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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. The Hamilton Derby is to lx- run June 28. Friar Bock is described as a sluggish colt, needing a vigorous rider. Samuel Ross good two-year-old, Iltiniatum, is not eligible for tin- Futurity. Charles Oxx. vetera"n ex-trainer, is among the visitors at Belmont Park these days. The stabhs of C. H. Shilling and C. Buxton are expected at Belmont Park from Kentucky shortly. The late Uiehard Benson was alxuit sixty years old and unmarried. His surviving relatives are a sister in Kansas City and a brother in Seattle. It. B. Strassbiuger has purchased the three-year-old Fernhrook. by Fayette — Bettie Bramble, from John K. Madden for ,500. This colt is a maiden and has never faced the starter. John K. Madden has sold the two-year-old Thoughtful to .1. S. Hcndric. through F.ddie Whytc the latters trainer, for 82.250. This colt is a son of Marta Santa ami Divination, that finished third to Ivory Black in his only start.
