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NOTES OF THE TURF The sixyearold bay gelding Peudarveis by Al lort Persuader is reported dead deadThe The stewards of the Jockey Club have declined to reinstate Arthur Carter who was ruled off the turf some years ago i iHarry Harry Payne Whitneys racing material for 1010 in this country is reported in exceptionally good condition at Brookdale Farm Unilcr the conditions of tho Brooklyn Suburban and Brighton Handicaps declarations were due yes ¬ terday In all likelihood the list of withdrawals will not be large largeFormer Former jockey Puddin McDanicl is operating a billiard room and Iwwling alley near the Gravesciid track Walter Miller and Joe Notter are among hid bestknown patrons this winter winterKing King Edward will not be able to give the saiue personal attention to racing this year as usual on account of the grave questions of state that wilt engross his time The ioval stable will not lack attention however for it is in the hands of the foremost turfmen of the kingdom The Jockey Club has notified H T Oxnard that its stewards do not deem it advisable to suggest to rne in associations that some percentage of each purse should go to the breeder of the winner as the j present values of stakes and purses are not sufficient to warrant the adoption of such a plan which lie suggested It is announced that A B Sprcckels the Cali ¬ fornia multimillionaire will take an active interest j in eastern racing the coming season Air Spreckels Will this spring mate nineteen of the mares at Napa Stock Farm to Solitaire II seven to Dr Leggo and three to Voorhees which latter two stallions entered the stud this year yearJames James E Gaffney before leaving New York on n trip to Hot Sinings said that lie will not buy any twoyearolds this season unless they have first shown sterling racing qualities He is confident that Alfred Noble Barleythorpe Louise S and other of his horses wintering at Gravcsend will give au ex ¬ cellent account of themselves this year yearSam Sam Doggett who has been out of the saddle for several years lias received official permission to re ¬ sume rilling When Docgctt made his application for a license he had about made uy his mind to go to Argentina Since then be is not so sure that he will make the trip He has become too heavy to find much employment under the American scale of weights but he will doubtless be seen in the saddle even should he spend the summer on the Jockev Club tracks
