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NOTES OF THE TURF. It has boon announced definitely that King George will attend the Liverpool Grand National. No details hare as mi been detinitelv arranged, but it is anticipated that the King will go down to Knowsley to visit tin- Karl of Derby a day or two in advance of the race meeting. C. S. Campbell has sent the following mares from Montreal to Oakrille, int.. to be bred to Harry Oi. Limas St. Simon horse. Baasetlsw, the sire of St. Bam: Llesse, by Morebattle — Osneo; Sprit bv Pontiac— Alacrity; called Back, bv Chorister— Stephanotis. Liease is a Quebec Kingi Plate winner, and the dam of the Provincial Nursery winner, Moral Crown. Called Hack has a line fillv bv St. Savm at Montreal. Taking racing, for instance. Eighty-eight per cent, of the people of New York have no , are whether there is racing or whether there is not. except that, as a general proposition, they would favor all menu of public relaxation and enjoyment ten per cut. f the populace earnestly favor and enjoy the turf. Two per cent are against it. Of this two per Cent, one half the ■■■Inn oppose racing because there is money for them in the ooposi-tion. Ihe other half are honest in their belief that racing should he wiped oft the list of recreations. To gratify the prejudices, therefore, of one i»er cent, of the people of the state. betaUt they say they are moved by "the highest moral purposes," the greatest public sport known is made felonious by statute.— New York Telegraph. King George, says The London Dailv Telegraph, is to isii Cheltenham for the National Hunt Steeple chases on March ];;. and an address of sm liusnt on behalf of the town will Ik- presented bv Lord King-sale, whose residence is shut one stile distant. The streets will 1m- decorated, and on the night men tioned a ball will be given in honor of the rovai isit. In connection with the presentation of ire-address by Lord Kingsale. it is interesting to recall that he possesses the hereditary privilege of standing covered in the presence of the sovereign, a privilege dating from the reign of King John. The stipendary steward system is holding its own. although it cannot bo said to be the success the starting-machine has lieen. Our stipendiaries. as we hac remarked so often, are not given a proper chance. At the nburban nteetinxs. where they have charge, they are outnumbered by honorary otiieiais. irk* and do can — generally — outvote them whenever they try to do anything. There is no doubt, however, that racing is all the better for the presence of the paid men. and South Austral;a new is the only state which attempt! to do Without them. — Melbourne Australasian. A proposal was recently introduced in the Hungarian Parliament by M. G. PotouyL M.P.. to the effect that the 12 per cent, tax on bookmakers net revenues should be raised to 18 per cent., and that the sum so gaiied. amounting t.. about 00,000 annually, should be used for sporting purposes. Th •■ cabinet, writes a Hungarian correspondent, has supported the proposal. It is already punned to Dtiliie part f these sums for the expenses of Olympic games, which Hungary would like to arramp in 1920, and to build a large, modern stadium, which would styo for this purpose.
