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NOTES OF THE TURF Stokes rated as the best American steeplechaser that raced in France in 1JOJ was recently badly cut down in a race raceS S C Ilihlrclh is quoted a of the opinion that Jack Atkln will this year repeat his victory of 1SWS in the Carter Handicap HandicapThe The jumpers trained by G R Tompkins have been shipped from Warrenton Va to Baltimore A II Higglnsons Sir Wooster and Ballacalla are in the Tompkins string and Tompkins has several other jumpers to race at Pimlico PimlicoThe The threeyearolds Hampton Conrt and Bishop and twoyearold fillies by Plaudit Migraine Ogden The Scribe and Sir Dixon make up the four ¬ teen horses that John E Madden shipped to Shecps licad Bay from Lexington recently recentlyFor For its coining meeting at the old Pimlico course tin Maryland Jockey Club has altered its former custom and instead of distributing money in stakes has added to the value of overnight races No purse is of less value than 500 and many of them range from WO to jtlOOO Harry Brelvogel of Louisville is on a lour of inspection of race tracks in Mexican cities and may iKcome connected with racing in Mexico City if Alberto Terrazas president of the Juarez Jockey Club accepts an invitation to become identified with the establishment of the sport iu the capital city citySt St AVoiiiciis the St Simon stallion that Was piu1 hased for i2r at the FasigTiptou sale at Lexing ¬ ton last fall by M A Silvers has lieen sold In South America for 2000 Silvers made the purchase as i speculation and It proved an excellent one Tne yearlings purchased at the same sale were all dis ¬ posed of at a considerable profit iu the South Amer ¬ ican market marketFormer Former jockey Willie Martin will train the jump ¬ ers Banyah and Malacca and the fiat racers Alblui Lady Bevcrwyok and Belleview for Frank J Nolan this season Thcst horses are now in charge of David Woudford at Gravcsend They are all in good condition and Martin will take them to James ¬ town to race Alhini and Lady Beverwyck are two yvarolds George W Lebolt recently purchased by Mr Nolan may also be turned over to Martin to traiii