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NOTES OF THE TURF I M Parr Jr of Baltimore and George P Kua tis of New York have been formally elected aa meml ers of the Jockey Club ClubSir Sir George Graham has a fine foal by the Canadian Breeding Bureau stallion Light Wool Light Wool is now at Bishops Crossing Qne ami will be shown at the Sherbrooka Fair Baron de la llnT du Can writes from St Rose Manitoba that Oraculuiii has demonstrated his worth as a sire and has over one hundred fine halfbreds In that vicinity vicinityII II I Brown is busy with the preparations for his Laurel meeting Many changes are being made at the track New stabling is being erected with a view to accommodating at least 500 horses A MJJ show ring is also being put up for fair purposes The steeplechase course will be much improved and generally the whole plant will be furbished up upUnder Under the new rules of racing in Australia the fees payable to jockeys will be For a losing mount on the tlat 10 where the prize to the winner ex ¬ ceeds 500 but where it exceeds 1000 the fee 1 to be 15 So far as winning mounts in jumping races are concerned they are to be naid at tl e fol ¬ lowing rates 500 25 over 500 and less than SlOOO 50 over 1000 but not 1500 100 and over 1500 at the rate of 10 per cent centThe The Ontario Jockev Clubs program book for the autumn meeting at Woodbine is a most attractive one for owners The rich purses lilieral conditions and great variety of events are sure to provide a week of splendid sport The book Includes the con ditlons of seven races daily with the added moneys running from 500 to 2500 The crosscountry horses are particularly well provided for nine steeplechases being carded for the seven days
