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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. W. A. Purttschell has purchased Thesieres from Sam Louis, for his employer Al Smith of Detroit. Garnier. the French and Pelgian jockey attached to Hyams and tirundys stables at Epsom during his stay in England, has returned to France to join the army. The names Berlin. Sedan. Dodge and Franklin wen- given to the J. S. Ward horses because their owner is in tlio automobile business, handling cars of the types ami makes referred to. and no change iu their names is likely to be made for patriotic reasons or otherwise. Corrigan and Mi Kinneys WfckttsTo Stud have most appropriately selected the name Royal yuest for the three-year-old chestnut filly, a sist-r to The Tetrarch. recently imported by them. This filly is by Roi Herode — ■Yahreii which means quest, by Bona Vista. S. C. Hildreth has no intention of starting any of the Belmont string before the beginning of the racing on Long Island. With the exception of the comparatively few thoroughbreds now stationed at Belmont Park, which are intended to race on the Maryland circuit, the horses at the big track are not in forward condition, although most of them should be ready to begin the campaign of 1917 with the opening of the Jamaica meeting. The Horsemens Association will most likely make an application to the Canadian Racing Associations at an early date to have a representative iu the stands at all tracks. Their contention is that they will then be in possession, first -handed, of the desired information in regard to members of their association, wdio are disciplined. At the present time horsemen are ruled off and no cause announced, which the association does not consider British fair play. — Toronto Star. Robert Newall. a Toronto horseman, moved his string to Woodbine from winter quarters near Dufferin Park. In the band were Raveneourt. Matrix, Judge Perry. Liicknow and a green three-year-old. Luckuow is a two-year-old chestnut colt by Plaudmore— Lucnsta. Judge Perry is also by 1laudmore — Satin Power. He lias lteen an eighth in 12% already this season at DufTerin Park and Raveneourt a half in 55. Judge Perry is a promising colt and put in a quarter in 24 at the Woodbine track as a yearling last falL
