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AURORA TURF NOTES In order to enable track superintendent Placide Frigerio to perform the necessary work on the Aurora track Sunday horse ¬ men have been notified that the track will be closed at 9 oclock oclockJ J Benedetto Chicago turfman has taken over Noitso and Gay Blade to train for the Red Cross Stable replacing J Marchez who handled the racers through the winter in New Orleans OrleansJ J W Johnston reported that he will take a contract on jockey E J Barnes The boy has been riding in good form during the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs meeting to date and scored several victories astride John ¬ stons charges chargesC C C Winters of Detroit arrived accom ¬ panied by the Cuban jockeys Jose and Amilo Marrero The former was leading rider of the Louisiana Jockey Clubs meet ¬ ing with a total of sixtyfive victories while the latter will make his American debut before the close of the current session sessionRacing Racing secretary R A Leigh has com ¬ municated with all trainers who sent horses to the post in the sixtythird running of the Kentucky Derby for the purpose of obtain ¬ ing nominations for the 12000 added Illi 1 nois Derby which closes on May 15 and which will be decided on May 22 the final day of the nineteenday meeting here hereW W T Murdock registered the following horses the property of I J Killion which he brought over from Lincoln Fields for campaigning The Rew Poet Prince Gypsie Chief William V and a twoyearold Dr Maxwell MaxwellThe The further entry of Mrs J Manales Brother has been ordered refused by offi ¬ cials of the Fox Valley Jockey Club due to the uncertainty of the horse leaving the gate at the start startThe The contract that Frank J Grand held on George Witte a New Orleans boy who is scheduled to make his debut in the saddle during the present Fox Valley meeting has been transferred to Anthony Graffagnini GraffagniniRay Ray Holloway who has a division of the J C Ellis stable here as well as several of his own steeds has recovered sufficiently from a foot injury to resume his duties as trainer of the horses in his charge chargeIt It is probable that Jack Williams will transfer the horses of R O Burns Dallas Texas sportsman to Detroit for racing following the close of the Aurora meeting He has applied for reservations at the Michigan course P J Van purchased the juvenile Phil Boy from the Chappel Brothers stable The juve ¬ nile is at the farm at Rockford and will be delivered to the purchaser today
