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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF Francis Willcy, an English turfman, one of the new peers created by King Oenrge. has taken the title of Lord Blyth of Banihy. The moderate French sire Conquistador. 190."». bv Le Hardy — Betrouw. by Don Caster, owned by Camille Blanc-, grew so incurably ravage that he had to he shot. The mote than fair jockey Charles Shaw, an English boy, who was injured iu a fall at the Brussels Siockel course two mouths ago, uever got entirely well and has Just died in Belgium. The English jockey Hobbs, of average skill, has gone to Spain 1o ride for the Marquis Aidaina de Issia, who has a big stable. lliders on the continent are as scarce as in France and Fngland. 1 . Englander. the Ameiican jockey who has been in South America, is 011 hi« way to France. He i under engagement for the c-eming sea-on 10 H. Lelellier. who races a few good Iiorses on the courses adjacent to Paiis.
