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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Robert A. Fairbairn has been elected to succeed James McLean as president of the National Horse Show, the latter resigning because of ill health. The Ticket of Leave Steeplechase of ,000 added, for three-year-old Jumpers, will be run at Laurel Wednesday, and is the final stake feature to be offered by the Maryland State Fair this year, Quite a few of the horses now racing in Maryland will be wintered at tiie old Benning track, that course having become a popular wintering ground for1 some years past;: . - , Scotch Verdict, "with which- a coup was made, at Empire City last Friday in tho Yonkers Consolation Handicap, was. .lo.ug tabbed by the eastern work watchers as linger cover., and "likely to Win -when hsked,- but not against such horses as Tom McTag-gart. Blairgowrie, AVar Macliihe and Daydue, which lie beat. The colt was owned by Harry Laws, a veteran public chauffeur along Broadway, and he and his cronies won heavily over- the race. Laws is said t,o have sold a car to bet on Scotch Verdict, which cost him ,000. G. H. Morton trained the colt and Duggiin, William Walkers tJpprenticc; rode liim to win by ten lengths and all the way. Duggari got S000 for his ride. In addition to his natural speed Scotch Verdict was probably stimulated - for the race. Scotch Verdict had run fifteen races this season, winning his first and last.
