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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Max Hirsch has sold his two-year-old filly Kath-ryn Gray to Mrs. G. L. Peine. A meeting of the Canadian Racing Associations committee will he held at Windsor next week. It was discovered by the secretary of the Queens County Jockey Club that Godfrey Preece lacked the proper authority to claim Cheer for Mrs. Godfrey Preece ami the filly was accordingly awarded to George F. Johnson, Jr., who had also entered a claim. When asked at Empire City about his crack colt Harry Kelly. John W. Schorr replied: "I know he is a fast colt mid good looking, but he is so crazy and has been worked so much at the barrier that I am afraid it has caused him to lose some of his speed." The division of the Jefferson Livingston stable with which Mose Gohlhlatt has arrived at Empire City consists of Col. Vennie. Othello Aldebaran, Mandy Hamilton. Sosius, First Degree. Royal Interest. Kris Kringle. The Baroness, White Crown, Longfellow, Petlar and King Dick. A special train left Belmont Park for Saratoga with a valuable shipment of raet: horses for the following owners: Harry Payne Whitney, 32; Clarenen II. Mackay. I!; John Sanford, 27; R. F. Carman. 17: It. T. Wilson, 15. W. II. Karrick lias shipped n carload of thoroughbreds belonging to Schuyler L. Parsons from Belmont Park to Saratoga. E. W. Ilcffiier also sent the Hallenbeck horses, including The Finn, by the same train. W. M. Wallace has arrived at Empire City from Kentucky wilh I.ig Smoke, Poekiehoo, Inele Will, Big Fellow and Mary Estelle. William Hurley also arrived witli Bedtime Stories Busy Joe and another. Wallace said lie was giving Big Smoke a partial let-up in order that lie might recuperate after liii; too strenuous Derby preparations. The colt i; sound and all right, but in the opinion of Wallace he will be better for a short rest. Manager John Uaclimeistcr had no comment to make on the recent Latonia meeting other than to say that it was quite gratifying to him to see that the Cincinnati public appreciated his efforts to givo good, clean racing. tie was particularly pleased with the clubhouse patronage and predicted that in another year that famous old place would house a high a class of patrons as it did more than a score of years ago. Particular attention is being paid by the management to this class of prospective members of the Latonia Jockey Club. The petition circulated at Fort Erie asking for a change in the selling race rules was largely signed, but there is a tlccitud division of opinion among tho horsemen as to the best plan to accomplish the purpose of these races. No change is anticipated this year, in any case. ar. it is not likely the established order would be altered in the middle of the season. In Australia they get along without selling races, but so long as they are on the program in this country it is not likely any change will be made of so radical a nature a:; to deprive them of their special character. Many owners, though, want selling race privileges without being called on to bear selling race responsibilities. Francis Nelson in Toronto Globe.
