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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Allan-a-Dale is now standing at Shelbourne. Vt. Scaramouch continue! to show soreness in bis work at Hot Springs. The elates for the meetings at Dufferin and Hilhrest Parks. Toronto, will be mui-h the same as last season, it is learned. Blue Wings propensity to quit after showing early speed in his races is undoubtedly due to the fact that he is windbrokeu. A. P. Hancock reports the arrival f a bay colt by Celt-Ktelka at his Kllerslie stud in Virginia. The mare will be returned to Celt. The Carietoa Belling Hurdle Handicap at the Windsor, Kng.. mee-ting a week ago had fifty en-tries, though it is only a 8286 race. Catattaa and Little Queen each foale-el a filly by Out of Reach at James Butlers Past View Kami, near Tarrytown. N. V.. last wee-k. William M. Murray will make some- impiovc-monts at tin- Maisonneuve track for the- coming season, including the- se-tting apart of a now bet ting eaetosure, 3."ixllo. Soybean is credited with having improved stem lie was acquired by A. c. Pnrretto. Another horse that is said to have lie-en improved by a change of stables is Pleasiireville, now the- property of John Lowe. Martin Natlianson. who lias had his hands full in providing racing with poor horses at Havana, will leave the-re for Chicago March 2.".. He- will go via Key West and plans to stop off at Jacksonville. Messrs. Schuyler L. Parsons and II. K. Knapp. two stewards of the- Jockey Club., had a pleasant time- at Havana. Both are returning to New York much improved in health, according to advices to their fl lands. Mr. Knapp has been especially benefited. Charles Williams is training seven thoroughbreds at llravesead belonging to 1. Douglas They consist of three two-year-olds, one being the chestnut coll Dixie 11.. bj Bthelbert — Dame Beauty, purchased at the Belmont sab- of Preach bred two year-olds, anil four three -year -olds and over. Extensive changes are to be- made at Belmont Park terminal, the course- of the Halted Hunts Racing Association. The grandstand will be enlarged and a number of boxes placed along the front row and a greater pitch will in- given to the lawn in front of the- stand leading down to the course-. The Quebeej legislature has been prorogued after a teasloa of ten weeks. No taxation was Imposed. nor any le!_i-lat inn Introduced, affecting in anyway the racegoers on the seven race- courses of the province. It is said that the Premier. Sir I. inner Oouin. has derided that no more race courses shall be iucorpor.ite-d or operated. The Stanley Kay two ye-ar-olds entered by William Walker in tin- Maple Leaf and Breeders stake-s for next year at W Brine an said by the dockers to have shown mack promise at Ne-w Orleans. They did not race at the- Crescent City, but will probably lie se-nt to the- post at the Man land meetings le-fore starting at Woodbine-. A couple- anywhere- like- their daddy iu racing ability would cat a big figure nowadays. — Francis Nelson in Toronto Globe.
