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NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey Taplin has been engaged to ride Governor Gray in the Latonia Endurance Stakes. Notice has been received at the Coeur dAlene track of a six-day meeting at Phoenix, Ariz., opening November 6. "Theres the next Kentucky Derby winner, barring accident," said John Rodegap. after Worth won the match race at Latonia Tuesday. It turns out that James R. Keene, on leaving London, sailed for America instead of going to Continental Europe. He has arrived at New York in fairly good health. The totals of the entries for the stakes of the Jamestown Jockey Club, to be decided during the coining month, are as follows: Monticelio, 50; Exchange. 42; Lynnhaven, 35; Thanksgiving, 41; Merchants, 31. Governor Mann was aroused by the non-appearance of counsel for the state when the case brought by the attorney-general of Virginia for revocation of the Jamestown Jockey Clubs charter was reached In the Norfolk City Circuit Court a day or two ago. The governor yesterday summoned the attorney-general, who, however, was away. "I will not submit to this indignity," said he. He declares that he will exercise all the authority in his power to pro-vent betting at the Jamestown track next month. Ju which effort fie failed last spring.
