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NOTHS OF THE TURF. Through winning the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket Thursday, Flyin Fox made a recorontver bafore schievert by a racehorse. Betides being in the list of triplo crown winners of the Two Ihoutand, Dei by and St Legor, i o has aleo carried off the three great 0, COO stakes, the Princess of Wales Stakes, Eclipse Stakes aod Jockey Club Stakes. This is a tremendous racing record, but the trainer of Filing Fix still says: "There has been only one Ormonde." In England Sam Loates and O. Madden aie having a lively struggle for jockey honors. M. CaunonV percentage beats them both, hove ever, although all three are far and away beaten as to percentag s by H. Merlin and Sli an. Indeed, in the matter of winning mounts Sloan is near enough to the leaders to render it by no means impossible that ho sbonld catch them. Staidyold Sir Walter at rived at Lexington Wednesday for permanent retirement to stud duties at Beaumont Stock Farm. Mr. Knapp had him tent east last sprite intendirg to race him but bo fell sick at Saratoga and on his recovery it was docidod to give him the retire-n.ent from track service he had so honorably earned. Frank R.. and Thomas Hitchcock bav9 purchased W. B. Jennings 4-jear-old colt Glorian. Ho will bo raced on the fiat for tbe remainder of tbe season and next jear will bo pnt overthe jumps. As Glorian is a very speedy horse, he will provo quite an acquisition to the jumping ranks. Tbe American colt Sly Fox is tbe favorite in the Cambridgerhne beiting. His weight is 103 pounds and if in his best Ami rican form he should prove hard to baat. He has started but once Bince he was taken to England and was thep unplaced;
