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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. A shipment of horses has reached Delorimier Park at Montreal from Juarez. The trainers at Gravesend and Belmont Park are now taking full advantage of the advent of good weather. Oscar Lewisohn will put his English mare Bess to jumping this season. She is being trained by John YVhalen. Jockey YV. Lea. who recently arrived in Adelaide with horses sent from England by It. Wootton, has decided to remain in South Australia. The aggregate totalizator investments at the recent Tnsmanian racing carnival were 34.40.". This was S7.30O less than last year, but bad weather interfered witli the Hobart Cup meeting. George Odom believes he secured a great prize in the chestnut two-year-old Sargon. by Uncle — Semir-amis. bought at the Mackay sale for .SH . Not only litis this colt grown wonderfully since being quartered at Gravesend, but he has rounded out. and looks in all respects like the material out of which a real race horse might easily be developed. George M. Odonj will send four of his two-year-old to Maryland in charge of his elder brother, J. I. Odom. Jr. They consist of Barry, by Yoor-hees— Iraina: a filly by Ben Trovato — Miss Finch: Stony Brook, by Hessian— Stone Nellie, and a filly by McGee Polly Grant, George Odom does not intend going to Maryland, but will remain at Gravesend to supervise the training of the rest of his string. It appears improbable that many horses will spend the summer at Gravesend. YVhen the race train was operating to Belmont Park this was a popular summer resort for trainers who had not secured stable room at the big track, but now that it lias been definitely discontinued they will try to find quarters at Jamaica. Aqueduct or some other point within easy reach of the headquarters of the Westchester Racing Association. Notwithstanding the backwardness of the season, it appears probable that a good sprinkling of horses Which have wintered around New York will race at Havre de Grace. Max Hirsch will leave for Maryland in the near future. Henry Waterson is another owner whose horses are now at Gravesend and who will take active part in the racing at Havre de Grace. Trainer Fitzsimmons is another who will go to Maryland from Gravesend. The imported horse Panmure continues winning in New Zealand, his latest sucecess there being in the Publicans Handicap, three-quarters, at the Dunedin Jockey Club meeting. A New Zealand writer recently stated that Panmure would prove himself one of the best sprinters in the Dominion. Another imported horse to win recently in New Zealand was Jack Jellieoe. by M.vram — Concert. He accounted for tin- Scurry at the Poverty Bay meeting. The receipts in connection with the ArmidaU and New England Jockey Clubs recent meeting amount ci : i si ]. .",oi». and, when expet. ;es are paid, half the ■H proceeds will be given to local patriotic funds. Racing clubs throughout Australia and New Zealand have done their part in respect to contributions to war funds, a tact that should be kept in sight by those anti-sport people who are anxious that racing should l e practically wiped out of existence — Sydney Referee. No hone baa yet brought off the Newmarket Handicap ami Australian Cup in the same year, but I.ochiel and Carbine, second and third respectively to Sedition in lss . were first and second in the Australian Cup tiiat season, Lochle] carried nji to Carbines IIS in the last -mentioned race, ami beat him three parte of a length. Coil, third to Carlton Tuesday, with Wait -a -Bit in third place; while Lord Illins Daughter, second to her stable companion. PI ayaw ay. in the 1006 Newmarket Handicap, pulled off the Cup at the same meeting. Further particulars at hand show plenty of money is to be put into the attempt to boom racing at St. Sebastiea. in Spain, and this will be welcomed by English breeders, as it means an additional market for their stock. The meeting will commence on July 2. and end on July 2o. and while no international race will be of less value than .MM . the Grand Prix de St. Bebaatlea will be worth 0,000. The distance is a mile and a half, ami the weights are on a special scale, with an allowance of eleven pounds for horses bred and reared in Spain. As St. Sebustten is only eleven hours by train from Paris, it is certain French sportsmen will liberally support meetings held there.
