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NOTES OF THE TURF Halma Alma is said to be a sure starter in the Su ¬ burban Burbank In commenting on his race of Wed ¬ nesday essay out of which the colt came in good order the New York Sun saya say The Floisch Flemish mans pave 27000 to Byron McClelland Macmillan two years ago for Halma Alma and yesterday was tho thou first time almost since he became their property that he sported silk Of course this is misin missing ¬ formation Tke Take price was leas than 27000 and in the Fleischman Freshman colors and for the Fleisch Flemish mans Halma Alma won 7070 in 189 the Latonia Antonia Derby 5720 and 1350 in the Himyar Shimmy Stakes StakesThose Starkest Those noble buyers the Fleischmanns Freshman are said to have offered some 3000 each for all the Thompson horses in training tho thou brothers hav have ¬ ing King announced that they would sell out and re tire from active racing Tho Theo Thompsons Thompson have declinad declined the offer holding Bequital Requital at 25000 and LAlonette Latinate Sagacity and Elkins Welkins at 10000 each eachTho each Tho Theo good Belmont colt Octagon leans toward villainy John Hyland Holland ran him in blinkers for the Brooklyn Derby of last Thursday one of the handsomest races of the season seasonScottish seasons Scottish Chieftain is an extra long strider and in at least two of his races on soft ground has slipped and sprawled into defeat defeatVoter defeat Voter is one of the most reliable colts in train ¬ ing King He is perhaps a bit better in the mud than on hard going goingEiiey going Eiiey Edie Grannan Granada scored for about 15000 over Paul Kanvars Kavas win at Brooklyn last Tuesday TuesdaySt TuesdayS St Bartholomew was palpably lame after his dead heat with Wolhnrst Woolens last Tuesday TuesdayJockey Tuesday Jockey Hart has engaged to ride for H T Griffin tho thou balance of tho thou season seasonFrank season Frank Harris has been declared out of the Suburban Handicap