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NOTES OF THE TURF Jockey Johnny Keiff had a bad fall in a recent race at Paris and was unable to go to Nice to rifle The plans for the resumption of racing in New York State provide for the running of the Futurity at Saratoga in August AugustPete Pete Ilogan cine of the Toronto brigade of steeplechase riders goes to Baltimore jin a few days to get tea fly for the Pimllco meeting On account of the death of King George of Greece the engagement of King George V to visit Liverpool for the running of the Grand National Steeplechase Friday was cancelled cancelledThe The militant British suffragettes are charged with the burning of the Ayr race track grandstand iu Scotland yesterday anil causing a loss of 15000 At the Kelso track two wdmcn were detected In the act of setting lire to the grandstand anil were arrested arrestedThe The Associated Press sent out a dispatcli froni Albany yesterday to the effect that Governor Sulzer had announced in a statement that be is opposed to any legislation designed to weaken the present anfi racitrack gambling laws The governor added that he had not approved any plans of the racing assdcia lions to revive horse racing In New York State Bookmaker James Piekcns of Albany N Y died Wednesday night at the Albany Hospital where lie had been confined suffering from a nervous break ¬ down Pickens was born in Kensselaer N Y fortylive years ago He was a member of this Metropolitan Turf Association but has not been active since the passage of the IlartAgnew law
