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NOTES OF THE TURF. Footpad broke a leg on the closing day of the Electric Park meeting at Arliugton, Md., and was destroyed. Starter Cassidy now has four horses on his schooling list at Churchill Downs — Helen Burnett, Czarina ami Casey Jones. Entries for Mm Stsesdng lavs races at Latonia June 10 will be accepted at Louisville June 8 and will close at the Latonia track Friday morning, June J. Among the prominent western racing men who have arrived at Salt Lake City to take part in the Lagoon meeting are Jolihny Lyons. Al Koouigsl.crg, Joseph Schrelher, George sfcBoberta, Tliomas cook. John Trow H. Coniiski y. George Oxnard. William Moscby. William .Tacknian. Early Wright and Henry Fruy linghaliseii. A pleasant wind-up of the proceedings at Woodbine was the premutation to President J. E. Seagram of the Ontario Jockey Club of a miniature reproduction of the Earl of p.-rbvs Cold Cup. which w.is won during the tall Meeting at P.lue Bonnets by Mr. Seagrams Oucho dOr. Tin presentation was felicitously made by Colin Campbell on behalf of the .Montreal Jockey Club. Referring to li is active connection with racing while he was prime minister of P.rilain. Lord Roso-bery -aid to a critic lliat these things are to be determined by the knowledge, the good sonse and the Christian charity of those c erned. That is equally true on this side of the Atlantic. Ignorance, prejudice and Pharisaism will never injure an established institution. Raeing esuld sol -urvivc nor attract the interest and support of those who do support it if it were the evil thing its enemies say. — Toronto Globe. His Honor Lieutenant-Governor Patterson and all the local dignitaries attended the opening of the Pritish Columbia racing season with tile Victoria Country Clubs meeting at the Willows track. Victoria. B. C. May 20. The s|.eeulntlon was conducted under the pari mutnol system, which was re ceived with much approval by the public. Though Ihe commission taken was ten pet cent., the same as in Germany, the Victoria Times savs tin nonk- inaking prices were by comparison "obvious mid odious."
