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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. The City Bark race track at New Orb-ans has been turned into a mobilization camp for the state of iAiiisiana. A. L. Austin has transferred his stable from Louisville to Havre de Grace. Tin-so that went were Coininonada, Milestone, Tito and several two year-olds. A privet hedge has been planted to mark the steeplechase course at Pinilieo. This in an iinptovo-ment that will be appreciated, as it will tend to prevent swerving oft the course In-tween flags. John A. Payne, general agent for the Hartford Live Stock Insurance, has announced M all his employees, who enlist in the Milk* of the United States, that they will receive full pay during their absence. Mr. Paynes two sous are officers in the Cincinnati cavalry troop. Harry Perkins is a recent arrival at Louisville, his stable being composed of Dr. Larriek, Bob Hensley. Courtly Lass. Jolly Raskin and a couple of two-year-olds. These are Poky OMalley. a hay filly by Charles OMalley— Bachelors Cherry, and Vanessa Welles, a chestnut filly by Dick Welles — Vanessa. The little sickness that has prevailed at Graves-end the past winter is surprising considering the severe weather at times. List year there was considerable sickness and several good horses succumbed to horse maladies. Even Ioamer. the little champion, was afflicted and his races during last year showed decided deterioration. Jockey Herbert, the Canadian rider, who had the mount on Donau when he won the Kentucky Derby of 1910. has had some remission of his discipline in Australia. He was suspended for six months by the Werribee Jockey Club in December for using his •whip on another rider in a race, but the Victorian Racing Club has given him permission to ride gallops and work in a stable in the interval. Rollo Brown of Kingfisher, Okla., purchased recently Orlin Kripp, and will put him in the stud at his ranch. Orlin Kripp is a brown horse, 7, by Sileo — Afainada, by Duke of Montrose, and was a good race horse, being out of the money only eight times during his four years campaign. He won twelve races and was seventeen times second or third. Richard Mortimer. Jr.. and Gordon C. Prince, two well-known gentlemen riders of Boston, have enlisted for the Flying Corps of the Inited States army and are now making daily practice flights "somewhere in the south." Mr. Prince is a cousin of the late Norman Prince, who was killed in France a few months ago after a couple of years of brilliant and daring air work for the French army. A. E. Hundley and Son, of Danville. Ky.. purchased recently two well-bred broodmares from Dr. George F. Stericker, Springfield. 111. They are Induna, eh. m, 8, by Widower son of Galliard — Highland Widow, by Scottish Chief — Leonora W., by Wagner, next dam Ina Rapture, by Rapture; and Western Princess, oh. m, 8, by Widower — Acqua-tilia, by St. Andrew, next dam Naiad, by Mortemer. Through the death of William H. Barretto, the old-timer, a vacancy occurs in the list of Jockey Club officials. It is unnecessary to say there will be hundred* of applicants for the position, which will, no doubt, go to some old horseman or rider of experience. Horsemen are anxious to have the best timing official possible to give them a line on future calculations. It is an important position on a race course, more so luau the ordinary patron realises.
