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NOTES OF THE TURF Steeplechase jockey Sobell has signed a contract to ride for William Garth during the coming season and will shortly report to the Virginia trainer trainerEntries Entries for the Suburban Handicap the Brooklyn Handicap the Brighton Handicap and other impor ¬ tant fixtures of the New York racing season closed last night Extensive lists of nominations are as ¬ sured for all the stakes stakesJockey Jockey G Garner is described as one of the best bchaved boys at the Juarez track He is a gentle ¬ manly little chap of quiet demeanor and a little business man from his heels up He recently pur ¬ chased a farm for his mother and brothers in Penn ¬ sylvania The jockey sends his mother a remittance every month from life earnings to help support the family familyJames James Owen the American steeplechase jockey flio was so badly injured at Brighton three seasons seasonsgo go that lie had to give up riding has returned rom France where lie spent the better part of last season In Franco Owen assisted the trainer of the Rothschild stable in managing a string of junipers that made out well He expects to pick up a string of fencers for racing iu this country next season
