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NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey J. J. Carroll has been suspended at Vancouver for incompetency on account of a bad ride on Mi Derecho. W. II. Fizers good two-year-old. Eve White, has been laid up for a spell with a quarter crack, but is once more working in the east. Dr. Andrew Smith lias returned to Canada from an extended trip abroad, during which he saw Bay-ardo win the St. Leger at Doncaster. John Whalen. trainer for. August Belmont, has turned over to former jockey Joe Jones the two-year-old filly. Sou. Jones will make a winter cam- -paign with the lilly. The Egllntoi Purse was the third race at Woodbine last Saturday, and the Kgllnton Handicap was one of the fixtures on thq same day at theMan-chester. Eng.. meeting. A. H. Higglnson of Boston; who races under the sobriquet of ".Mr. Chetland." was the purchaser of Clell Turney. which changed hands at Montreal last week. The horse will be schooled for jumping. Rocky OBrien, winner of. the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga, is in superb condition. As he Is a perfectly sound colt Kimball Patterson. Ills trainer, will experience no trouble pointing him for his autumn engagements. Rumor has it that a powerful confederacy which a few years ago maintained a strong stable of steeplechasers on the Canadian circuit, will .he revived for next season, and will form a welcome addition to the ranks of Canadian owners. Jack LMcGlnnls Iielleves ho will win the filly end of the Matron with Angerona. He will not. therefore, put that daughter of Sir Dixon and Falaska In tomorrows sale at Gravesend. She and Shannon will form the nucleus of the McGlnnis stable for next season. Bartlett McLennans Agent, a winner of the Champion, is so badly broken down that all hope of getting him to the -post again this season has been abandoned. The George Kessler gelding ruptured the ligaments of both hlud legs la a stiff gallop . several .weeks ago.
