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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF The famous English Zetland spots originally carried by Lord Zetlands horses then by thost owned by Sir Hercules Robinson and later by Sir George McLeans big Colonial racing men are again seen on New Zealand race courses When Sir George McLean died the colors were registered by his son F E McLean who recently transferred them to his brotherinlaw T M Wilford who is now racing under them themCjmse Cjmse for praise of the ability of trainer William Garth to pet the most out of the roughandready Blazes winner of the Excelsior Handicap last Sat ¬ urday is found in the fact that his charge was starting for the first time this year over long dis ¬ tance and the race will go a long way toward re ¬ moving Blazes from the category of sprinters a stigma that has adhered to his name in spite of a stake victory in Maryland last fall at a mile and a quarter Blazes carried 118 pounds in the Excel ¬ sior
