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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Sign of the times A lady has been elected an I honorary life member of oue of the Australian Jockey Clubs she has not missed a meeting for forty years yearsCallot Callot the French jockey who used to ride for the American owners M Pfizer and Gene Leigh in obstacle races recently died of influenza at MaisonsLafitte MaisonsLafitteEngland England has its Roamer He is a pretty nice sort of threeyearold bred in France by James A do Rothschild by Predicateur Cross as Two Sticks and is entered in nearly all the stakes of 1919 1919Manilardo Manilardo the third betting choice for the Epsom Derby is owned and was bred by A AV Cox Mr Fairie and is a brother to Gay Crusader the English champion and Derby winner of 1017 1017Since Since the armistice was signed 62520 surplus army horses have been sold in Groat Britain for 2750Sr S an average price of about 287 In the same period 1478 mules have brought an average of 105 105George George Odom is pointing King Plaudit for the Preakness The colt was purchased at the Brighton Stable sale last summer and lias trained satis ¬ factorily this spring after wintering in fine con ¬ dition at Gravescnd GravescndA A special train from Chicago to Louisville for the Kentucky Derbv has been arranged for It will leave over the Mouon route at 9 p m May 9 ar ¬ rive at Louisville at 730 Derby day morning and make a special return run the same evening after the race raceA A match at one mile and a half for 17500 a side has been arranged in India Iwtween J C Galstauus Dark Legend the Indian champion and Aiceroys lip winner and C Cunninghams Helford a five yearold by Lonowand Aunt Hetty Both are Eng ¬ lish horses Dark Legend is to concede Helford fourteen pounds in the race which is to be run attie Poonah meeting in August I
