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NOTES OF THE TURF W Walkerwill ship his string of horses from Oakland to Toronto early In May MayJ J J Walsh wll ship direct to New York after afterthe the close of the season at Oakland Four foals by Hermls are reported from the Holm del Farm of R U Thomas in New Jersey JerseyDanny Danny Maher was the leading English jockey up to April 11 winning thirteen races out of thirtysix thirtysixBilly Billy Myer was in Chicago yesterday en route to Fort Krie when he will take charge as track niastor niastorThomas Thomas Welsh part owner of the Newcastle Stable has secured second call on the services of Guy Burns the lightweight jockey jockeyA A starting barrier will be used for the first time this year on the tracks under tho jurisdiction of the Western Canada Turf Assocation AssocationHoy Hoy Offntt wll not be represented at the Butte meeting this year and after reducing his string by a paddock sale will ship to Seattle SeattleItedleaf Itedleaf has been shipped to the Brentwood Stock Farm for a rest In tbe same car Dr Kowell shipped Uamus and Talentosa and II G Bedwell sent Treasure Seeker SeekerPresident President T IT Williams of the New California Jockey Club has gone to tho Burns Waterhouse ranch at Hopland Cal to look over their yearlings with a view of being a bidder at their sale in the fall fallJohn John Boden who has been succeeded by Thomas Smith as racing secretary at Plnillco and who did such good work In the interest of racing at Albany during the winter has decided to remain in New York YorkJohn John A Drake who sailed for Europe Wednes ¬ day on the Adriatic will not be seen on the turf for a year Before sailing he said Things are too quiet bore to suit me The combination of hard times and reform put business and sport asleep asleeprJ rJ rO G II Keene will hold a dispersal sale In the paddock at Oakland Saturday On Parole and Novgorod are twoyearolds which will be offered and Triumphant Nagazam Confederate Pontotoc Boas Wuerzburger and others will go under the hammer hammerNat Nat Hay who for many seasons piloted the steeple ¬ chasers in the stable of Thomas Hitchcock Jr has not returned to the United States from Canada this season and may not ride any more He was a daring and skillful jockey and a shrewd and successful bet ¬ tor and is well able to retire retireThe The first shipment of horses to Woodbine Park Toronto from the south has arrived and includes Joseph McLennans Rovery and Sweetener W Shields Mixup Jack Phillips Jack Dolan and Bertha E Harry Shannons Schroeders Midway and J A Sykcs King of the Valley ValleyWilliam William Garth has two fine looking yearlings by Mastennnn winner of the Belmont in 1902 in Al bemarle County Virginia They are well grown youngsters of good disposition and if present plans carry will be raced In the colors of John Boden in the Clabaugh Memorial at PImlIco next season seasonCharles Charles Reed former owner of Fnirvlew Farm and breeder of Sir Francis Dobbins and Yorkvllie Belle now retired from racing said recently Twentysix years ago I went to Falrvlew with ninety odds horses fortysir men two cooks and thirtysis dogs I came back a few weeks ago1 with a spayed cat and a spayed fox terrier No more stock farms for me I never again expect to live more than two blocks from Madison Square A Nashville syndicate now owns Falrvlew Farm
