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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey R. C. Watts, who is riding at Bowie, is a product of that place. He weighs eighty -four pounds and is a promising apprentice. English owners and trainers have petitioned the Jockey Club to permit jumping races during the months of April and May, which are reserved for flat racing. The Hamburg Place form of John E. Madden in Kentucky comprises 2.240 acres and has 235 thoroughbred broodmares. In 1915 the progeny of the mares and stallions at Hamburg Place won 325 races and nearly 00,000. The New Derby, to be run at Newmarket next month, has less added money than the Kings Plate at Woodbine, but an owner can make a nomination in the Plate for and run at an expense of only 0 more. In the Derby his expense is 50 to go in and 50 additional to start. — Toronto Globe. William Garth and the Virginia contingent had Bobby Boyer all framed up for a "killing" at Bowie Tuesday, but just missed fire because little Forehand was not strong enough to do justice to the horse in the stretch. Mr. Garth has been schooling Bobby Boyer over the jumps and the horse has stiown such aptitude for the game that the "Sage of Albemarle" is confident he will make a useful cross-country performer. Wise Judge, a bay colt. 4. by Golden Maxim — Verdict, won his ninth race in South Africa when he carried off the Flying Handicap of 00 at Cape Town on February 17. He was bred at Blue Ridge Stud. Virginia, by Henry Oxnard. who also bred from Verdict the good Italian winner Not Guilty, by Ormondale. A winner of two races this season. Not Guilty won five races as a three -year-old in 1913. Hitchy Koo. a chestnut daughter of Watercress and Lychoe Nut. carried off her third race in South Africa when she won the Club Handicap at Port Elisabeth last month.
