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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF The best weightcarrying performance in an Australian Cup two and a quarter miles was re ¬ corded by Malua njiicli carried 135 pounds to vic ¬ tory in ISSti ISStiThis This years Indian Grand National Steeplechase was won by the Englishbred gelding Blackmailer by Volodyovski Lady Hawker which carried top weighr 173 pounds The previous two years it was won by the Australianbred gelding Larrikin LarrikinSignorinetta Signorinetta the sensational English Derbv and Oaks winner of 1908 foaled March 30 a splendid chestnut filly by Major Belmonts St Leger win ¬ ner Tracery whose son The Panther many good judges consider the best threeyearold in Eng ¬ land The youngster is a chestnut chestnutTom Tom Oshorne the once famous English jockey attached to Robert Pecks Russley Stable for which he rode Marie Stuart the winner In the Ht Ixger of 1873 is now in the Newmarket Infirmary suffer ing from trouble which is difficult t diagnose Oslwrne is sixtysix years of age ageFrom From his first crop of foals the royally bred young sire Theo Cook has sent to the turf this year Esquimau winner of five races and Fanny Cook winner of three races He is by Ben Brush sire of Broomstick and Sweep and his dam Climax was by Domino Orchis a sisterinblood to the unbeaten Ormonde OrmondeApril April 20 at Xewbury England Blackwater won the Manton TwoYearOld Stakes and the Adam Bede Jovial Jane colt the TwoYearOld Selling Plate Both their dams are of American lineage Waterwecd Blackwaters dam is by Watercress and Jovial Jane a Melange marc Both are there ¬ fore greatgranddaughters of Glenelg GlenelgBetting Betting in earnest has begun in England over the Epsom Derby which is to be run June 4 The Panther Was favorite April 18 at 3 12 to 1 Then follow in order Stefan the Great 4 12 to 1 Mani Inrdo 8 to 1 Golden Orb 12 to 1 Paper Money 17 to 1 McKluley 17 to 1 Knight of the Air 0 to 1 and Grand Parade 23 to 1 1Rubinstein Rubinstein the property of UeutCol F Douglas Pennant died shortly after being pulled up while competing in the English Grand National Rubin ¬ stein was an Americanbred chestnut gelding by Star Ruby sire of the Grand National winner Ru bio from Numeroet by Falsetto and bred by the late J B Uaggin was sold as a yearling for 1280
