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-n s T j J. f j, Q . s s J 1 is 1 , | | t 1 1 , 1 , I j J i I £ i I 1 , , | . | . 1 , , - e e k J v l" B j 7 4 1 2 ., "", 0 I 1 ■ • :: ,[ 0 n ,, 0 J. 0 ., 2 r, 2 0 ,, 0 p 0 II " o • 4 4 0 o o 0 0 0 T •: 0 0 ."i 3 :: 0 0 0 • 0 0 CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. _ __ ■ James Bowe has shipped the Whitney string to 1 Belmont Dark. 1 James Butler- good -printer High Noon ha- been -how ing improved form in hi- work of late. V. G. King-Dodd- will go to Lexington shortly lo , tack up some yearlings he has there. .1. s. Owabey will ship his string from Saratoga to Belmont Park and then lo Havre de Grace. Charles 11. Hughes, who train- the horses of ■ H. Stamper. Jr.. will remain at Saratoga for a , few days and then ship his string to Lexington, , leaving Saratoga September :.. W. V. 1resgrave will at once ship his horses from Saratoga to Montreal, race them at Blue Bonnets. . ship to Toronto for the tall meeting there and then 1 send them to Maryland to race. 1 C. L. Schwartz, who races under the name of "Mr. Archdale." has purchased the Peter Quince tvvo-1 year-old Helping Hand from C. K. ;. Billings. It intended to convert her into a steeplechaser. Conclusive evidence of the success of the bet less meeting at Sao FraarJaeo is furnished in the volun , tary raising of the minimum value of purses to $.; ki. a move highly approved by owner- racing , their horses al Ihe Presidio track. Jockey K. Taplin has joined the list of jockeys riding at Sail Francisco. lie had gone to his home in California witb the announced intention of seating until ihe opening of Ihe Havana meeting, but could not resist the call of racing right at hand. Cwyn Tompkins will ship his stable from Sara hDga Io Blue Bonnets, and after participating in lhat meeting he will go to Toronto for the Ontario oikey Clubs autumn meeting. At the lose of the latter meeting he will send his horse* to Maryland. and they will anally go into winter .ptarters at his farm in Virginia. Ddward McBride, owner of Ihe good two-year-old Ge rue Smith and other thoroughbreds, who was so -erioiisly hurt in an automobile accident at Saratoga while motoring la from the lake, came Ml of the hospital and left for his borne. His broken foot Ii still in a plnstei cast and ii will be some time be fore he is able to be about At the Presidio track lasl Tuesday, six book makers aught laying odds were ejected from the Hack and ordered to slay "ill. On Wednesday thirteen more were expelled with the same injunction The "betting committee* is George W. Wing ■eld. B. Poller A-he and J. C. Covvdin. assisted by a competent band of Piakertoa men. and they are enforcing the ao-betting rule sternly. John E. Madden, master of Hamburg Place, has had a wonderfully good season, though his colors have not often been seen in front of late. Mr. Mad den has disposed of all the two year olds he put on 1 Hie market learning the fillies to Ih- returned to , Hamburg Place when they are through with racing. He still has Sir Vivian, son of Dgden and Lady Sterling, and it i- the present intention of .Mr. Madden to campaign him again next season. Wrack, a Iwautifully-hrcd s. n of Bobert le Diable and Samphire by Isinglass and a good race horse. has been purchased by A. P.. Hancock from Lord li.o-el.erv. The deal was made through the British Bloodstock Agency of London and the hone, which , is still in training, will be delivered after the . racing afaaon is over in November. This horse, if all goes well, will prove a valuable acquisition . to the Lllerslie Stud. Mr. Price McKinney ha- recently purchased two more marc- and their foala abroad and these, with 1 Colna and Off, purchased ont of the recent -ale al Newmarket, will arrive in New Yolk ihe lirst of this week The mares and foala will be turned over to John Miller, who 1- now Hick, and he will 1 Immediately bring them to Kiagaton Farm. The breeding of the mares and foals is: Plain Jane. eh. m., Pill, by Maueenia Parlour Maid, by Orvbto. ami ally foal by Collar: mare in foal to Javelin. Scrnbwood. b. in. 1008. by Bushey Park J —Cortina, by Desmond, and filly foal by Javelin: mare in foal to Tullibardiuc. son of St. Fruaqnin and floor-, by Trenton. James Howe, when talking of Brotaatick at Sara-0 toga a dav or two ago. said lhat he had grown and 1 thickened greatlv since hi- r, I irei.ielit. "1 have [ not put him under the standard." he said, "but T I think he mils! be fully 15 3-4 hands high, and pos-o -iblv nearer 10 hand- than that. He has lengthened i Land thickened, too. He is a grand-looking horse e now."" "Referring to Whisk Broom 11.. trainer Rowe e said: "He always was .1 big horse, even when he e whs racing. He must be fully 14 1-2 hands high 1 and he is a heavy horse for his inches. He would 1 probal.lv weigh not less than 1.260 pounds. His s weanlings are a line looking lot. and 1 expect him a to make a line showing iu the stud."
