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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. An old-time steeplechaser, The Cad. bv Iuc.is — Parasol, died November 2 at II. W. Smiths Lord-vale Manor, near Worcester, Mass. He was twenty years old. At Morris Park in 190O lie won tli« Champion Steeplechase of ,250 to the winner, defeating Plato, Perion, Sir Hubert, The Bachelor. Old Tank and Trillion at three and a half miles in 7:12 11 n dor 153 pounds. For the first time since Bowie was placed on th.; racing calendar the scarlet, maroon and black colors of August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey Club. will be seen during the fall meeting of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association, which will oi en on Saturday, Novemljer 13, to run for a period of fifteen racing days. The directors of the Back River Jockey Club have already paid out over !f2,000 to cover feed bills and other indebtedness of the stranded horseuieii at the Mount Royal course and their generous action will long 1h remembered by a large number of horsemen. The checks were handed over at the office of the club Tuesday afternoon and the horsemen expect to ship at once. The Jack Dempsey special horse train to New Orleans got away from Latonia Wednesday uiorniir:. The train was made up of sixteen couches. ;•■,,.• •: "atgige cais tor horses, two sleepers and a diner. Many of those intending to go to New Orleans did not go on the special and it is likely another trai-i will be made up to leave about December 1, unless it should rain or snow. Col. C. W. Applegate of New York purchased a big black yearling colt Tuesday from Mrs. Benjamin Mott C- le, her daughter. Miss Grace Cole, and John E. Madden. The colt is by Plaudit I.lue Jacket, by Whistle Jacket, and was descrilied by Mr. Madden as the "best looking yearling iu Kentucky." The sale was made Tuesday by Mr. Madden iu New York and the price, while not announced, is rejiorted to be tlte highest paid for a Kentucky thoroughbred yearling in a long time. The colt was bred at Graccland Stock Farm on the Russel Cave pike by Mrs. and Miss Cole ami halter broken by Miss Col".
