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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. John Ryan of Chicago is cashier at New Orleans for George North, who is booking for Paddy Ryan. The .luck Atkin two-year-old colt Henry R. is one of the best youngsters which lias started at the Fair Grounds. He has win four races in a row. Leochares worked a half mile in 47J.:, last Sunday morning at the Fair Orounds before the rain spoiled wiiat promised to be a fast track for Mondays racing. R. .1. .lohnson. trainer of the once Chicago Stable, and working number of the firm of llaiikins and .lohnson. is living in Cleveland and is an cxtivme-Ij wealthy man. Saras broke down badly in his right foreleg during the running of his last race at New Orteaaa, ■ad it is doubtful if he will ever be able to race again. Hi was in last place when he bloke down. The F.nglish jo: ki v 11. Aylin was interned in the prisoners hospital at Berlin for some time, but owing to ill-health was allowed a certain amount of freedom. lie has been liberated ami is now back in England. .loi key Tommy McTaggart seems to have regained liis old time form and is riding brilliantly at the Fair Orounds meeting. He possesses the unusual ability of hustling a louse along that wants to stop and is a strong . finisher. Fred Taral. once Americas greatest jockey, is one of the Aniiican turfmen who are more or less interned in Germany by the war strain. However. Fred dnesat have to go back a long way on the family tree to be accept. ibl- to the kaiser-. II. S. leisses Archiestown. l.y Sir Archibald, is rated us tie beat hurdle horse of the current racing sc isoii in England. His latest fine performance was the winning of the Riverside Handicap at Windsor, with ITS pounds up, from a strong field. W. B. Millers bay marc. Yankee Sister, is ii ported dead at Iteaumont Farm. This male was I he dam of Kieharil T. Wilsons Tartar, which won the ltrooklyn Handicap of 191.".. Yankee Sister was a joiing mar.-: she was foaled in 1904, and was never raced. She was a matron at lata F. Maddens Hamburg llace and Tartar, sold by Mr. Madden to Mr. Wilson, was her first foal.
