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a i A 11 b « u ,r v; -v J1 ! » s 1 I I n ii ii iii 1. li u 1 a r I I I- K. I 1 1 | t i LEADERS OF THE TURF AT DINNER. , New York. July 11. — The Astoria Dinner Stake*, won by i.irioiii A. Cochrans Plehate, uus rounded in 1992, when the late J. ;. PoBansbees * Astarita woa .f a good band of Bllies and was the ri-sult of some good-natured discussion between liosi on ihai occasion, tin- late Senator r. li. M Iarrea and Andrew Miller, a steward of the Jockey g ciuh. each •■! whom was the possessor In thai year .i liily ••! more Mian ordinary quality, tin- ; • ua- modeled somewhat after the fat is fiimerack Stakes in England and the event has been won in successive years by Senator M arren, riirn- Loril-lar.l. the late s. S. Brown, Oneck Stable, I-. B. Hitchcock, r. J. Bwyer, Woodford Clay, Newcastle Stable and twice by It. T. Wilson. Jr. l li was considered fitting that :his years contest • should have resulted in ■ victory fur Ulfford A. i Cochran, one of the youngest of the men who are eetiing thi spoil alive. Mr Cochran is not only B racing a large stable hut is embarking in the breeding Indnstrj qaite extensively. i The dinner at which he -ict.-d as host was served I tin cast i— mi of the Waldorf-Astoria, ih«- tablo lieing decorated in the green and gold ciriorx ■ : the host. Among the Invited guests were Vuust ltd- moot, Sr.. Harry Iaync Whitney, Tho las Portune i Ityan, It. K. Knapp, l"errj Belmont, Clarence II. Maekay, August Belmont, Jr.. James Butler, John Sanrurd, Itichard T. Uils n. Alexander smith r,,,-h- i ran. J. K. W idener, Ueorge It. Widener, Jr.. W. K I Vaiiderbilt, J. K. Madden. Frederick Johnston, 8. L. t arsons, c. K. G. Billings, ii ■;,- P. i.usiis. i.-ipi. ii. Cassatt ttobert I.. Gerry, 1. K. Hitchcock, . Ill,, 1. 1 is Hitchcock, I. J. Bwyer, Andrea Miller. 1 Kal Iarr, I., s. Thompson, w. I. Thompson. Payne t Whitney, [ox hall I. Ke.-nc. Price McKinney, Col. Caleb Van llamm, Willi;, m II. It,-vn..|,l-. .; tj. i Metcalf. i. M. Corhett, the Hon. John J Graham, , the Hon. J. N. Camden, M. J. Winn. W. 0. Street, II as l.ull.v. the II. hi. C. It. Sullivan. Charles I. Grainger, Beslu Breckenridg , i;eorge .1. Long, li ] T. Oxnard and ii.rh. i : i.. Pratt. ]
