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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Ral Parr has leased the racing qualities of Dar-bishire from Mrs. Mary R. Allen. Woods Stockton has leased the racing qualities of Dr. Nelson. Queen of the Sea and Cherry Belie from William Garth. William D. Babcock has leased the racing qualities of Clifton Girl. Tom Lowrey and Royal Master from Hartley H. Seaton. The stewards of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association will give a hearing at their next meeting on May 4. to jockey Yourell on his application for a renewal of his riding license. The names of the horses from the British gov-ment stud which have been leased for racing purposes to Lord Lonsdale are Albion, Calais, Candescent. Eagles Nest, Halewood, Lionells and Royal Favour. Officials for the coining meeting of the Inited Hunts Racing Association are as follows: Judges, H. A. Bourne and A. Butler Duncan; clerk of the scales, W. C. Erwin: starter, Frank T. Clarke; patrol judges, E. S. and F. B. Voss. The election of Col. R. G Pleasant as governor of Louisiana by a plurality of some 25,000 over his inde| endent opponent is regarded as a favorable outcome of the election just held in that state, from the standpoint of racing at New Orleans. The Prince of Wales Plate, 7.500 rupees for the winner, was run at Calcutta and won by the English-bred horse Evett. 120 | ounds. in 1:40 for the mile. Evett was such an outsider that in a field of twelve his totalizator dividend was at the rate of 21 to 1. Charles A. Farr is among the recent arrivals at Woodbine Park. Toronto. with.C. J. Keans Meissen, the three-year-old Will Cash and Brookcress. T. J. Bird has also moved his string of four to the Ontario Jockey Clubs course from their winter quarters. Tar Brush, probably the biggest three-year-old iu Canada. Audrey Austin and the jumper Sea Lord are among the number. The stewards of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association have granted jockey licenses to William Allen* William Booth, Harvey Boyle. Beverly Bryant. S. J. Bush. Thomas Chandler, E. G. Heider, M. Henderson. P.* Kelleher. A. Lee, Fountain J. Levi, J. Meaney, William Murphy, Thomas OBrien. Thomas C. Parrette, Vincent Powers, Joseph Ryan. Samuel Stevenson, Bernard Tumulty and Richard Waugh.
