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NOTES OF THE TURF Irish Gentleman camo out of the runaway in which be exhibited phenomenal speed for two miles at Churchill Downs Monday In a sore condition One of liis thighs was bruised when hi fell fellJohn John E Madden has applied for stalls for five horses at Latonia and he will show bis colors there for th first time this fall in many years Mr Madden once raced a stable on tho Kentucky tracks hut of late years ho has had no racing representation in Kentucky racing He won the Kentucky Derby with Plaudit in 188 and the Kentucky Oaks with Etta in 1100 Trainer Alex Meivin will ship from Lonisvillo in a few days the Mcxicanfoalm horse Tecoac back to Mexico City Melvin still thinks tho sou of Somproniiis is a good nice horse and attributes his rather poor showing in the St Louis Cup and the Endurance Stakes to tho fact that until brought to the rnited Slates Teconc was always trained and raced on a turf track trackH H IJ Dnrycas horses carried ofC first honors in ro races at Matrons Laflitte in France Tuesday His Avoca with Jockey Robinson riding beat nf tt ii other horses for the Prix de Trappes of 3000 francs for twoyearolds at 1 distance of 1200 meters The Prix dc SchieetOisc value 20000 francs was won by Mr Duryeas Bugler with jockey McGee riding Nine other horses ran the distance being 1400 meters The eighteenyearold broodmare Taluca owned by J E Widener of Philadelphia died last Satur ¬ day night at Waldeck Farm near Louisville Ta ¬ luca was by Deceiver Alnjera by Springbok Mr Widener became her owner when he bought the Waldeck Stud of the la to I Mcscheudorf Taluca was raced with great success by the Cincinnati turfman Doc McLean Tho daughter of Deceiver won n selling stake at Oakley O and when she was bid up after her victory Mr McLean beeaino so excited that ho dropped dead iu Uie timers stand wJicre he had gone o see his flllv race
