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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF E P Harlan has arrived at Helmont Park with si horses that will race under the name of the Huntingdon Aalley Stable StableField Field Marshal a threeyearold stallion from the stables of King George Avas adjudged the best stallion in the Shire Horse Show at the Islington London show last Saturday The Kiug and Queen and Princess Mary watched the judging iu the championship class classIn In last Fridays Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool England only two entire horses and three marcs were in the field of twentyfour start ¬ ers the rest being geldings In the last forty years only two stallions have wonthe big steeple ¬ chase Gruden in 1901 and Ascetics Silver in lSUj lSUjThe The Comte dAgnel do Hourbon inspectorgeneral of French Studs is making a special visit to Ger ¬ many in connection with the revival of horsebreed ¬ ing in that country and incidentally trying to find the whereabouts of some of the fine thoroughbreds stolen by the Germans during the great war warA A novelty in English racing occurred recently when old Submit a fourtifnyearold gelding by Sir Geoffrey Sub Rosa tAvnctlby the veteran John Coleman which has been racing for ten sea ¬ sons won a jumping race at Derby and a 300 bet for his owner that he would win before he was retirod The old horse now goes into honorable ivst ivstTlic Tlic young American crosscountry rider F H Kees Itll all tin1 obstacle riding jockeys in England up to March 13 with 23 wins In 3 races E Pig gott professional erack was second with 22 wins in 01 races and J R Anthony who rode Troy town to win the Grand National was third with 15 vic ¬
