Current Notes Of The Turf, Daily Racing Form, 1918-10-22

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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Hartford Insurance John A Payne General Agent Cincinnati O Advt AdvtEstimates Estimates of the crowd at Empire City Saturday are that over 15000 persons were present and wit ¬ nessed some of the most spirited racing of the fall season seasonSecretary Secretary W P Riggs of the Maryland Jockey Club announces1 that the races at Pimlieo will begin each day at 145 p m The Pimlieo meet ¬ ing is scheduled to open Friday November 1 1The The Quincy Stables three yearold Star Spangled has certainly proved to be a consistent nicer despite liis bad knees being unplaced but twice in eleven starts He lias won five races and finished sec ¬ ond on five occasions occasionsJoe Joe Vendigs persistent bidding up of Ed Arling ¬ tons horses does not meet with the approval of those attending the racingr at Empire City Sat ¬ urday when he boosted KohiNoor for the sixth times this year the crowd hooted and hissed him for several minutes minutesTh Th War Department has shown its appreciation of the importance of horse shows by granting leave f absence to Ciiptiln A Henry Higginson of the ISeinoiint Division to conic1 conic1from from Camp Sevier in South Carolina to judge the jumpers at this years National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden Many other army officers stationed near New York are expected to take a leading part in all the Jumping and military classes as exhibitors or riders w that the association has cleared the way by making army uniforms admissible as regulation limiting costume in all competitions where it is Prescribed


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