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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Elma Louise and Albert A, are two highly promising two-year-olds, which were trained at the Fair G rounds, but not raced. W. L. Powers is the registered agent for II. P. Whitney. ElUwood Park Stable, J. Temple Gvvath-mey. H. T. Oxnarel, Quincy Stable Bad L. S. Thompson. The application of Howard Oots for permission to change the- name of his imported three-year-old colt, by Criffel — Miphanzi. which raced last year as Van. to Raider, has been favorably acted upon by the Jockey Club. "Exercise bay Frank Walker, having left the employ of M. Smart, without consent or a written discharge-, owners anil trainers are hereby warned not to harbor nor employ him. and attention is "called to Rule No. 215 of the Rules of Racing," says an ite-m in the Racing Calendar. When George Arvin. trainer for William Goose, loft for Louisville- with his stable- following the close of the Fair Grounds meeting, his "stable-" consisted of Conflagration, the only horse left by the "halter-men" unile-r the-se modern claiming and selling rules. The final blow came when they took lt.p-ioe Geeea away from Arvin. Now owner Goose-will try to land a few for himself at the- Hot Springs meeting. Mayor Martin Behrman not only made a neat little speech in presenting the silver loving cup to J. O. Keene after the bitters horse taoaeewa won the- Martin Be-hrman Handicap last Monday at the Fair Grounds, but he showed that he kne-vv where-the mate-rial public benefit from racing came in by [raising "the kind of thoroughbred that can go to victory at one and one -half milts and then a few clavs later come back and win at two miles." Among fie- luge number of horses quartered at the- Fan Grenada during the recently closed New Orleans meeting the following high grade thoroughbreds did nut start at all: Chnlmcr-. Ram her. Mai ion Gooeby, I nele Hait. Oaaat Khayyam. Jam-Straith. Alcicb.iian. Nobleman. Sharp Fro-t. Lord Fitzheibei I. True as Steel. Greek Legend. Jack Mount. Moratorium. Leo Kay. Briiinb-y. and Hi fie -shooter. Owing to bad track conditions their trainers arete uuable to get them into racing form.
