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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. The meetings at the- Maisonm-uve trae-k. Mem-tri-al. this year, are- scheduled tei run from J line 15 to June- 22 anil from July 22 to July 29. Sydney racegoers have- pre stinted over 900 pairs if tiehl glasses to th" military authorities lor use-by the- ofhVe-rs of the Australian expeditionary forces. in Victoria, Australia, apprentice atlowance cannot be claimed in two-year-old races. This action has been taken with a vie-w to eb-barring inexperienced apprentices, ridhng in sack events. "Uncle Jimuiie" Cray has telegraphed t 1 Hot Springs from his Oklahoasa ranch requesting reeer rations of fourteen stables for a band of two year olds that he will shortly ship to the Arkansas spa. J. J. Maekissy has been appointed patrol judge-at Hot Springs, as the dutie-s of J. S. Wallace. who was to have served as both paddock and patrol judge, arc- such as to keep him busy enough in the paddock. Racing dates in what is known as the mitro-poiitan area of Victoria — that is. the Melbourne district — were reduced by the former state gov-erasaeat, but the missing dates have been restored by the pre-sent authorities. Among the English racing people imprisoned in Germany is one of the Arnull family, a name that has hail a long connection with the Derby. The first winner. Diomed. was ridden by an Arnull. and altogether jockeys of that name have been successful on twelve Derby horses. Jules Carson has returned to New Veirk from New Orleans. Mary Warren, which raeeel for Carson at New Orleans, has been shipped to Penning and will race over the Maryland tracks. The other horses in the Garsoa lot are- still on Long Island, anil no effort will be made to race them until the New York season opens. John Powers yvill shortly ship his string from Havana to Havre de Grace. He- has Harry Shaw. Dancer, Thursday Nighter anil Imperator. Harry Shaw has lieen on the ailing list for a considerable part of the- winter, but is hath to robust health. Blue Owl went amiss, and she will not be- brought hack to th" Batted states. As far bach as ISotf the Australian Jockey Club dee-line-el to have- anything to do with tin- se-ttle-me-nt of beds, the rule- em that point reading as follows: "The- Australian Jockey Club anel the stewards thereof will hem-e-feirth take no cognisance of any disputes or claims in respect to beds. Tiny recommend all persons having elisputeel beds tei ele--e-iele the- same by re-feree. one te be chosen by each of the parties, anel the two referees tei sele-et a third." Totalizator investments at the recent Christmas anil New Year me-etings in New Zealand showed a decrease as compared with those of the corresponding fixtures iu 1914-15. There was an ine-ri-ase-at six meetings, but. on the otherhand. there- was a falling off at seventeen. The 1914-15 total for the twenty-three meetings in question was ,202,-390 as aguhtst ,124,325 on the recent occasion. This is a total decrease of 8,083, the Auckland R. C.s mee-ting being responsible- for 2,106 of that amount. At all South Australian fixtures totalizator speculation is also decreasing. The ntteadnace at Randall ■ on Saturday last was about 20. KM, which, though slightly b-ss than on tin- corresponding day last year, was excellent, and gives a fair idea of how greatly racing appeals to a large sei-tiem of the public, notwithstanding tl-.at another section woald like- to see it nearly, if nit totally, suppresses! daring the continuance of the- war. Perhaps ire ceaaa elo with a little loss in this state, but I dei not sasmsee breeders are aaxioua for any redaction, as that would naturally atTeet the- eleriianil for bloodstock, fast as has been flu- case in Bntgiand- Pilot in Sydney Referee of January 28. Joan Miller, who has n.it heea training horse s since 1000, will return to the sport in the east tiiis year with the horses eif the- Crossways Stable-. Miller rae-e-e] the- fast mare- Pantemlle-. and he- also had Far Went anel Penarris. He- will e-e me- to the1 races this year with a likely string, two eif them tie-iug imported thoroughbreds. These are- Heather morn, a five-year-old chestnut sou of White Eagle and Virginia Earl, a whsner in nhnrJnnd, and Square Deal, a four-ye-ar-edd brown son e,f Simon Square and No Trump, another that u m abroad. The- other three that make- up the- string are- native-breel two-year-olds anel are- Tin- Bean, a bay daughter of Brya Mawr ami Blngleshot; Right, a bay daughter "f Fair Play anel Mirth, ami Ready Maid, a bay daughter eif Durante ami Maid of the Order.
