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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Trainer James Fitzsimmous is beginning to give his big stable of thoroughbreds at Gravesend slow work daily. Charles F. Price, who is presiding steward at Juarez, will arrive at New Orleans Tuesday en route to Florida on his annual trip, where he will spend several weeks vacation. The Alexandras, father and son, are very much in the limelight at Tijuana, Alexandra, Br., having sent sixteen winners to the post, while the son has ridden those winners besides a number for other owners. Through an error in telegraphic transmission, tin final time for the on. and one-eighth miles of the Cosmopolitan Handicap, the fourth race at New-Orleans. Saturday, was printed as 2:01::-,. whereas it should have been 2:01M;. C. Less, who is managing the Dorval Park track, and who has been at the Fair Grounds for -ome time stated. Iwfore leaving tonight, that his association would give no purse of less than 00 valii" di.ring the coming season. Dr. McCully has fired Oscar Lewisohns brown two year-old colt. Harbor Hill, by Fitz- Herbert — Kamara, by Candlemas. Mr. Lewisohn bought this colt out of the sale at Mackay yarlings at Saratoga last August. He is in charge of John Miller at Gravesend. When the racing opens at Pelmont Park next spring those who visit the track in automobiles will find some changes for their convenience. By the running of an ornamental fence from the club-hous" to the grandstand on one side and the clubhouse to the horse entrance to the paddock on the other, that part of the enclosure will permit the running through of the machines to the parking spaces without delay that was formerly necessary by those: making clubhouse exchanges. These u changes will be made at the clubhouse proper and accordingly will at once do away with the congestion of the machines.
