view raw text
CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Starter Cassidys schooling list is now made up of Humiliation, Rosie OGrady, Naturalist, Corydon Papp, June Bug, Confiscation and Carltou G. R. T. Wilson has an even dozen yearlings by Olambala, which are said to be thriving lustily. A brother to Campfire is the best-looking one in the baud.- When C. Mergler rode First Ballot to victory in the third race at Saratoga Wednesday, he probably established a record, for it was the lads only successful mount in 1C9 attempts covering three years of riding. Sam Hildreth says his horses are far from being in satisfactory condition. I am afraid that not many of them really amount to much ,and without exception, as far as I know, they are suffering with this skin disease which seems to be prevalent at Saratoga this year. Westy Hogan, for which W. Vi.ni paid a reported price of 20,000, is displaying remarkable speed in his work-outs at Saratoga, a mile in 1:42 being the latest reported. The colt went the half in 49, three-quarters in 1:16, seven-eighths in 1:29, being under a choking pull throughout.
