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NOTES OF THE TURF. John G. Cavanagh collected 07.50 from the New 1 ork racing men for the benefit of the Newsboys Home M11I1 camp. Captain JTorthcy Hopkins owns the only Adam roal In England, this being a grand colt out of sister to Rboda II., Orliys dam. Seven yearlings, tlie property of Mr. Carroll of Baltimore, have arrived at Beckhampton, Eng., from America, to be trained by S. Darling. John Gi Greener is credited with being confident of Ohrmlwlas ability to take Fitz Herberts measure if tlie two colts meet at Saratoga, as they are likely to. J. L. McGinhis claims to be 0,000 loser on the New York .season to date, aside . from the value of Ms Rood horse, Frank Gill, which dropped dead at Gravesond last month. ... Orlando Jones, formerly a well-known member of the Mets. lias purchased, with Andy Welch, the track of the New England Trotting Horse Breeders Association a.t Readvillo. Mass. W. Hi. D. Stokes, the New York sportsman who has recently joined the ranks of the eastern owner, drove his first race as a member of the Gentlemens Driving Club at Lexington Friday and won it. It develops that the suspension of William Walker at Fort Erie followed his refusal to deliver to Guy Gray, who bid up and took Steel from him. the United States customs export papers On the horse. tieorge Boles, who formerly laid odds on the New York tracks, is now devoting himself to Horticulture in Connecticut. He has become an enthusiastic collector of orchids and a developer of exotic fruits and vegetables. Grasmer.0. the colt with which James Rowe is credited with aspirations of winning the Hopeful. Saratoga Special and the Futurity, is by Meddler Rotha. He was purchased as a yearling from Clarence H. Mackay by James R. Keene. and is a grand looker. We are asked to contradict the report that I. Groner. an American trainer, is getting together a string of horses at W. Holts place at EpsiVm. W. Oliver, who has trained lit .Vmerlea for a nmnlier of vears. has three horse located In tlie yard at ileathcote House. Holt, we regret to learn, is still very 111. Ixmdon Sportsman. Lemlierg. the two-year-old half-brother to Bay-ardo. is considered a topnotcher by the English ex-lierts. Lemlierg has won his only two starts In the New Stakes-.it Ascot and the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket In commanding fashion. He is by Cvilehe Gallcla. He Is owned by Mr. Falrie. who piso owns Bityardo,
