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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF loha "Count" Ccngler. iirohahly the most skillful howler iu the world, is a great admirer of racing and has recently aeqaind au interest in the useful plater our Nephew. Sane importaat changes and improvements in the Kiis.au English race course an being planned. The Derby course vill he altered and the bend of the famous Tattenhain Corner modified. The 1P2Q Baglinh classic races are to lie run as follows: One Tboasand Uaiaeas, Newmarket, April 28; Two Thousand Cuineas. Newmarket. April M; Derby, Epson*., Jane -: Oaks, aksaaa, June 4; St. Leger, lion, aster. September s. Beraard Caralake, one of the best joe keys in English action, is in this country, probably in California, whence he sails to AastraUa, when he was bom and 1. Breed lo ride, for a winter holiday. He is to be back in England to ride next spriag. A gambling ehancetakor last month invested 01 Straight, f200 a place on Lax, which won. and netted the player 0,000 at the afslanas faflllr. Paris, coarse. Tin-re have been several phenomenal and fantastic returns at the Preach machines lately. It is always thus when they are being dtSCBSSCd and caned. London Winning Tost. It turns out that Tom Welch bought only for Mr. Widener in England. Dark Plight was bought for Mr. John S.iiiford by W. E. Smith at 0,000, and she is to be bred to NaSSOVtaB, which Mr. San-ford owns, in England. Of the Widener mures Welch bought. Crown Keef. by St. 1*1 natpils — Gold Kiach. by Bead Or. is to be bred to Sunstar. The Grand Bteentechase de Paris of 1020 will be of the value of S30.000 and the Auteuil Hurdle race 5,000, an increase of 0,000 and §.".000 re- specthrety . The present popular horse in Argentina is Tiny. a three-year-old colt, by .lardy — La Nenita. Tiny i-. as his name indicates, small, but fast and g no He won the Argentine Derby, but was disqualified for a swerve, but later at lnlermo. the Dacaos Aires course, captured the St. Leger in a gamely run race from Aetata, by Druid- Aurelia. Among the entries iu the jumping events to be run at Nice. France, this winter an- the three English horses Rivershore, Baadari and Trogoa, which aren sold at Newmarket in October for some 5,000. Tiny were h. night for a new Greek owner. M. Am-batieios. who is gathering an expensive stable to be trained by the English expert, hiilde Hi Is; ; . Tin- idea of registering tbeassetves under the law which governs trades anions and kindred s, eieties has been recently considered by Preach owners of race horaaa, on legal advice the proposal was rejected at a mrftlag of the Assoclatioa of Knee Horse Owners, held December 12 under the presidency of l"i la a Marat. Laadoa Bportsmaa. The great Colin has left a slight mark behind him in England. Two of his daaghten have pro daced the winners of three races worth $:i.LT I there tins year. The daaghten of another American bone, Ainerious. known here as Key del Car- edes. bj Emperor of Norfolk ciara D. by .1 n i. have produced sj winners of seven races worth 2,280 this year iu England.
