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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. The Brownlcigh Park Stable horses are destined to race in Canada. Dave Leary is about to ship some of his horses from Belmont Park to Maryland. Jockeys J. Smyth. S. Wolstenholm and W. Hin-phy have arrived at Montreal from Havana. John Powers shipped his string from Havana to Havre de Grace. The horses all shipped well. Trainer Joseph Kdwards, who has charge of Henry Watersons stable at Gravesend, shipped to Pimlico Monday. W. Martin has Waterhass. Kleburne. Balko. Bo- lata. Water War, May McGee and a two-year-old bv McGee in training at Louisville, with all doing well. The Kenyon bill to prohibit interstate trans-IHtrtation of race track information was approved yesterday by a subcommittee of the senate interstate commerce committee. Congressman George W. Loft has begun his career in racing with the determination that his shall not tie known as a l etting stable. He bought his three thoroughbreds solely because he likes horses and horse racing. James McLaughlin and James McLaughlin. Jr., are making arrangements to ship their trio, which consists of the good filly Celandria. the big chestnut gelding Watercress II., and the speedy steeplechaser Syosset.to Pimlico as soon as practicable. Walter Heath, former trainer for Charles W. Clarks El Palomar Stable, has been engaged by George W. AAMngfield to train and campaign his western string of thoroughbreds. Heath is at present at Reno getting some youngsters in readiness for the Nevada meeting in May. Recent arrivals at Delorimier Park, Montreal, include F. Holman. with Edmond Adams, Centauri, Andrew ODay and Taribel: O. Hak. with Enver Bey, Bulgar and Shadrach: W. M. Buck, with Fe-lina and Rob Blossom; W. Gargan, witli Nino Muchacho and Regular; Dr. F. W. Ashe, with Malik; Don Kinney, with Fort Monroe, and 3. A. Mundy, with Miss Grenado. Agnes Velasquez, a famous English broodmare, has liecn purchased by a San Francisco turfman through the agency of S. Christenson. Agnes Velas-quoz is the dam of the sensational colt Volta, one of the fastest horses in England. Agnes Velasquez will lie bred back to Valens. sire of Volta. and will be shipped from Imdon in June. The mare is fourteen years old and is by Velasquez— Agnes Galliard. George Odom has begun the clipping of his horses, and will continue the operation at the rate of about three a dav. until he completes the task. For the present he is clipping their tiodies and leaving their legs and extremities to be attended to. later. As most of them are two-year-olds, some of them are nervous under the clippers at first, but thus far lie has exi erienced no serious difficulty witli any of them. The bright pleasant weather is inducing many of the trainers at Gravesend to work their horses in the o] eii rather than continue shed work. The present condition of the Gravesend track is not by any means satisfactory, and probably this is partially responsible for the fact that trainer Fitzsimmons is the only trainer who has done any real speeding up thus far. Most of the trainers are using the nearby roads for galloping. The track is soft in spots, but is improving. Spanish racing is beginning right. The regulations of the meeting at San Sebastian prohibit blinkered or "tubbed" horses from competing, which is an advance on conditions in either England or France. On account of climatic conditions horses with silver tubes for the relief of wind trouble are not infrequent in English racing, though rarely seen in this country. In both England and France it is the commonest thing to see horses wearing blinkers running in steeplechases and hurdle races. Here we have made sufficient progress to bar them over obstacles, though they may run on the flat. — Toronto Globe. I j ■
