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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Midway, Stockwell and Sway are among the regarded as certain starters iu the Louisville Cup race next Saturday. It is said that Washington authorities have revoked the order of the department of agriculture which forbade the .importation of all geldings into the United States, adopted as a war measure. Friar Rock will be sent from J. H. Rosseters Wikiup Itancho, Sonoma county, to San Francisco for exhibition at the Night Horse Show to be held in connection with the International Livestock Show at the Exposition grounds November 1-8. Walter B. Jennings lias been training and racing horses since 1880. His first winner was Alloy, which lie sent to the post at a county fair in Missouri thirty-nine years ago. Jennings says he is through now and will soon retire to his home in California. James F. Johnson of the Quincy Stable lias nominated, a brother to Man o War in the Latonia Championship Stakes for foals of 1918, to be run in 1921. August Belmonts entries include a brother to Hourless, while W. S. Kilmer has the brother to Sun Briar among his representatives. Ralph B. Strassbnrger, riding Wilferton II., won the Iose Tree Plate, a steeplechase handicap for hunters owned and ridden by a member of a -recognized hunt, over three-and a half liiiles-of fair hunting country, which was decided at the "Rose Tree Hunt meeting at Media, Pa., last Saturday. The stable boys of the Epsom, England, racing stables struck in a. body last Saturday. They seek fifty shillings about 11 weekly wages, with daily expenses of 2.25 for attending distant race meetings. All the trainers, head lads and apprentices will remain at work and the horses will be taken care of by them. Man o War is not eligible to start in the Latonia Championship Stakes of 1920, but such promising two-year-olds as II. P. Whitneys John P. Grier, J. K. L. Ross Constancy, R. F. Carmans Carman-dale, W. R. Coos Cleopatra, G. W. Lofts On Watch. George I. Wideners Roynl Duck and Joseph E. AVideners Fair Gain are among the eligibles. Tho fifteen yearlings from the Bashford Manor Farm are now at Churchill Downs nnd are undergoing early racing lessons under the tutelage of trainer Pete Coyne. The youngsters "will be kept at the Downs next winter, which will make the George J. Long stable ;nurrVr thirty-three. head, including the eighteen plder Lorses hat Coyne is training for Mr. Long. V,
