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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Hartford Insurance John A Payne General Agent Cincinnati O Advr AdvrThere There is to be five days of racing with three or four races a day for purses from 75 to 50O in value at the Alabama State Fair Birmingham A la October 7 to 12 12At At the Brighton Stable sale Thursday last George Smith its owner Ixmght in the only three yearlings offered for sale He paid 3000 for the chestnut colt by The Manager EllenaDale lrW for Furlough a chestnut colt by Fair Play Fer mrnt and lr OO for the bay filly by Ballot Bas ¬ set ing The Brighton establishment will still be kept up upThere There is talk of a mile special race at Laurel between Sim Briar holder of the American mile record of l3 Vs made in a race and Roamer bolder of the American record of 134 made igninst time for the same distance Willis Sharpe Kilmer the owner of Sun Briar is keen for such a race Andrew Miller the owner of Roamer has not signified his attitude toward such a proposition but be is a sitortsman who in the past has never been known to sidestep a reasonable proposition
