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Col. Saunders D. Bruce, of New York, was born in 

 Kentucky and was one of the best informed men on the 

 turf. He owned several good horses and attached himself 

 vitally to the interests of the American turf by the publica- 

 tion of his famous stud book, now owned and continued by 

 the Jockey Club. He was descended from one of the purest 

 lines of Scots, tracing back to Robert Bruce. A congenial 

 spirit at all times, clever to almost a fault, highly educated 

 and refined, his company always was much sought after. I 

 regarded him as one of the most estimable gentlemen I 

 ever met. Born on the same street where he was born 

 and at about the same time, I had an excellent opportunity 

 to judge his character. We played and romped together 

 as boys, and 1 hope when I am called away we may be 

 reunited and sit on the banks of the beautiful river and 

 talk over old times far into the depths of eternity. 



Julius Fleischmann, of Cincinnati, bade fair at one time 

 to become one of the celebrities of the turf. He is a man 

 of wealth and once owned the famous Halma, afterward 

 purchased by W. K. Vanderbilt and placed at the head of 

 his stud in France, and now one of the distinguished horses 

 doing public duty in the State of New York. 



The Messrs. Churchill, of Churchill Downs, Louisville, 

 fame, John and Henry, left behind them a name that will 

 never be forgotten not only in the dark and bloody ground 

 but all over the United States. They owned some of the 

 finest horses that ever placed their feet on the bronzed 

 circle of a race track. Among them might be mentioned 

 Sir Joseph Hawley, Belle of the Highlands, Little Rufifin, 

 Ben d'Or, Loftin, Powhattan, Adrain and Miss Bowler. 

 They were gentlemen of the old school and stood in the 

 highest rank. Both were men of refinement and had the 

 confidence of all who knew them at all times in all mat- 

 ters in which they were in any way connected. They are 

 descended from Gen. George Rogers Clark, the famous 

 Indian fighter, and the family is one of the best there is in 

 the United States. 



Col. M. Lewis Clark was probably one of the finest gen- 

 tlemen connected in any way with the American turf. Al- 

 ways the superb Beau Brummel of his time, he was grace- 

 ful in his manners, dressed in the latest style, he had a host 



