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NOTES OF THE TBKF. Jo.k-y Trovhr will ride R. D. Williams two-year-olds during the Toronto meeting. link- of OiaaaaaV is again iu training after having gone lame following his last race at Aqueduct. Barky OBrien is sowl.v iccoveriug from an attack of Mood poisoning which followed his last start at Aqueduct. This explained the colts absence from the W ithers. W. I. V.imlerl.ilt and his son. W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. were among Saturdays visitors at Belmont Park. It was the formers first appearance ac an American race Back since last year. At Hie approaching I.atoi.ia meeting, "blinker-less" blinkers . carrying the program numbers of the horses will be given a trial. If satisfactory, they may supplant Hie numbered saddle cloth. The Fatonia track is already in fair shape for the approaching meeting. There are about lifty horses at Fatonia. among them fourteen belonging to T. 11. Stevens, whi.lt are rounding to after having be. 11 tin. lei- the v. -a I her. King Coimit is on the shelf with a bowed tendon and probably will not be seen in action agaiu until fall. This horse is eventually destined for retirement to Crant Hugh Brownes Brownleigli Park Btod at to. shen. X. V. Jockey V. Paamta, who has gone to Toronto from New York to ride for p. T. Gates ami Barney Schreiber. will return east to ride C. L. Harrisons ■ la k tillv. Housemaid, in the Fashion Stakes at Belmont Park next Saturday. Of the four crack law J SB I -old fillies which Kentucky racing lias developed so far this season, only Bound lite World and Princess Industry are engaged .11 the Kentucky Oaks of Bill. iolden Fgg and Housemaid arc uot among the nominations for that event. James Roive considers B. T. Wilson. Jr.s Xaushon one of the best two-year-old prospects of Hie year. Xaushon was one of twenty youngsters that Mr. Wilson pur.has.il last year from John B. Madden. He is by Yankee — BoyaJ Gun and is iu the Saratoga Special. The biggest thoroughbred on the eastern tracks is the gray gelding. Miramar. by Faraday— Crimea, own.d by ll. M. Zi.ghr. of Cincinnati. He is a giant in spite of the fact that his sire was of ordinary size, while his dam was comparatively small. Miramar is still a maiden, although now a live ear-old. Unless Jam-s B. Keenes Sweep is able to start in the B-lmoni stakes on Decoration Dav. that famous race will bring togeth. r an ordinary lot ot three-year-olds to conlpete for the 0,000 prize. Barring Sweep, the best eligibles are August Belmonts starhottle. J. A. Bonnets German Silver. J. B. K.encs Suffragist and the Ormoudale Stables Puke of Ormonde. The Brighton Beach Racing Association has decided to eliminate steeplechases from the pi. gram for its meeting in Jaty. The managers of the tra-k by the sea have come to the conclusion that cross-.• untry events are not popular wit.i race-goers because of the scarcity of first class tampers aud that the substiulioii of flat races will increase publi" interest iu the turf. L, Kelly, owner of Fa fj Mexican, recent winner Of Hie F.ashlof.l Manor Stakes, is a Louisville restaurant proprietor, who boaghl the colt as a yearling on the advice r trainer W. Pet alas for 1910.sh110 La U Mexican is an eligible for the Harold Stakes and incinnatl Trophy al Fatonia and for the K-ntu-kv Derby of 1811, His dam. the Futurity winner, I. AJsaette, is r spar ted nasal. John F. Ma.l.l. n. JaaaH F. HafTney W. F . Mulholl.nd. P. T. Chinn. II. G. Bedwell. Jam-. McLaughlin. Thomas Westmke, W. ON-il. Leoace Poller and ..th-r owners at New York eatered lih-r ally in the stakes to be run at Fort Erie. Nominees to th- Canadian Derby from the metropolitan tracks Include Barieytborpe, Hampton Court, Bishop, ana SMi, Bey boat a and Faantieroy. Finer I.aur.u-e was at Belmont Park recently in the interest of the Lehigh eirenht, which just now U composed of the towns of Seraaton and W ukesharre. in Pennsylrnaia. There will be racing at Scranti 11 and Wilkesbarre during the month of July, and il is possii,]- that one or two other Ienn-s.vlvania towns may eat in. The daily program oa the Lehigh circuit will lie made up of five nmuiog races Bad ana for harness horses.
