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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. George M. Odoms horses — mostly two-year-olds — were shipped from Graveseud to Belmont Park ; Tuesday. . Southern Maid, one of the best of her sex in America as a two-year-old. has lieen mated with j First Sight, son of Peep oDay, at Thorncliffe Farm. August Belmonts smart jumper Mission will not | race this season. The brown daughter of Bock Sand I and Misgivings has gone wrong, and it has been decided to retire her to the stud. Sheridan Clark, racing secretary at Conuaught t Park and Dorvnl, has arrived in Montreal from his s borne iu New York to get things in readiness at Dorval. He brought word that starter James Milton will arrive at Montreal about May 15. It is reported that August Belmont, jjiairman of f the Jockey Club, has eighteen yearling! and eight J three-year-olds on the way to this country from his * breeding farm in Normandy. The entire band will ! be shipped to the Nursery Stud immediately upon ■ their arrival. Would government control of racing be beneficial: - Well, it is questionable, in view of the fact t that owners, trainers and jockeys disqualified for r racing offenses appear to have little difficulty in n enlisting the sympathies of members of parliament t when trying for remi.-sion or reduction of sentences. ;- — Sydney Befcree. While the mutuels will this season be new to 0 Hamilton and Ottawa, there is on reason to suppose e they will not acheive the instant and striking popularity marking the introduction of the new system 1 elsewhere. Any person with intelligence enough to o buy a ticket at a theater box office will have no 0 ditViculty in dealing with the operations of the new v method. — Francis Nelson in Toronto Olobe. Tin- Hanover Racing Club has withdrawn the t notice which ordained that jockeys who were not 1 natives of Germany. Austria -Hungary, Turkey or Bulgaria would have to carry five pounds extra , when riding for stables other than those which had first cafl o:i their services. In other words, jockeys J of American birth, like Archibald and Korb. are not ,t to be penalized for being lietter jockeys than the J Germans. After Queen of the Sea won sit limlico last week j William Oarth was a happy man. lie had bred the j, wiuner and also Judge Wingfield. the winner of the e first race the same day. The "Sage of Albemarle" •• said that he had become convinced that lie was a .. Z better breeder than trainer. Four two-yeur-olds bred bv him at his farm in Charlottesville have B been returned winners this season. They are Judge ,, Wingfield. Dr. Nelson. Queen of the Sea and Cherry v Belle. All of them are by Sea King except Cherry "v Belle, which is by Cherry Pit. Infortunately Mr. : Oarth did not breed back to Sea King, as the horse , was sent to Kentucky. A ruling made by the stewards at Tijuana, May J 5. reads as follows: "For the unsatisfactory racing of the horse Forum the entry of Forum, together with all the horses iu the stable of A. G. Harrison will be rejected in future by the Lower California Jockey Club and the horses in question, together with owner and trainer. A. G. Harrison, and jockey J. M. lutyre, are ordered away from the track at once." This is thu second riding within a Keck made !«• judges C. II. lettingill. L. J. Hose and S. .1. McOibl.cn. The others t,» feel the sting of their ax were Messrs. Dunn and Lewis and jockey Washer through the running of the horse Darkey.
