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NOTES OF THE TURF Bclleviow Is being pointed for racing at James ¬ town by trainer Woodford of the Beverwyck Stable StableTlie Tlie stakes of the Metropolitan Jockey Club closed last night with a goodly list of entrants for the twelve events that wore offered offeredThe The Derby Eng town council has extended the lease of its race course the club being IMMIIK to ex ¬ pend f 85000 oa the property to bring it up to modern requirements requirementsPresident President James Hutler of the Empire City Racing Association lias registered life colors with the Jockey Club at Now York The colors selected and approvcd are white cherry sleeves and cap capThe The Wcstchestcr Racing Association lias mortgaged to the Title Guarantee alul Trust Company of New York the Belmout Park race track property for 400 000 for three years at the rate of five and a half per cent centPillard Pillard owned by Nasli Turner won the Crolx du Roi which was run at St Cloud in France yesterday In the Prix Patrician Frank Goulds Justinian III and W K Vanderbilts Prestissimo II finished sec ¬ ond and third respectively respectivelyWilliam William F Payne for several years a bookmaker on eastern tracks died suddenly of heart failure last week Mr Payne was a brother of the late Tim Payne Well known to the turf and iu addition to his bookmaking operations Mr Payne was a real estate dealer dealerSuperintendent Superintendent James Ross of the Lexington track has received a loiter from Tom Brown who lias been engaged to school the youngsters at the track say ¬ ing that lie will arrive at Lexington during the first week in April Brown was employed as assistant starter at Juarez the past winter winterAlthough Although Musket was tho most noteworthy siro Now Zealand over hail his remains wore never pre ¬ served as was the case with Tratliicor whoso skel ¬ eton is sot up iu the Canterbury Museum Recently a suggestion was made InNew Zealand that an effort should be made on the death of Carbine now In England to have his skeleton stuffed mounted and taken back to Australasia AustralasiaW W K Vaiidorbllt continues to meet with phe ¬ nomenal success In France Last Friday his horses won four races at MaisonsLalHte Prestissimo Clatterfoot Ramossoiim and Oversight made up the winning quartijt Frank ONeill rodt three of the four On Saturday Mr Vanderbilts Sir Peter with ONeill up won the Prix lie do Beaute and Serpeu teaii another Vanderbilt horse liulshed third iu the Prix Uu Verrou
