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• I CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Former Senator J. N. Camdens speedy sprinter Luke baa developed into a bleeder ace ■rding to reports from Saratoga. It develops that Ed Cramp threw a plate in thai race in which lie made such a disappointing showing at Saratoga Wednesday. Green B. Morris is among the old -timers on hand ai Saratoga. He is on the lookout for some juvenile racing material with which to start a new stable. I. are arrivals at Saratoga include tlie stables of IT. C. Hallenbeck, U. 0. Miller. J. W. Hedrick, Richard Pending, Kimball Patterson. Silas Veitch, W. . Daly and F. Witle. Clarence Watson, United states Senator from Virginia and a well-known exhibitor of harness I irses. was one of those who braved the elements to see the running of the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Wi dnesday. One by one the old-timers are eoniing back to the races. Word was received al Saratoga that John A. Drake, who with the late John W. Cates out a big swath on the metropolitan turf, would be hack at the Spa for a tling at the sport. T in Welsh, who trained for J. E. Widener in France, has arrived at Saratoga with stories of the havi ■ the war has worked. He will spend only a Iii tie while in this country and will then return to France to protect Hie Widener horses as far as possible. Martin Natlian-on says that the report that his vii-i i, ,■- to act a- racing secretary of the San Fran-riaeo meeting had be, n secured by the Coldeii Gate Breeders Association, is incorrect. It follows that the association win be minus the assiatance of one of the nist accomplished officials of the di . c. l . Steven- has been foraaaRj engaged to da ibe starting al the coming San Francisco meeting Hi- w,.rk at the barrier, in the course of the Reno meeting, baa been such as to place him right in He- front rank of starters and served to give him a position that had been reported to belong to Dick Dwyei. a ape rial race t,, determine which is the best roe horse of the year may he run a- a result of negotiations at Saratoga i,i which the owners of Sim .tick-Min and Bnaaaer are in accord. The former has no engagements at Saratoga, and hi- owner suggested a sweepstakes to be run within two weeks at weight for age and to which any thoroughbred would be eligible. The distance proposed is one mile and an eighth, and Andrew Miller has agreed to start Boamer, provided the executive committee of the Saratoga iili.n will add money to the sweepstake-. Sam Jacksons recent iinle in l:30K and Roamers rietory in the Saratoga Handicap carrying ban weight has caused much discussion as to their relative merits. % nimiu others which might join in such a raie are I., s. Th paous Regret or Bat row. John W. Schorrs Lake McLtlke and II. C. IlulleuUeeks Tho Fiuu.
