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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Westy Hogan worked three-quarters in |«ga a few days ago at Belmont Iark in his preparation for thcTottoggan Handicap and appears ready. King Goriu worked a mile and a quarter in 2:04U at Douglas Park yesterday morning in preparation for his engagement in the Kentucky Handicap Saturday. John Sanfords George Smith is training at Jamaica in a manlier pleasing to his trainer and suggesting that he will be in prime condition for his next engagement. A disqualification occured iu the second race at Prospect Iark Monday, when the stewards | enalized General because his rider, jockey Smith, cut across in front of the others, forcing all but the winner to pull up to avoid going down. George- M. Hendries Rancher is announced as a sure starter in the Kentucky Handicap. Ranchers race of Monday, when he established a new traek record for a mile and seventy yards, shows him to l»- right on edge and gained for him a big following. George Morgan, former partner of Jack China, died iu Cincinnati Tuesday. A quarter of a century ago the colors of Chinn and Morgan were prominent on all the big tracks of the country. They owned L i iiatus, the first Latonia Derby winner, the black colt Lbsuk and many other good liorseu.
