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NOTES OF THE TURF. "Col." Lum Simons, of Louisville, has been to Cincinnati to interview assistant secretary Dillon in regard to securing some sort of Turf Congress sanction for his proposed track at Louisville, which is to be devoted to winter racing, and, more particularly, a foreign book. He was informed that if his track was less than a fall mile, if racing was carried on over it daring the months of December, January and February, or if at any time a "foreign" book was conducted within its boundaries, "Col." Lum and all associated with him in the enterprise, would be straightway outlawed. To this he is said to have declared that he was determined to carry out his scheme, outlawry or no outlawry, but he will probably think differently after due reflection, W. B. Jennings will take back to New York from California next spring a powerful stable, and if ill luck does not befall him he will make a grander record than he did last year. In addition to the string which he had with him last season, he will take Osculation, Saintly, Ven-toro, Hioro, Tbe Light and Hemera. Henry Byrnes raced the new comers in Montana last summer, winning numerous races with them. Soon after he shipped back from the north they were taken from him by Mr. Haggin and put in the charge of Mr. Jennings. Though Briar Sweet is entered in tbe Brooklyn Handicap, she will not start. The Brooklyn ia run too early to enable him to fit his sweet mare properly. Mr. Jennings will not be ready to race at New York until the Gravesend meeting opens. The San Francisco Chronicle calls attention to the unusual circumstance that no less than seven holders of worlds running records are now at the Oakland track. They are Howard 5 1-2 furlongs in 1:06; OConnell and Mary Black, 34 of a mile each, in 1:12; Mamie Scott, 71-2 furlongs, in 1:33; Libertine, 1 mile, in 1:381; David Tenny, 114 miles, in 2;04i and Buckwa, 2 1-4 miles, in 3:51. Eugene Leigh has bought back from Milton Young that part of La Belle Farm purchased by the latter at Leighs sale in 1897. It is one hundred acres in extent with good training stables, track and other appurtenances of a high class training farm. Leigh sold it for 5101 per acre and bought it back for 25. Imp is reported to be doing extremely well in her winter quarters at Chillicothe, O., while her first start this year will probably be at either Memphis or Nashville an extensive eastern campaign has been mapped out for the very speedy black mare. If all goes well she will almost surely start in the Suburban.
