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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TUEF. A. K. Mac-.unlx-rs Kentucky Derby candidate. Star Hawk, is reported to have worked a mile :a 1:19 iM-fore leaving Charleston for Churchill Down*. and John Sanfords ieorge Smith is credited with a mile in 1:47 at the same place. Bulla, which is racing tit Dowie. is something of a counterfeit. The colt works well but does not race to his work. It is said that Tom Shaw bet ¥3.500 on Servia to beat Oil— Smith iu one of his races last year, all of which goes to show that the very elect may lie deceived in horse flesh. For the opening at Tijuana tomorrow there will he two races at five and a half furlongs, two at three-.iuarters and two at a mile. Over « 00 horses are re| ortecl to Is- at the- track, with more to arrive. The new track has been completed and is available for the horsemen to carry on training operations. The new rule dividing the runup money equally between all the horses iu the race is meeting with some crticism. It is urged that owners of inferior horses, that have no earthly chance to win or get in the money, will enter their horses just to get a share of any runup money that may be coming. In the case of the last race at Howie. Monday, there was 00 runup money to be divided among si horses, making a neat sum for each. — Parole in I.altimore News. There are few racing terms misapplied to a greater extent than that of "good sportsman." The fact of i»ossossiiig sufficient money to own race horses without discomfort often causes men to be sycophant ieally proclaimed "good s| ortsiiien." wher.-as their sporting instincts do not approach thos.. of many small owners who severely tax their resources to race one or two horses. — Sydney Keferce.
