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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Although comparatively little has recently been heard of racing in France there were some 8000 spectators at an army meeting held the other day near Calais when over eighty horses ran for the seven races on the card cardMorton Morton D Bamberger a wellknown amateur rider and polo player of New York and Oceanport N J won the AVelter Selling Handicap at thu Liverpool England spring meeting riding his own horse Eaton Hero by Polymclus He lost him after the race on a bid of 3900 3900Lord Lord Derby last fall bought Frenchbred yearlings to represent him in France Lately in order to be better represented on French courses by horses of his own breeding Lord Derby has decided to send over several of his mares of which the produce will thus be qualified for all French races racesGeorge George A Obnauer formerly associate editor of Daily Racing Forms eastern edition who enlisted as a private at Buffalo in Company B 309th In ¬ fantry has risen through his grades to second lieu ¬ tenant He is now at Bordeaux France His regiment is to sail from that port to America May 15
