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NO COUGHING EPIDEMIC SALEM N H June 18 Lou Smith gen ¬ eral manager of Rockingham Park today denied reports that a coughing epidemic prevails at the local track There is not a sick horse on the grounds Smith declared Two thoroughbreds in the C V Whitney string which were coughing when they ar ¬ rived here a few days ago from New York have entirely recovered Smith also de ¬ clared that 1700 stall applications had been received for the meeting which opens Satur ¬ day