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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. The Excelsior Handicap will be run at Jamaica June 15. The stables of Max Hirsch and J. P. Mayberry have been transferred to Belmont Park. The stable of Capt. E. B. Cassatt will arrive at Belmont Iark from Chesterbrook Farm at Beruyn, Pa., in a few days. The time of rae-e 25S62 at Pimlieo. May 2, was 1:1H. and not 1:14. as sent out from the track the day the rae-e was run. Six steeplechasers belonging to A. P. Humphrey, Jr.. and R. Hunter Dulany, in charge of H. Grant-land, have arrived at Belmont Park. David Bispham. Jr.. son of the well-known singer, is the youngest of the iiualifieel gentleman riders approved by the New York Hunts Committee. He rode- a few races last year. Trataer William Walker has arrived at Belmont Park witli thirty -seven horses Is-longing to John E. Madden. They are prine-ipally two-year-olds and three-year-olds. Mr. Madden is himself in the east. A New York dispatch says that H. P. Whitney has bought Bromo from L. S. Thompson. From the fact that the colt was entered in Kentucky stake-races in March in Mr. Whitneys name it may be inferrid that the purchase was made some time ago, although only now definitely announced. When Bromo gave Thunderei four pounds and ran him to a head in the Futurity lie- prove-el himself tin- Bangui of any two-year-old in racing last year. A long, one-story frame building in the old llar-le-m rare track. Twelfth street and Harlem avenue. Forest Park, was destroyed by fire of supposed incendiary origin Thursday night, and an investigation by the- state- fire marshal will be askeel by Fire Chief John Pries of that suburb. The- building of late had been used as a residence by Thomas Kenne-tt. caretaker of the Harlem Golf Tub. whie-h now uses the old race track grounds. In the active elays of the rae-e- track tiie building was used as the quarters of the jockeys, and housed many of the best-known riders of the e-ountry. Snperintenilent H. I. Ielz is a busy man at Belmont Park nowadays. He- has a large force- of men and work horses getting the flat rae-ing and brush e-eurses at the Belmont Park Tirmiiial in perfee-t. order: an equally large- force is engaged in harrowing, scraping ami visciug the big track, and then there are men clearing and burning the winter ae-cumulations of brush, undergrowth and trash about the grounds and training stables. It is safe to predict that Belmont Park will be handsomer and more imposing than ever this year, for besides the gc Beta] ileaning up in progress there, the painters, carpenters and plumbers are at work.
