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PURCHASE WORKS A MILE IN 137 NEW YORK N Y July 5 Purchase worked a sensational mile in 137 at Jamaica this morning in preparation for his engagement in the Dwyer Stakes to be run at Aqueduct next Thursday Sir Barton a sure starter in the same big race which was formerly the Brooklyn Derby was sent a satis ¬ fying mile at Aqueduct in 140 Eternal was an ¬ other star threeyearold to work the McClelland crack going the mile in 141 The presence of these three stars in the Dwyer Stakes has stimulated interest in that event to such a degree that the iiiiiiiKiii iit of the Aqueduct course is looking for ¬ ward lo another Fourth of July attendance next Thursday Vliilu ill cumcdo that Sir Barton lias earned the right to Ix called the best of his age still there are many who incline to the belief that if any horse can take his measure it is Purchase Naturally the close approach of the Dwyer Stakes in which these two stars will meet has whetted the appetites of the metropolitan racing public as only a meeting of suc i stars can do
