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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. The pur.es for the running races at the BhM Gn s Fair at Lexington will lie materially increased tliis year. Trainer Tom W leli reports that some of his horses at It. imont Park ate coiigliiug and Buffering from sesae ailment that attacked every Stable at that track last year. Jockey Ted Bice will have the mount on one of the Thorticliffe candidates in the Kings Plate, lie is under contract to ride on the Canadian circuit lor Lieut. .1. K. L. Boss of Montreal. The first mile of the season among the Kings Platers at Woodbine was shown Tuesday when trainer W. MePanici let Britannia go the first hall in ."ยป4:;.:,. and finish out the mile in 1:54%. .1. W. Young, one of the old-timers in racing, has arrived at Churchill Downs after a most successful season at Tijuana. He brought no horses with him. but is on the look-out for a couple of likely looking breadwinners. August Belmonts great colt Ilnurless looks like it picture horse now. His dark brown coat of last year has darken -d until it is now almost a glossy black. Ilourlcss has taken on weight and grown considerably taller. The fortunate thing in connection with the disastrous fire at Belmont Park was the saving of the StabhtS from the flames. Only the slate roofs and the fact thai a light rain had fallen just prior to the fire saved further damage.
