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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF For the Futurity of next year 304 declarations already have been made madeFrank Frank Van Xess wellknown eastern horseman was among the recent arrivals at Xew Orleans OrleansIt It was jockey H Jeffcott and not H Lunsford that rode Unar in the fifth race at Havana Friday FridayBarney Barney Schreiber has arrived at Xew Orleans and reported that ten horses that he shipped from Laxington will ba there shortly shortlyFormer Former jockey Robert Flint saw considerable serv ¬ ice in France with the Fourteenth Balloon Com ¬ pany o the American Expeditionary Forces ForcesSnapper Snapper Garrison will leave Xew York for Havana shortly after the first of the year to remain until the conclusion of racing at Oriental Park nest spring springJockey Jockey J Maher riding for K Spence at Oriental Iark looks like a promising youngster He is said tn be a fearless rider with good hands and plenty of common sense senseTrainer Trainer John Mayberry has taken over a portion of the stable of Jim Arthur at Xuw Orleans to train Among the horses are Kingling II Little Maudie Baghcera and Charlie Leydecker LeydeckerImmediately Immediately after Christmas a big influx of turf ¬ men anil followers of racing from all parts of the country will lie heading for Xew Orleans to be present when the Fair Grounds meeting opens Janu ¬ ary 1 1The The aciiiiisition of the veteran rider W Knapp t tho stable of Senor A H Diaz gives that Cuban racing establishment a master hand in the art of race riding who will make his yresense felt upon more than one occasion occasionIt It is stated that it is the intention of the British war office to buy back 123000 horses from France and Belgium for sale in Great Britain and that they will be sold in batches of 12500 per week in different centers throughout the country countryThe The English sires whose daughters produced the winners of over 30000 in England this year are Gallinule 87080 St Friisiiuin SO5S5 Persim ¬ mon 34110 Ayrshire 334U Spearmint 3171 and Desmond J1MO Only Spearmint is alive of these six horses horsesOfficers Officers of the United States Army who have recently bought 350000 remounts state that they had great difficulty in finding the right type of liorse These failing they wen compelled to pur ¬ chase a largo number lacking agility and speed and otherwise falling below the accepted standard The American remount authorities are unanimous in urging the encouragement of racing in order to insure the best stamp of army horse
