Current Notes of the Turf, Daily Racing Form, 1918-05-14

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, . CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF W. Travers. former jockey and later owner and trainer, was called Saturday to join the Naval Reserves, in which branch of the service he recently enlisted. Sain Hildreth is said to think highly of the two-year-old daughter of Lemberg — Cattish, named Cats-paw, one of the promising youngsters iu Major August Belmonts stable. Immediately after the running of the Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, Governor Stanley auctioned off a Pekinese pontile dog for the lienefit of the American Red Cross. The canine brought 00. "in view of the project of Kentucky turf interests to raise 00,000 for the American Red Cross this year, the stamp of the imhlics approval as shown in the turf tint for the Derby was most pleas-i iug to me. said Charles F. Grainger, president of the New Iuisville Jockey Club, yesterday. "We shall go ahead with every resource to make this plan good. I am sure that the sort of sport seen on the n|ieniiig day is a 11 omen of what may lie expecled throughout the season."


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