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▼ I AQUEDUCT TURF NOTES * % NEW YORK, N. Y., June 25. John P. MeGovern, the Baltimore turfman, came over to see his filly Ruby Keller perform Saturday. Effie was claimed out of the sixth race Saturday by A. L. Woodliffe for ,500. Matt Byrnes of Eatonden, N. J., one of Americas oldest active trainers, was a visitor Saturday. It was erroneously reported a few days ago that the Dixiana Farm of the late James Cox Brady had been sold to Henry T. Oliver. It developed that the purchaser was Charles T. Fisher of Detroit, actively interested in the Bloomfield Stables. The two-year-old Trentonian. by Golden Guinea — Pond Lily, was sold to the Log Cabin Stud and not to the Arden Farms, as previously reported. James Butler, accompanied by his son, William, and Dr. Currie, were interested spectators Saturday. George Stirling, a well-known employe on the different tracks under The Jockey Club, was bereaved by the death of his mother at her home, 15 Prospect Place, Brooklyn. Dick Wilson brought in a carload of horses from Kentucky consigned to different owners. The horses were turned out at farms in the neighborhood of Lexington. The veteran Matt Byrnes was a visitor Saturday and, with Walter Jennings, ran some of the races of long ago all over again and regretted that there were no present-day champions of the old-fashioned kind. Mrs. Casey of Boston and her daughter were week-end guests of Mrs. S. C. Hildreth. Jockey Laverne Fator was forced to cancel his mounts today. He is laid up with a sore throat. The Greentree Stables good colt Excalibur was withdrawn from the third race today. During the morning trial the colt went amiss and will be on the shelf for some time. M. L. Schwartz Innocent was withdrawn from the first race. The filly was cut and bruised in her last race and a minor infection set in. The Dorwood Stable has gelded Sheramy and High Master. There is some sickness in the barn, which, while not serious, is sufficient to keep the horses from racing. Jockey J. Craigmyle, who rode Mint Friar for his employer, W. S. Kilmer, at Blue Bonnets, Montreal, on Saturday, was detained by the immigration authorities at Rouses Point, N. Y., when he sought to re-enter this country on Sunday. Craigmyle, who is a Canadian, has been riding here and through the Maryland season for the Binghampton sportsman. He was, according to information that reached here, without documents or tetters to establish his identity. Craigmyle is still at Rouses Point. Clarence Turner returned from his Happy Valley. Md., farm and stated that extensive improvements were under way. Turner has a large farm which is at Newmarket, some thirty miles from Baltimore. New stables, barns and paddocks are under construction and accommodations for seventy-five or a hundred horses will be provided. Turner states that the place will be ready this fall and that he will open a public farm to rest up horses summer and winter. J. E. Wideners Saratof was excused from the sixth race by the stewards. Saratcf bruised himself in a workout. P M. Pelletreau, a well known lawyer and sportsman of Jamaica, died at his home Saturday and the remains were shipped to Ballston Spa, N. Y., where the funeral will be held Wednesday. The deceased enjoyed a wide acquaintance on the turf. Nimba, Marshall Fields good filly, is back in training and was galloped this morning. She will be race- during the Saratoga meeting. Condition books for the Empire City meet-ling were distributed by Tom Thorp today.
