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NOTES OF THE TURF IN LANDS ABROAD The Duke of Portlands Corfu has boon disused of privately and has been shipped to Germany GermanyThe The National Hunt stewards have investigated the running of Mustapba at Hooton Park and after a lentliy sitting accepted the explanations of owner 1 M Gnnt and the horses rider Percy Woodlands and cleared all concerned of any blame The cast bad been referred to the National Hunt Committee by the Hooton Park stewards stewardsA A jockey named Ishrahain was killed and another named Dubos sustained a fractured thigh in an acci ¬ dent at MontdeMarsan races France on Sunday March 15 Isbrnhams mount Nikobar collided with another horse and both fell the remainder Of the field tumbling on top of them The jockeys were extricated with dillicuity from the struggling mass of horses horsesNot Not long ago a lady jockey made her appearance in a race in Austria She had been outdone by the horsewomen of Jhe Kcniunrk Australia district as at a recent meeting there one event was set aside exclusively for lady riders It was won by Miss K Kolxrtson on Cbowilla Queen with her sister Miss 1 Itohertson second on St Prime One of the starters was left at the post and the winner scon only by a neck neckAt At Alexandra Park last Friday the American owner Charles Kolder won his lirst race in Eng laud when his twoyearold Speedyfoot with Skeets Martin iu the saddle won the Corporation Plate of 1000 at liveeighths of a mile Speedy foot is a bay tilly by Voter Swift foot and is one of the band of fillies purchased by Mr Kohler from James K Keene last year She was u 7 to 4 favor ¬ ite Her next engagement is iu the Granby Plate at Newmarket April li liThe The 10000 Lancashire Handicap Steeplechase af three and onelmlf miles was run at Manchester March 24 and was won by Tyrwhitt Drakes six yearold Irish Mail by Kings Messenger Bets Shannon carrying 158 pounds It Whitelieads Covrtfen II 152 pounds was second and F Bibbys Forkhiil 135 pounds was third The Grand Na ¬ tional favorite Hathnally with 171 pounds to carry had iMin amiouncid as certain to go in this event and if IK started met a defeat that must have shaken his position in regard to the greater event which will K run nest Friday
