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NOTES OF THE TURF. John Bodegap is handling a number of two-year-olds at Lexington for Sam T. White, the Chicago turfman. Barney Schreiber has leased a ranch adjoining that of W. B. Jennings j,, California ami will turn out some of his horses during the summer. Tom Cook has engaged V. Kelly to ride Lisaro in all of the rai-es in which that horse will start during the remainder ot the season at Oakland. Preparations are being made for the elaborate entertainment of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Long worth at the Kentuckj Association course aext Saturday. Sam Hibhclb says he is satislicl that the colt Walter Milter will prove Firestones master when ii comes to racing over a considerable distance of ground. "There is not a bookmaker at Oakland that lias imi ha, 1 .1 |.iotiial.|e season." s.,i,i r,,i,,ml W. 1. Applegate at Lexington Saturday. "The public out there bets on practically everi horse in the race and ot course the bookataker has the percentage that is bound to make him winner.; TOSS, Hayes got 11 into his head that Mollie Mont lose was beaten at New Orleans and as a climax to an argunieni to that effect at Lexington Saturday be bet Jim Arthur that the measure of the Hollo Lily had been taken. This in spite of the frequcnl headlines "the unbeaten Mollie Montrose." Mountain has ridden the Winners of five slakes in the last ball of this month the Carter Ilamlieap. the Queens County Handicap, the Arverne stakes, the Sterling Slakes and the DutttOtl Stake-. At City Park he rode the winners of the Tulane Stakes. the old Hickorj Handicap and the City Dark Derby, making eight stakes to his credit this year.
