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w CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Harry T. l ore has been appointed agent for tin-Wilfred Viau stable. The stewards at the Gentlemens Driving Iark near Baltimore, gave jockey Alex two days and Dennler rest of the meeting for unsatisfactory riding Saturday, the opening day of the meeting. More than 2.0OO persons were present Saturday, the first day of the Gentlemens Driving Park meeting of five days and witnessed some excellent racing, five of the seven races resulting iu driving finishes. Tom Higgins. for several seasons a trackman iu starter Mars Cassidys staff, is now in France fighting in the front line trenches, according to news that has lieen received by friends of his iu New York. W. II. Strang is getting up something new in the way of a motor van for the transfer of horses. It is over seventeen feet long and a trifle more than eight feet wide, and it is designed to carry six horses at a trip. The bill drawn by Holier t II. Marr of New Orleans to prohibit lietting in any form on races has not yet been introduced in the Louisiana legisla ture. It is said that the bill is being pun* so!y held back until the prohibition fight is settled. Because of his victory in the Kings County Handicap at Jamaica Saturday. Cudgel will have to pick up a five iioiind penally in the Metropolitan Handicap, the opening "day feature of the Belmont " Park meeting. He will have to shoulder 13T« pounds, which will be giving Omar Khayyam five pounds.
