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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF TURFW W II Fizers Vindictive is reported to have died Thursday morning at Howie from shipping fever feverJohn John Porter the veteran Kingsclere trainer who has been in action on Hie English turf since 1SV had his eightysecond birthday He is still hale and hearty heartyIn In France recently two English thoroughbred marcs valued at lli000 wen stolen from Mr Fitz James stables near Clermiint Oise Department of Paris ParisGeorge George Saportas who has been identified with racing for many years has six steeplechasers he is educating for the spring meetings in Maryland ami Xew York YorkE E 15 McLeans horses including The Porter Leochares and others are now quartered at Laurel where trainer Johnny Schorr is preparing them for spring racing racingE E It Ilradleys Ity Golly and Itnsy Signal worked threequarters in 118 at Lexington Monday the best time so far recorded this spring at the Ken ¬ tucky Association course courseIt It turns out that Lutteur III the heavily backed French gelding for the Grand Xational Steeplechase was scratched March 4 after going wrong in a fore ¬ leg Poethlyn the favorite for the race fell in the early stages of the big nice niceMay May Overtoil aged 8 prominent citizen of Xash ville Tenii formerly identified with turf interests died at his home a few days ago Mr Overtoil had been in poor health and several days ago sustained a fracture of the skull by a fall lie was the founder of the Old Hermitage store in Xashville XashvilleSweet Sweet Clorane dam of brilliant Irish Elegance foaled a chestnut colt by Stornoway at the Burton Agnes Stud Driffield England February l 3 She will next be bred to Ity Jingo with whom Grand Geraldinc dam of Grand Parade has already beeii mated
