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j I ■ t [ t . r . , , , I t • I NOTES OF THE TURF. Mr. Corrigans Golden Rule, Corsini and other horses left Latonia for Saratoga yeserday. Among a band of twenty-two yearlirgs on the Bitter Root Farm of Marcus Daly in Montana. Dan Dent iaon is breaking the bay colt Frank-firt, fnll brother to Hembnrg, and a grand looking yonrgster. Dan also has the filly Golden Grain, fnll sister to Han dOr, and a chestnut colt called Admiral Dewey, by Tammany, ont of Wood Violet, dam f Senator Bland, Primrose and St. Jacob, that is one of the best lookirg yearl nes on the farm. — San Francisco Breeder and Sportsman. Instead of coming to Chicago to ride it is raid that "Skeets" Mai tin will sail for England in a few days, and expects to ride there. Ed Purser, it is said, will accompany him. M rtin has never had much lack in the east, and the breaking off of his second contract with Gideon k. Daly is presumably the cause of his wishing for a change of climate. W. C. Fessenden claimed Rhine land r ont of the last race at Gravtsand last Saturday at a cost of about ,600 and has since cold the horsa to H. Eugene Legh for ,000 F-ssencen claimi d RLinelander away from Sidn y Paget. Mr. Whitneys tmf agent. Rhmelander is a three-year-old bay colt, by Bramble — Mary C. Mr. H. L. Frank is greatly pleased with the showing of his horses at Hawthorne, and incidentally with the skill shown by Trainer Red-monin brii girg about their piesent fin* condition. Mr. Frai k is a man of great we 1th, and an outcome of his present state of feeling may be a further investment in high class horses. Two three year-old fillies realized high prices at auction in England recently Strike a Lnht, by Donovan— Fuse, did not ga out of the r.ng until 1,000 was bid for her, and Galopin Laa-s e. by Galopin — Kyleshu, roused so much admiration that she brought 6,000 before the hammer fell. At St. Louis a petition is being signed by the horsemen at the Fair Gioundi requesting the managemt nt i f tbe Fair Association to abolish tha starters n call flag. Quite a number of pn minrnt owners at tbe tiack attached their sigi a tii res to the petition. Pat Dunie has sold iha Bramble — Lady Wayward colt La Fondre to H. Eugene Leigh for ,500. As he cost Dm ne some hing over 000 as a year.ing he can hardly bs rated as a good thing 10 date He is a grand looker, however, and may yet achieve fame. Bob Tcckers col red lightweight jockey, Silvers, is raiidy forg ng to ibe fnnt as a star rider at Latonia Silvtrshas been riding well for the past two weeks, and now his mounts are well backed by tbe pi. yers. The Kentu kian, wl o was sent to Cincinnati expressly to go in the Himyar, will le.urnto Gravesend today with his conqueror. Cambrian, and the otheis of the Laudemau stable. Mr. Dowell, of tbe firm of Dowt 11 and Ezell. of Chicago, has bought Irm Ei Brown Brown D ck" the three-year-old colt False Lead on private ttrms. Duricg theforty-tbres days racing in France from March 18 to Aptil 26, 1899, there was wa.eredinthe Paris mutual betting machines 0,494,156. John E Madden has bought young fall sisten to Ben Bru.-h, Lothario and Filigrane to seiva as broodmares at bis Hamburg farm near Lex- ingt03. Pat Dunne has bought the promising tliree- year-old colt lily by Night.
