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NOTES OF THE TTTBF Richard Dwycr will do the starting for the British Columbia meetings which arc scheduled to follow the Coeiir dAleue meeting meetingRock Rock Abbey incorrectly entered as RockaBye in the Jlenmore Steeplechase at Pimlico a few days ago was named after the birthplace In Ireland of the late Col Robert Neville who raised the horse Rock Abbev was purchased at the Pimlico dispersal sale two years ago by Charles Pfizer of New York For the meeting of the Watchung Hunt Club at Plainfield N J tomorrow elaborate preparations have been made by Rufus Finch master of the hounds Among the gentlemen riders who will tike part are Fred Alpers Raymond Belmont Rufus Finch Evans Tucker Harry Tucker John Tucker II L Boll P Stevenson E C Cowdin 3d J S Casey W II Wildcy J Park and B B Lewis LewisWord Word has been received from France that Fred Williams who had the distinction of heading the steeplechase jockeys winning list last season in tins country has devoted practically all of his time since his recent arrival In the French republic to schooling the horses of Charles Kohler Zeus and other members of the stable trained by S C Hlld rrth now getting prepared for crosscountry racing are doing famously famouslyJohn John Brannen superintendent of the Pimlico course is quoted as follows The rain is no detri imnt now It gives the mud horses a chance thor i7io taiTC lcsi 1 SliB them nm threequarters ° ehalf In 49 n w Only a few yeais ir Vnt SllUac wou l 121 after such rains m mnri i iJ1rU J1rU 1irscs are faster but the tracks iitira11 WO 01 With a few hours sm sunshine Mm i the Pimlico track will be fast iwyft fouryarold chestnut colt All Gold bv P r Simmon Dame dOr third Lycaon ran i seoonrl t Prince Palatine in the St Loser last year also third to Sunstar and Stedfast in the Two an Thoii was sand Guineas GuineasOne One of the unique race meetings of the season will be the two days of sport that are to Inaugurate the racing of the Washington Riding and Hunt Chili May 10 and IS This racing will be over the olii Jtenuing course which In more prosperous years of the turf Iwith opened and closed tho Eastern racing season In addition to the limiting set tho Army of ¬ ficers are taking a lively interest in the coining moat Ill and there will be several races framed for Armv horses Tho fourteenmile race which is a featuro Is T service test that apart from its picturesque features Jis as a test for the horses
