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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Mortimer Mahoney A Oliver and Harry Mordccai who went to Mexico City to report on the advisa ¬ bility of reviving racing there are on their way home If their report is favorable a company will be organized immediately and preparations made for a meting there next winter winterMiles Miles S a twoyearold son of Brunimel La Mode in the stable of L T Bauer at Bowie is one of the most precocious youngsters training at Prince George Park He lias not started as yet although he was with the Bauer horses at New Orleans OrleansThe The English jockey Carslake a good judge thinks Humorist by Polymelus Jest the best threeyear old in England although Monarch ridden by Bul ¬ lock defeated him by a neck iu the Middle Park Plate last year Carslake who had the mount on the defeated colt declared that he was unlucky in this running runningA A T Gilbert wellknown British trainer has died in his sixtyfifth year He trained Princess Melton Lord Melton Toddington Henry the First William Hufus Barones La Fleche and other great horfies During the six years he trained for Mr Musker ie from 1899 to 1904 inclusive Gilberts charges won close on 350000 in stakes stakesA A verdict in favor of John E Madden was re ¬ turned in the Circuit Court at Lexington Ky Mon ¬ day in the 25000 damage suit brought against him by James Brooks who claimed Mr Madden acted under a pretended contract of apprentice ¬ ship and compelled him to take transportation on a car loaded with horses and leave Kentucky KentuckyMy My Dear King John and Joan of Arc three of the fifteen thoroughbreds that wintered at llobert A Smiths farm near Newark Del with the veter ¬ ans Slippery Elm and Irish Kiss are now three of the most forward of the horses in training at Bowie for the spring race meeting there These three horses will bear the silks of Frederick Mu sante santeRational Rational the Absurd twoyearold crack in New Zealand racing has been defeated twicp by Gloam ¬ ing once by a head in a half mile in 45 seconds and once by his brother in blood Merniin and has won the other five races he has started in his total stake winnings being 11525 It is expected that Rational will be an Australian contender in the Antipodeail this spring
