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NOTES OF THE TURF. There is talk of extending the Anaconda meeting four days beyond its original schedule of ten. Frederlea, the dam of Barlovthorpe, is iu foal to Hcrmis, which is at the head of Henry M. Zieg-lers stud in Kentucky. When Fighting Bob started in the first race at Saratoga Thursday, it was the lirst time this season tliat a two-year-old ran with aged horses on any of the important tracks. James 13. GalTney is devoting as much energy and attention to his racing enterprises as lie ever did to his contracting business, lie is at the Saratoga track every morning at six oclock to see what is going on. Jockey Davenport, who is leading the riders at Saratoga has surprised eastern race-goers witli his quickness at tlie lost and his clever judgment in handling horses in large fields. He has received several1 offers to -ride at Sheepshead Bay during the pncy Island Jockey Clubs IuH uieetlus,.