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T CANADIAN TURF NOTES I HAMILTON, Ont.. June 28. Rock Thorn changed hands following his defeat in the sixth race Wednesday, at Hamilton, when the Highland Stable secured the racer from Mrs. A. E. Alexandria, for |1.»00. The four racers in the stable of Mrs. Amanda Vaughan arrived at Hamilton Thursday morning, in charge of trainer Charles II. Morris, and they were immediately housed in barn T. Shakitup and Air Chief are the most formidable meml ers of the staMa OsjM Bury, who will act as racing secretary at the meeting of the Niagara Jockey Club at Fort Erie, which follows the meeting at Hamilton, announces that he will take entri« s Monday morning at the local course, for the convenience of horsemen that will be In transit to the border track. Trainer C. F. Clarke of the C. L. Whiting Stable expects to ship part of his string to l orval to await the opening of that meeting. The main division and the best in the stable will be sent to Port Erie. Mr. Whiting, owner of the stable, is a visitor at Hamilton, and intends to remain for the meeting lure. H. C. Hatch disposed of the good fillv Guest, to J. D. Weldon, at private terms. Jockey 1. Horn checked out of the local riding colony to report to his employer, O. E. Pons, at Devonshire Park, Windsor. Skid Richanbon. who for years was employed as an assistant starter to James Milton and G. R. Iall er. is reported convalescent In a Niagara Falls institution, suffering from dropsy. Through Bryant Steele, who works i on starter Cassidys ground staff, a subscription has been taktn up amongst horse-ment and followers here to help defray expenses. The horses that James A. Parsons will ; race on the Canadian circuit this season, and which recently arrived alter a long trip from San Ysidro. Calif., include Polls, Quick Return, Seths Hope, Eady Seth, Totara, Santa Sweep and Seths Pride. John Turner, who will act as rating secre- j tary and steward at Deloriinier Park, Mon-: treal, will leave Hamilton Monday night for the Montreal course, to prepare his office for the meeting that opens next Wednesday, July S. Jopagan. the strapping black colt which was recently donated to the Canadian Racing | Associations by Alfred CJ. Weston, was ; vanned to Woodbine Park on Friday and he will take up his new duties at once. Jockt-y W. Long has been engaged to ride ■ the horses owned by Mrs. A. Vaughan, which j will be seen in action for the first time to- morrow. Marshall Cassidy, starter on all tracks un- I der the jurisdiction of the Canadian Racing j Association, took his last course in flying instruction Friday morning at Toronto and I qualified for his government license. Fred Buell Whiting was an arrival from Rochester, X. Y., to join his brother. C. L. Whiting, who is here watching the successful performances of his string of racers un- | der the care of C. F. Clarke.
