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NOTJSS OF THE TURF. j The program book for tho first seven days of racing at Oakland is cut. It provides for five races daily, with purses rtnuin from 10 to 00. A handicap at a mile for two-year-o.ds is the main feandturo of the opening day. It is of the guaranteed value of ,C0O, witu 0 entrance and 5 additional to start, The parses of 00 j and C0 are handicaps. Until tho eastern "contingent arrives, president Tbomas H. Williams will set as presiding steward and J W. Brooks will ba presiding judge with Fred E Mulholland as his associate. As the seaeon progresses and the average class of the horses improves by reason of eastern arrivals, the purses are to ba liberally increased. After Mesmeriet won the Great Eastern Handicap at Shaepehead Bay Mike Dwyer pronounced him the best horse he bad ever seen. In view of tho fact that Dwyer himfelf has owned such great horses as Bramble, Tremont, Kingston, Lon?street and Luke Blackburn, the compliment he paid the Bromley colt is certainly a great one. Mr. A. Featherstone, tbe Chicago millionaire, who is tha leading spirit in the racing firm of Bromley and Co., is said to have won about 0,000 On Mesmerist in the Great Eastern, The famous English race and brood mare, Bnsjbody, by Petrarch Spina way, is dead. She was bred by Lord Falmouth andsdd at tbrroyesrs old for 4,003 to the late "Mr. Abingdon," for whom she won the One Thousand Guireas and tbe Oaks. In "Mr. AbiDg-d ns" stad she produced Meddler, now a successful stallion io America, end for which Mr. W. H. Forbes of Boson paid 2,500. Five years ago Sir J. Blnndell Maple bought Busybody for 7,500, bat never raised a foal from her. This has been a tough year on jockeys. W. Martin. Turner, "Tiny" Williams, Everett, Nutt, Troxler, McCue, McNickla, Butter, Gr y, Bijanchamp, Bisping, not to mention others of lasser roe, constitute an extraordinary list of ruled-off or suspended jockeys in one season. For one thing, it points to unusual vigilance and severity on the part of various judges, and for another, it cannot f til to excite regret that so many capable riders have given way to baneful itflneuces. Never before in this country has such a high-class field beon eean fit the post in any jumping event ss in the Mineola Hurdle Handicap at Sheepsheed Bay. Among tha starters were Howsrd Msnn, winner of the Brooklyn Handicap of 1897 on r benvy track, but winner nevertheless, BenEders coni in the Kentacky Darby, and winner of maDy stakes. Semper Ego, who finisr-e i second in the Suburban of 1898 and should havo won it. The fact that Mr. August Belmont will not ba represented rn the turf next year has givn rise to the story that John Hyland will train for Mr. W. H C ark vnext season. Mr. Hylands contract wi h the chairman of th Jockey Club does not expire until the end of the year, and he has not as yat made any engagiment. with any owner or stable for next season. Spirit of tha Times. In a collision in the flr3t race at Fort Erie, yesterday, three horses fell Jockey Landry escaped with a severe shaking up hut A. Mitchell, who was on Gratby, had both arms broken and is thought to have concussion of the brain. Secretary Natbaason notiQes owners that a Teprerontativo of the Harlem Jockey Club will bi at Hawthorne today up to 10:00 a m., f r tbe purpose of receiving entries to the Harlem races of Monday. Jockey Charloa Thorpe, who has been with a cimoing party in tbe Colorado mountains for tho last mon h, is riding at the state fair race meeting at Sacramento, Cal., now in progress, I Up to July 3lst Orme, by Ormonde Angelica, headed th list of winning tires in England witu 64 075 to hit credit, Flying Fox, of course, being his chief winner with 30,875.
