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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF In France the new rule empowers the stewards to place a disqualified horse wherever they like. While the stud fee of Man o War has not been fixed, it is likely to be ,500 or ,000 and his limit twenty services. At latest an attempt was being made to resuscitate pony and galloway racing in England. That branch of sport died in Eugland during the war. Master Carmody is still training and learning English riding ways and has consequently refrained from taking mounts until he has got used to English ways and methods. Betting is phenomenally heavy on Indian races. At Bombay in August, witli an attendance of 20,000 on the race course, the mutuel turnover was ,240,-000 with a lot of money crowded out. Bachlyk is the wonder mare of the French turf. Entirely undistinguished last year, she has as a six-year-old carried all before her, and steeplechases, hurdles races and flat races come alike to her. At the spring meetings on the Caulfied and Fleni-ington courses of Melbourne. Australia, the stakes for jumpers amounted to 35,000. Australians are much in love with hurdle and steeplechase racing.-
