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I 1 j 1 I 1 - NOTES OF THE TURF. The Louisville Post is responsible for the news that the best work so far accomplished at Churchill Downs is credited to May Hempstead, the unbeaten daughter of Patron— Lillie Hempstead, which Memphis is patiently waiting to see. The filly ie said to have worked a mile in 1:454 Monday and gone the route with such comparative ease that Brown Dick, who has his Tennessee Oaks candidate Souchon at the Downs, has decided it will be useless to send her here in the face of May Hempsteads fast trial. — Memphis Commercial-Appeal. James R. Keene paid a visit to W. C. Whitneys farm at Westbury the early part of the week. The Wall street financier was much pleased with the looks of the horses. Plaudit, that was reported as being laid up for repairs, is doing nice work daily. He suffers from muscular affection almost the same as the great King-ston did. Warm weather and profuse prespir-ation is the remedy for the ailment.— New York Sun. John E. Madden has bought the Oaks candidate Admiration from W. P. Norton. Admiration is a brown filly by Kingston— Hypocrite, by Longfellow, and if she turns out to be as good as her dam she will in ike the best of her age hustle to get to the wire before her. Her work at Louisville has been of a very satisfactory character. At Memphis Wednesday Manuel worked nine f urlon?s in 1 :58. Algol went the Montgomery Handicap distance in 1:514, negotiating the first mile in 1:45. Dunois worked a mile in 1 :474, Sailor King and Handsel in 1 :484. Faus-turo, Louis Cahns Tennessee D9rby candidate, worked a mile in 1 :46t, W. B. Sink, Jr.. has arranged to leave San . Francisco with his racers and a few horses belonging • to G. W. Scott April 10 The stables i will be shipped to New York. W. D. Randall I and Andy Blakely have chartered a car and are i making preparations to depart for the east today. - Nominators to the Inaugural Handicap at ; St. Louis are reminded that acceptances are due next Saturday. April 8. Some owner may r be deprived of the privilege of starting by fail- - ing to take note of the fact an acceptance of the weight is required instead of a declaration. At Louisville Tuesday MacLeod of Dare and 1 Desperado breezed a mile in 1 :50. May Hemp- - stead a mile in 1:47 and Admiration a quarter c in 244. John A. Vetter, owner of Jolly Roger, has purchased from John E. Madden the two-year-old - Courier-Journal, by Saracen— Mariet, price ,000.
