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I LAUREL PARK TURF NOTES R. Curran of Washington has been granted a trainers license and will handle C. C. Smithsons horses the remainder of the year. Smithson is at present confined to his home in Washington. John I. Day was an arrival from California. He says that work on the Monrovia tracks is rapidly nearing completion. Phocian Howard of New York, who is here, received a wire from W. P. Kyne stating that it looks like an even bet that California will pass a bill permitting pari-mutuel wagering in that state. Word was received here Friday that Leo Dandurand has sent Tommy Gorman to San Francisco in the interest of the new course at Contra Costa County, in which he is interested with William P. Kyne. It has been promised that the course will be ready for a meeting to begin January 15 and the "option" system of wagering, such as is successfully used at Tanforan, will be the betting method. The Southern Maryland Agricultural Association, which will conduct next months racing at Bowie, has submitted its list of stakes to the Maryland Racing Commission for ratification. Quentin Preece, who now has a string of thoroughbreds quartered at Long Buckley, Northampton, England, has written racing secretary Joseph McLennan for a list of stakes to be run next winter at Maimi, Fla. It is Preeces intention to send several horses over for the stakes. Marshall Cassidy, who has been serving as starter at the three-day meeting being staged by the Rose Tree Hunts at Media, Pa., was scheduled to depart for his home in San Diego, Calif., Sunday. Mr. Cassidy is considering offers for his services as starter at one of the scheduled meetings in Florida this winter. At the conclusion of this meeting Joseph McLennan will leave for Miami, Florida, where he will lay plans for the winter meeting. During his absence his son Charles will be at Pimlico accepting badge applications from the horsemen. It is reported that B. Creecht who holds the contract on Monte Parke, the turfs new riding sensation, will sell first call on the Lads services during the winter to Mose Goldblatt. The latter is scheduled to take a division of the C. V. Whitney stable to New Orleans. Woodrow Wilson Todd, leading apprentice of the fall season in these parts, will resume riding here again Monday, reports his agent, "Goldie" Mitchell. Todd was injured in a fall here last week and although he has fully recovered, his doctors advised him to devote several days to galloping horses before accepting a mount. Harold Letang, a recruit to racing, purchased the plater Flying Max from S. A. Neilson for a private consideration. Letang has secured T. J. Dbyle, Jr., to prepare his racer for future engagements. Jockey William Curran, who finished among the leading riders of the recently concluded meeting at Long Branch, was an arrival fro mthe Canadian course and will accept mounts. A sale of horses in training will be held in the paddock at 11 a. m. next Thursday. Consignments have been received from the Sagamore Stable, Glen Riddle Farms, Bur-land Farms, Max Hirsch and Preston M. Burch, according to Dr. Henry J. McCarty, who will act as auctioneer. William Doyle, who serves as patrol judge at Laurel, received entry blanks for the one-day meeting to be staged by the United Hunts at Belmont Park election day, November 8. Horsemen can apply to Mr. Doyle for blanks.
