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NOTES OF THE TURF. It is conceded that Sir Wooster is easily the best steeplechaser on the eastern tracks this spring. H. G. Bedwell is reported to have offered ,500 for Irfaueh the day before she dropped dead at Latonia. King James landed at Sheepshead Bay safe and sound from his Toronto trip. King James is a seasoned traveler and a railroad journey does not disturb his equanimity at all. Guy Carner. who rode Hill Top to victory at Belmont Park Monday, is a brother of "Skeets" Garner, now riiling in France for Kugeiie Leigh. The younger Garner handled Hill Top in a manner which led good judges to predict that he will have a useful career ill the saddle. Celt seems to be as good as he ever was. He lias this season betrayed no evidence of the foot trouble which kept him away from the post last season alter his victory in the Brooklyn Handicap. Jockey Butwells term of suspension lias expired and presumably he will have a leg up on Celt today. Colonel Kugene W. Small, of New York, was at Latonia Tuesday. Colonel Small has just returned from a Kuropean trip and incidentally saw racing at Vienua. Bookmakers and pari niutuels prevail there, lie wanted to bet the equivalent of 1 in a book, but was informed that not less than 00 could be accepted. Tickets for small amounts are sold in the pari-mueuels. Several prominent cross-country riders who have ha* few mounts this season made it a practice to watch the running of the steeplechase races from the center field at Belmont Park. They were evidently rooting for a rider to become unseated, so as to offer an opportunity to get at least some kind of a mount. No opportunity of this sort presented itself, however. Last season when Jack Atkin was good he used to dash to the front and hug the rail all the way. In his last start at Belmont Park he Ixire obstinately tc the outside just as iu the Cosmopolitan, when be all but fouled Live Wire. Trainer Brandt is convinced that the big brown is too sere to extend him self freely and is of the opinion that it would lie wise to let up on the horse for a while. However, he may find fliat the comparatively soft going at Gravoscml will suit the Sain horse better than the hard track at Queens has.
