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DEATH OF A TRULY VETERAN TURFMAN new York. S. Y.. January 18. Bdwatd J. M Llmeel win. u.i- well known in racing rircles nearij two gener.it ions ago, died at in- | 143 Biverdalc avenue, Yonkers, today, after an Illness of eighteen mourns. In ism McElmeel owned oae o the be-i race horses "i the time in General Monroe, the winner . f the lir-t Suburban Handicap. Prior to that he won the Saratoga Cup in issji ;u,,i repeated the following fear. Thai name year he a, a won the Pordham s,.ike-. ami then wen western fame by going to Chicago and winning the Wash ingtou Park Cup; la 1886 General Monroe fell in a race ai Brighton Beach, Make hi- shoulder and w.i- destroyed. In that rear UrElinrcl «.i- iifiVred x:.LMMH for tin- horse l,. Janes l: K.-ene. 1 .., -.on.- reason the deal fell through. This u.i- an exceedingly high price !o.- :| |,.i|-e ill IhOSC ila-. After tin- offer was made, according to the ree- omI. mi-fortune orerteok SIcKlmeel. who for the past ien years bad 1 ■ une the caretakers at the Vonkers car bares.
