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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. The American turf never iii its whole history had s, many men of wealth and standing interested in its affairs as it has today. The distance of the seventh race at limlico Monday was one mile and 7l» yard-:, instead of one mile ami Ml yards as printed. Will Hall, the well known western hnndicappcr. is among the latest arrivals at Iiinlic.i from the Pacific coast. He plans to patronize the New York tracks at the close of the limlico meeting. Tommy MeTnirgart rode two great finishes on Tuesday at limlico. landing African Arrow a winner by a nose in the first race and getting Nebraska to the front in the third. II. larrs colt winning by a neck. The Kentucky tracks are tit-vising ways to meet the increased state taxation and it has been suggested that the racteg organizations at fswahjiilh and Latonia may solve the |tiestio:i by charging SU general admission on big days. It is intimated that only twenty-eight days racing will lie permitted at Windsor this year. With the three tracks at Windsor, according to the old system, each would have fourteen days, but with only twenty -eight, there is a cut of fourteen days somewhere. Trainer William Walker is not devoting his whole time to the preparation of the horses lie has in training tit Woodbine. He is determined to solve tiie high cost of living and is plowing and putting in a half acre of potatoes on his back lot on Heech avenue in Toronto. One familiar personage will lie missing at Woodbine this spring and for all meetings to come. William McConaghy. for fourteen years the caretaker and all-year overseer of the place, died Monday after an illness of several months. He was a bachelor and made his home on the premises. "Mac" was an obliging and faithful employe and had ma unfriends among those whose work or recreation took them to Woodbine. I
