchased in the turfs Hush days still racing well are: Aunt Rose. Marbles and Skyo. John llvland lias arrived at Sheepshead Bay with a si i in:; of fourteen horses after a winter campaign on the California tracks. T. Oamet Ferguson, son of the late starter. James B. Pefjraaaa, has gone into business in San Fran risen and BOW owns no race horses. Elf. MM dam of Broomstick, is at Barney Schreib-ers Woodlands Farm and has been bred lo Sain. John Dynient. of Baffle. Int.. owns her. W V. Ionian las lieen notified by the secretary of the Toronto Hack that it will be impossible to accommodate him with stalls for his six liorses. Trainer Henry M. Mason is shaping up nine Or- li, I.ile luo vear olds for W. OB. Macdonough at thC Tanfor-n. Cal.. II .ok. The Test are to be sold. T. W. Chicago OBrien, is said to have lost a large amount during the present California season. His Bpecialty is heavy bets on law priced contenders to be one two three. Tie Bull liana law of Texas will not stop the racing in lonnoction with the State Fair of Texas, which is to go as usual nel September, the stakes dosing July 1 n-xt. Many will lie for harness horses. lac Slern has acquired the contract on the apprentice rider. E. Williams, fr Dr. 11. E- Rowell and will use the bey during the summer campaign thai he will make on the Salt Lake City Denver circuit a it li his stable. At St. Of. near Paris. France, yesterday, the race for the Prix Gascon was won by Nash Turners Don Quixote III. In the Prix Vendoniois. a stee- ii tl tee, Tbotaaa Hitchcock, .ir.s Bayonet was un- p la. ed and Wid.ners Ambush fell. W K. VaiiderbilCs Herkimer was third in the Piix Yalmajciir. run at Maisons I.atlit te. France. Tharaday. Thomas Hitchcock. .Ir.s entry in the Th Tl I HlHlll Legal Rojal. did not gel a place, nor did his Hvlas in the steeplechase. Because of a conflict in some of the dates chosen by both the Jamestown and Uiehm.in.l racing officials there will lie a rearrangement of the Jamestown dates, and it M then expected that a license will be granted by tic Jockey Club stewards. II. I Griffin has dechled to retire from racing until .• .Mentions improve on the turf. instead Bf making Ids customary trip to New York Gllffin will remain iu California at the close of the Oakland racing seasou. uud may embark lu busiuess lu San Francisco. Griffin hM been uniformly successful on the turf and retires from the sport well fixed financially.
