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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF From January 28 to April 11 sixteen foals have arrived at the Xapa Stock Farm of A B Spreckels of California CaliforniaAmmunition Ammunition one of the Hendrie entries in the Canada Kings Plate will probably be sold to a Toronto man for a hunter hunterBoth Both the Seagram and Hendrie strings have been shipped away from Canada the former to New York and the latter to Louisville Lieut Kenneth D Alexander of Spring Station Ky owner of Escoba Avas married in New York Monday to Miss Mollie King the musical comedy star starOne One of the spectators at last Saturdays Kings Plate race at Woodbine AAMS Archie Gates who on three occasions rode the winner of the Plate He AVIS astride Moss Rose in 1878 King George in 1879 and Fanny AViscr in 1881 1881Up Up to May 10 Major Belmonts Rock Sand Topiary horse Tracery led the English money win ¬ ning sires of the year Avith a total of 22250 with Sunstar 18tH5 and Buckwheat 13390 next Tracery is American and Buckvheat Australian bred bredMajor Major Astors Bayardo Popinjay colt Lord Basil second favorite for the English Derby is thought to be the only horse in the race to have a chance to beat The Panther even though he was beaten in the Newmarket Stakes last Friday by Dominion and Old Bill BillJockey Jockey Lyke Avlio Avcnt to Toronto last Saturday and rode Ladder of Light Avinner of the Kings Plate went there to ride one of the Seagram horses but couldnt make the Aveight 113 pounds so accepted the Beardmore mares mount and got a 500 fee for riding her 7 B Campbell racing secretary of the Oaklawn track and one of the ablest turf officials in the land stopped off in Chicago yesterday long enough to visit some of his friends He is on his way to the Petoskey region in Michigan for a period of relaxation and a bit of the good fishing to be had there
