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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Work on the new grandstand at Blue Bonnets will ; begin early in February. Trainer H. Rogers Bantyi. who had charge of C. A. Crews horses, bss enlisted with the 134th i Canadian Battalion. Parmer Bras tor Johnson N. Camden of Kentucky was a visitor at the osaccs of the Jockey Club in I New York I n Wednesday. With the influx of many foreign racers the Jockey Clab has decided to desigtiate these aliens I on the racing programs on the New York tracks by placing the word "imp." liefore the names. M. M. Maxwell, who bought the French-bred two-year old Tliornblooui by Flint Rock -White Thorn, . at the sale of the Belmont t wo year-olds, for ,200. , has placed that yoaagster in the stable of trainer lames Kitzsinimojis at Ir.ivesend. The Irish Racing Calendar, which has reached the stage f the 126th volume, records for last year the ■ hlghwster figures in the history of the spstrt in the . emerald gem of the western world. The numlicr id races run was 737. which constitutes a record. The . total stakes won amounted t» 8372,685, and this J does not include any of the added money from clubs. I Phil Chhta has eight two-year-olds in training at Charleston, which will be sent to hjni in Kentucky . within the next few weeks. They include the foreign broils, which he purchased abroad, and the ; bay colt Courtship, by Dhoenix — Courtesan, which , In- obtained at the sale of Clarence II. Mackay"s French-bred yearlings. Courtship is a promising ; colt. Trainer Frank M. Taylor has four of W. S. Kil mers two year olds in his stable at Gravesend. and I expects several more of the Kilmer string about the middle of February. The youngsters now in his 5 charge seem to be doing well. They have been 1 named Election. Glodivs, St. Glory and Pink Model. ■ Flection is by Ballot. Pink Model by Pink Coat and 1 the others by Oloritier. In the budget speech of Hon. Walter Mitchell. Treasurer of Owe bee, a surplus of about 00,000 was announced. No reference was made to the rumored racing tax. In that province the government receives no revenue from the race COBTSI s. which in Ontario contribute 842,600 yearly in the ! form of a 00 a day license fee. It was formerly *200. and a raise of ,000 is said to bo part of the governments plan for securing increased revenue. — - Francis Nelson in Toronto Globe.
