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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF The next volume of the English General Stud Hook containing the pedigrees up to 1920 will be ready about the ejid of June JuneThe The present crop of jockeys in Kentucky is below tlio standard of former years and with the exception of half a dozen of experience the others do not measure up to a fair average averageCalamity Calamity Jane gets away from the post faster than any horse at Jamaica Tills combined with her wonderful speed gives the daughter of Pen ¬ nant a big advantage in short distance races racesJockey Jockey Connelly is progressing as well as could be expected considering his injuries He suffered a fracture of each jaw and a cut across the nose lie will be unable to eat solid food for about two months monthsSpain Spain offers another International race to be run at Sun Sebastian iu September next It is the Grand International Military Hurdle Race of 125000 pesetas in addition to a cup presented by the King of Spain SpainThe The first Epsom Derby 17SO was run on May 4 distance one mile colts 112 pounds fillies 109 pounds There were Jue runners In 1784 the distance was made one and a half miles and twentynine yards yardsKithard Kithard Croker has gone into breeding again at Gloncairn He has retired his good fouryearoM Corn Kale to the stud and will breed him to twenty mares Corn Kale was nearly the best Irish two yearold of and is by Buckwheat French Partridge by Gallinule GallinuleThere There died in London Kng April in at the age of seventyfour Warren de la Kue whose colors were frequently carried on race courses some years ago Probably lie best horse he owned was Trayles which in 1889 won the Gold Cup and Alexandra Plate at Ascot and the Goodwood Cup CupThe The French owner E do St Alary Is reserving the English bred crack Comrade owned by him ¬ self and the English trainer P Gilpin for the Epsom and Ascot meetings and lie may also run fer the Prix de 1Arc de THomphejit Paris in the Autumn Comrade cost 125 and has won 125000 so far farSir Sir John Tliiirsbr the English turfman left all thoroughbred horses in training and at the stud and all his stallions mares yearlings and foals to Major II II Roberts of Wcstow Croft Kirkham Abbey the Thtirsby stud manager Sir John was a rich man and left a personality of nearly four million
