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FORTUNES WON ON THE TURF. The will has just been published of John Hani niond. of The Lawn. EMiiug. Newmarket, race horse owner. Mr. Hammond commenced his career as a stable hoy, afterward Incoming a profession:! backer and subsequently a race horse owner. He owned St. Cation, which ran a dead lieat for the Derbv of 1XM. afterwards winning the Cesarev. it ii and tli« anil. ridge . hire, and Laureate II.. Which won the A -rot Stakes, the Hunt Gap. and the Manchester Cop. Mr. Hammond, who died at Wimbledon on June 12 teat, left estate of the gross value of 8,245, of which the net personality has been sworn at .11L1oo. The late Mr. Hammond furnishes one of the few instances of mea who have left large fortunes by teason of their eonneet ion with the turf. William Peecfa of SbetJBId and Roebiamptoo, who. although he was Interested in the arm of Messrs. Steel, peer* A Toz-r Ltd.. of tbe Phoenix Steel Works. Shef-ti dd. ret made tbe bulk of his fortune from his business as a turf commission agent, in Which capacity he for nianv vears executed Lord Roselierys turf ioi Issions. lefl ■ fortune of ,068,495. Fred Archer, the famous jockey, left estate estimated to realize not less than 00,000: .lames O Connor, a bookmaker. left 1910.sh03,600. » the oilier hand. Matthew Dawson, the trainer, left 0,970; Ales ander W.-oigh . the trailer, left 4,765: Robert Peek, train* r and breeder, left 8,335: John Boardaiaa, the Jockey, left 8,000. and the well known breeder. Yoiiiig Robertson Graham, left 1,660. while James lowttt, the trainer, left 110,960. — London 8 porting Life.
