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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Jockey R Simpson carried off the saddle honors of the opening day at Lexington riding three winners winnersK K R Bradlcys Batter Cake is on the shelf for the remainder of the year Trainer Dick Thompson says he has congestion of the lungs lungsG G J Lontidorfs Alert died at the Lexington ourse Saturday morning as the result of shipping fever contracted en route to that track trackEmit Emit Herz High Cost is rounding into racing condition at the Jamaica track and that promising threeyearold may be seen in action shortly shortlyThe The two biggest turf prizes of the year fell to jockey Andy Schuttiuger he riding Eternal in the Hoi eful Stakes the most valuable of the year jind Dunboyne in the Futurity second to the Hope ¬ ful in so far as the monetary value is concerned concernedThere There tvas a big attendance at Blue Bonnets Saturday to see the only racing held in that vicinity this year when the Kings Plate ami Pro ¬ vincial Nursery were run Frank J Bryan made the trip from New York to Montreal to preside over the racing racingThe The Futurity winner Dunlwyne was bred by A B Hancock at Kllcrslie Va and was sold at auc ¬ tion as a yearling to his present owner for 1700 As the nominator of his dam Workmaid Mr Hau oock received 2 Hio John K Madden wh bred Sir Barton and nominated his dam got 500 W D Miller nominator of Cheryola dam of Purchase received 250 250To To see the Futurity run lovers of the thorough ¬ bred came from all parts of the country aud Canada and among the throng were hundreds of Uncle Sams warriors There were privates and ordinary seamen lieutenants captains majors colonels and more than on general There were ensigns and commanders and captains and even au admiral Most of them wore the United States uniform bat the British French and Italian armies mid navies were represented and in most cases by warriors who bad done battle ajjainst the Hun
