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MICKEY SHANNON DEAD AT LEXINGTON Lexington Ky Xovember 5 Mickey Shannon the Irish bard of the turf died here this after ¬ noon at the state asylum Shannon was known in every part of America and Kuroiic where thor ¬ oughbreds raced In his periodical visits over the globe he wrote poems and stories for nearly every paper in tlie larger cities He owned some good horses but lost them as well as other property