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a a CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF The stable boys at the great Spanish racing center of San Sebastian have gone out on strike. The sale of the A. B. Spreckels Napa Stock Farm . two-year-olds will be held at Jamaica Wednesday, May 17. The A. K. Maoomber two-year-olds in California 1 are said to be showing up well in their gallops at 1 the San Jose farm. The bay colt by Sweep — Ballet Girl, bought by J. S. Cosden at the Saratoga yearling sales last August for Ml. 000. has been named Cyclone. Johuny Dundees War Mask, after a winters rest t in New Jersey, is now taking galloping exercises I at Jamaica. He will be ready for New York racing. Robert Drew, an employe of tli- Jockey Club , who dropped the timing flag on all New York t courses for a number of years, died Friday night t at Belmont Iark. The spacious stables of the Comte de la Cimera. a leading Spanish owner, at Aranjiiez. Spain, wen-pa ilia lly destroyed by fire recently. All of the thoroughbreds were saved. Frank J. Kelley. the well-known Chicago turfman, - is one of the directors of the recently organized - Pacific Coast Jockey Club, which expects to j revive racing in California next winter.
