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NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey J. Brooks is on the ground for two days at Fort Worth as puuishmeut for rough riding. The New York critics declare A. B. Spreckels GJeunadeane to l e the best looking two-year-old filly seen in the east this season. A brother to Highball, winner of the Aineriean . .Derby iajl-o.t. by Ben Strome — strychinia. was foaled at the Duiaaa Stud in Lexington Wednesday. Brother Jonathan i- b-ing pointed for the Brooklyn an.! Suburban Handicaps. He is training well and Tally Coulter is glad he did not accept an offer which Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. made for him last sc itson wiili liie idea of converting him into a Tiaiipri for raetag abroad. Moan phis saw so mucli betting on the English Derby that the handbooks "rubbed" Sir Martins odds from 3 to 1 down to 2 to 1. A pool between English and American residents, w iteh characterised the bettiig on Sir Martin to beat Minora, was won by the Britishers, who offered to return various amounts whin it was learned that the American colt fell. The offer was declined.
