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5,000 FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD Jefferson Livingston Pays Stiff Price for Newmarket — Now After Firebrand. LEXINGTON. Ky.. March IS.— Newmarket, a good two-year-old chestnut eolt, by Wonnleighton — Polly I onnelly. by Biasaase Pirate Iolly. is now the property of Jefferson Livingston, be having pur- based him this morning for a reported price of Sl.~i.000 from San ford C. Lyne. who was acting for his son Lucien A. Lyne. The eolt was broken by Iletuy Huberts and is in the stable /f Will Perkins. He worked fast last fall, but in the opinion of a number of observers herealionts he is no better than Larchmoiit. a ehe-stnut colt by Wormleighton — Pirate Pedly in the same stable. ;. I Odom. who is to rae-e the e-olt for Livingston, accompanied his employer when the pure-base was made. Borne Beapeas also was along and passeel judgment upon the rait feu- the benefit of Livingston, who has Colonel Yinnie and several mares at Bespe-ss Highland Stock Farm near Erlanger. Livingston and Odom left this morning for Louisville. They are on a deal with Joe S. Hawkins for Fire--biand and their mission to the Falls City is to see that slashing son of Me-Oee. William Wallace, in a letter received today by Dr. Edward Hagyard. tedls of having seen Morvieb work a half mile- in U*and, the- first eighth, in 12%, the epiarter in 2B*4 anil the three-eighths in Its-.-.. and expressing sympathy for the fellows who have Beat art J Derby candidates. •Tell the lioys Im sorry for them." sjiys Wallace, "for tliis horse is ehampion and I aaeaerstaad that it has been decided that he is to start for the De-rby instead of the Ireakniss." Whoa he was here last week Col. M. J. Winn state-el that Benjamin Blix-k bad told him Morvie-h would go in the P«l by, in which race all colts anel geldings carry 1-li pounds, there being no penalties and allowances, sack as attach to the Preakness. 0
