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_ « | MARYLAND TURF NOTES I i $ BALTIMORE. Md., May 9. "Willie Brennan. first assistant to S. C. Hil-dreth, trainer of the Rancoeas Stable, was granted a license by the Maryland Racing Commission. Jockey Fator was also granted a license at the same time. Brennan is here with Nassak and will saddle him for the Preakness Stake. Fairbrother came over from New York to give Distraction his final workout for the Preakness Stake. E. Trueman will ship next Tuesday for Toronto the big string be is handling for several owners. He is bringing the two Mergler brothers with him. Donald will do the flat riding for the stable, while Charles will ride the steeplechaser Kangaroo in his engagements at the Woodbine Park. Trueman plans to send Kangaroo to Brookline at the conclusion of the Ontario Jockey Club meeting. Alex Gordon arrived with Oh Say, the Fair Stables candidate for the Preakness Stakes. Jockey P. Goodwin came over from New York to ride Princess Tina in the Jennings Handicap. Edward Brennan. who acted as Frank J. Bryans assistant at Pimlico, goes to Brook-line at the close of the meeting here. He has been busy during the past few days accepting entries for the Brookline meeting, which is scheduled for May 16 and 18, and also for the one-day meeting to be given by J. R. Macomber at Raceland, Framing-ham Centre, on May 20. In the event of Frank J. Bryan being unable to go to Brookline, Brennan will act as racing secretary. T. Hanley leaves for the Arlington Heights track next week with Red Scot and Know-Me-Gnome. H. G. Bedwe.l was unable to make the trip from Laurel to Pimlico today, being confined to his home with a cold. His agent, Thomas Gray, scratched all of the Bedwell horses. An autopsy was performed on the racer Senator Norris and it developed that the valves of the heart were ruptured. The veterinary asserted the horse had been suffering from this ailment for sometime. Virado was claimed out of the first Wednesday race by J. J. Meyers for ,500. News of the death of Lee Price, for many years connected with the turf as clerk and bookmaker, was received with much regret by the old guard. The late Mr. Price passed away at the home of his sister in Lyons, N. Y., on May 8. A .
