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MASKETTE-FITZ HERBERT MATCH TALK. New York. September 20. Race-goers are eagerly discussing the possibility of si match race between Fitz Herbert and Maskette to deride the three-year-old championship. It was said yesterday that If Messrs. Keene and Hildreth are willing to submit these great thoroughbreds to a test, the Westchester Raring Association will arrange a special sweepstakes to be run some time next week at Belmont Park. Trainer Rowe fully intended to start Maskette in the Oriental Handicap last Saturday, but was prevented from doing so by the heavy track. Rowe. It is understood, informed .Mr. Keene that at the weights Maskette would surely have beaten Fitz Herbert, and when Affliction did the trick Mr. Kernes expert trainer was doubly convinced that Maskette would have been triumphant. It has been suggested that a meeting between Fitz Her-liert and Maskette. carrying scale weight over a mile and a quarter, would be a fair test of their respective raeing qualities.
