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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Army officers rtathaard at Fort Rliss have paat-chaaed ever forty thoroughbreds for use as cavalry banc . Qei ige .1. Long has conferred the name of Laggard to a colt by Alvescot— Soinpritc. which ci-deatly is not a glutton for work. The memory of John AV. .Gates is revived in lietcna .Million, an exceedingly appropriate name to be applied !•■ a horse owned by K. II. Rrndley. Andy Duggan has been elected a director of the Western Racing: Association la leashlit Park, to replace Charles T. Hi ashsll. who has no further con nectiou with the track. A fine foal by Aniner — Mary Zona is reported at i:niii- -hire Farms. This is the first foal by the thoroughbred stallion presented to Canada by King Uearpe from tie- Royal Stud. Mary Zena i- owned by T. -I. Metal.-. Ill mailing his entries to the Latonia Champion-hip Stake. W. S. Heather, the English breeder, dressed them to A. McL. l.arlocker. secretary of the Westcle Iter and Saratoga Itacing Associations. The latter, of coane, forwarded them to Mr. Hack— meister. Farce, the bay three-year-old daughter of Rire Ana I.arnies — Amu nia, had a sore of some kind on her back, sjhfcth has yielded to treatment, and. although the sore prevents the placing of a saddle at the present time, it is expected she will be in excellent condition when track conditions have im-prov d.
