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LONG BRANCH TURF NOTES According to reports received here jockey C W Smith who rode Boscobel opening day suffered a broken blood vessel in his right leg when he was kicked by Fort Dear ¬ born while at the barrier barrierCondition Condition books embracing the sevenday terrn of the Metropolitan Racing Associa ¬ tion operating Dufferin Park were dis tributed by George Hay general manager at Long Branch Purses range from 700 to 1000 throughout the meeting which begins June 15 15Jockey Jockey R Watson reported ill to Anthony Simms clerk of the scales and the lad was excused from fulfilling his mounts Friday Watson is expected to resume riding Satur ¬ day dayJockey Jockey Frank Mann departed for Detroit after the fifth race Friday Mann is sched ¬ uled to ride E F Seagrams Stand Pat at the Motor City course Saturday SaturdayHarry Harry Giddings who has eight of the Parkwood Stable racers quartered at Long Branch will ship the racers to Hamilton at the conclusion of the meeting At that point they will be concentrated with twenty more of the Parkwood performers performersJockey Jockey C Rails who went on a fishing trip after arriving from Texas joined the riding colony at Long Branch BranchTtfniform Ttfniform coats of light texture are now being worn by valets at the Long Branch Jockey Club ClubArthur Arthur Hullcoat who is en route from Rockingham Park with eleven racers wired the entries of Heedless Gal and Acautaw for the Gray Coach Handicap which will be run Monday The Hullcoatperformers are ex ¬ pected early Saturday from New Hampshire HampshireRush Rush Along one of the members of the Jewell Brothers stable was forced to be left at Thorncliffe Park while the others of that establishment are at Long Branch Rush Along is reported to be coughing coughingRacing Racing secretary D A Boyle expects a field of eight or more to accept the weights for the Gray Coach Handicap which will be run at Long Branch Monday Weights Will be released early Saturday morning
