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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Clint DeWitt is sojourning for a few days at Nw Turk prior to departure foi New Orleans. John Ilacbmeister and Gtacj* M. Hoaflrtr. president at the Windsor Jockey Club, left Cincinnati Wednesday for Naples. Fla.. where tiny will hunt and tish fat the net two monllis. The management of the Tia Juana track entertained a big party of San Diego and Mexican ol -liials at the Course Wednesday. A banquet followed the running of the racing program. A letter was received in New York Wednesday from Wcatherhy 3 Sons aine uncing that the Ascot Siake had not been withdrawn, as had been an nounced. but that the closing of the stakes had been pi»t oucd from January 4 to the first Tuesday in .March. August Belmont was elected chairman of the Jockey Club at the annual meeting of the stewards Thursday. 1". K. Sturgis was named vice-president and 11. K. Knapp secretary-treasurer. The applications of D. A. Wilson and James Keid for reiu-slatement were denied The ]*jst of trainer of the great racing stable of J. B. Joel, English diamond magnate, vacated by lh retirement of Charles Morton, has been taken Of*r b Willie Pratt, who not long ago was the hading rider iii Prance. He is a nephew of Fred Aider and was described in his riding days as I li.-I.cau ideal of a horseman. His line "stage presence" appealed to the "garden parly" racing public over I here, ami Willie Pratt, says an English paper, on the beautiful gray mare Seinendria was a lit subject lor a sculptor on lie day sin- won the Grand Prix Ear Baron de S.hickhr in 1MB.
