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NOTES OF THE TURF Says the San Francisco Chronicle of last Tues ¬ day Announcement was made at the Oakland track yesterday that the racing season for 1900 1901 would be brought to a close on Saturday June 15th This information will be read with pleasure by everyone who has the welfare of California racing at heart The present season has been altogether too long but the manage ¬ ment promises but 150 days in 1901 and 1902 and in future years it is contemplated to cut the season to 130 days daysCanmore Canmore worked a mile at Washington Park Friday in 1 46 He and Sannazaro are the two most prominent Derby candidates already quar ¬ tered at the track Quite a number of horses have been given stable room the American Derby winner of 1898 Pink Coat and Brown Dicks crack 2yearold Pentecost being among the recent arrivals President H I Wilson of the Montana Jockey Club has purchased the speedy St Carlo filly Parizade for 1500 1500Friday Friday exJockey Ed Casein bought from H T Griffin the twoyearold colt Bed Tip by Order Zantippa