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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. * The veteran Green B. Morris has arrived at De-lorimier Park with Rose Juliette and Semper Stalwart. Already Iltimus has acquired a proud eminence among the young stallions of the day and, as the sire of Harry Kelly in the west, and Lltimatum iu the east, gives every promise of pronounced success in the stud. With 133 pounds up. King Georges Friar Marcus ran a great race in the Bretby Handicap at Newmaiket Alay 3. The distance was three-quarters of a mile and he was beaten only a neck by the fast four-year-old Barbed Wire, carrying 114, pounds. Franklin, the third horse iu the Kentucky Derby, is held at a high figure by owner J. S. Ward, who holds supreme confidence in the ability of the Jim Gaffney colt. He was overshadowed last year by his stable companion. Dodge, but that was because Franklin had been sick and gone off in the opinion of his owner, who always declared Franklin the better horse. j _..Y
