Notes Of The Turf., Daily Racing Form, 1912-12-29

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NOTES OF THE TtTRF Jockey Madoria Is spending the holidays with his folks in New Jersey and will go to Charleston to ride rideIt It is understood that at the nest meeting of the Arkansas Legislature a bill will be introduced to permit racing at a time when Hot Springs is the Mecca of tourists touristsCongressmanelect Congressmanelect Timothy D Sullivan who has been a patient for several weeks in a sanitarium at Yonkers N Y is steadily recovering from his nervous breakdown He rides or takes a walk every day dayWilliam William H Spenee is reported to be dying of a complication of diseases in a hospital at El Paso In the early 90s he trained and raced a number of noted horses and was for a long time connected with S C Hildreth HildrethIt It is reported that Skects Garner will try ridiiisr in France as a free lance His1 brother Guy is under contract to H B Duryea who does most of his racing in that country Skcets Garner was at one time a successful jockey but could not stand prosperity prosperityThe The horses owned by Amos Turney that wero rested at Latonia since the close of Kentucky ra ¬ cing have been shipped to Norfolk Va and will be trained over the Jamestown track where they will be in close proximity to Charleston should the owner decide on racing there The consignment was made up of two cars and left Latonia Friday FridayJames James R Kcene who has not been in good health for a long while is reported to be in a worse condi ¬ tion than at any time since he returned from abroad several months ago Nothing definite is given out as to the nature of his illness but it is admitted that he is sick at his apartments iu a New York hotel aud unable to visit his country home on Long Island IslandIn In the jumping races at Pan in France Thursday Polo Alta owned by the American Wadsworth Rogers finished third in the Prix Arthez Sixteen horses ran M Brossaults Patricien finished first and M Brettes Thurins Saint Auran was second Jockey Bourdale rode the winner Fournas the sec ¬ ond horse and Tronqua was up on Polo Alta AltaWord Word comes from Toronto that Slortlmer Mahoney is to lose the management of the betting rings on the Canadian Racing Associations tracks It is said lie will be succeeded by George Hitkey a Canadian bookmaker The tracks over which the contract will extend are those of the Ontario Jockey Club Hamilton Jockey Club Montreal Jockey Club Windsor Fair Grounds and Driving Park Association Niagara Racing Association and Connaiiglit Part Tocker Club On reason put forward for the chang is the charge that was brought last season that tim racing associations were violating the alien contract lalrar laws in tbc employment of Mr Mahonty and his crew


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