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PURCHASE AND LUCULLITES SPEED NEW YOKK, X. ., July 22. Sam Hildreth gave the work-watchers at Empire City something t? gossip about this niorniug when, he worked Purchase and Lticullite. two of the three stullioas lie brought back from the Hancocas Stud recently. Purchase worked five-eighths in oOVi, three-fifth seconds faster than the track record, with a facile riisplaj- of early speed. He passed the quarter in 23 and the half in 40"o aud pulled up souud. He is assigned top weight in the Cosmopolitan Handicap, second race on Saturday afternoons program at Empire-; liiiciillile showed even more Klartliiig early speed Ihan Purchase, but pulled up lame. He ripped off a quarter in 22f,, a half in 40.-,, aud finished out the five-eighths iu a. minute flat,
