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NOT133 OF TH.JS TURF. Alouzo Nodine secured a judgment of 36.12 against J. MsLeod Murphy in September and the sheriff attached the racahorses Twink-.ler", Fonsovannah and Elnido, which were in Murphys stable at the Gravesend track, and on September 29th Murphys interest in the horses was 60id to George Forbes for 5. Supreme Court Justic Dickey in BroLklyn yesterday set aside tha sale and ordered a now one. It was alloged that John S. Cam.pball purchased Ttfinkler and Fonsovannah in January last, and that J. McLeod Murphy sold the same horses to Jimmy Michaels, the cyclist, in Jnly, for ,000. Mr. Campbell icplevined the horses and took them to Texas last Wednesday. New York Sun. The Champion Stet-plochase, which is to be decided at Morris Park this afternoon, is by far tha most valuable cross-coantry event that has ever been offered in thiB country. A number of gentlemen interested in elevating the "illegitimate" style of racing contribute 6,000 and the Wrstchester Association adds 53,000 more, making it an event that in time should attain something approximating the importance that attaches to the Liverpool Grand National, over the decision of which fortunes are annually won and lost in England. The list of entries published today makes a remarkable showing of horses that were noted performers on the flat and epeaks well for the future of steeplechasing in the east. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Coney Island Jockey Club, the following board of directors was elected for the ensuing year: J. Hatry Alexandre, J. H. Bradford, John M. Bowers. C.Bellowo3, F. Gray Griswold,-John G. Hoekscher, Thomas H. Hitchcock, Jr , H. B. Hollins, Lawrence Kip, C. H. Kerner, H. K Knapp. P. Loriliard, A. Newbold Morris, H. I. Nichols, Herbert C. Bell, Schuyler L. Parsons, F. A. Schermerhorn, William H. Tailer, Jamts P. Scott, William K. Vanderbilt, J. W. Wads-worth, George Peibody Wetmore and William C. Whitney. A recant turf letter from England to a New York newspaper says: "Mr. Richard Crokers old horse AmericuF, who made his reappearance this year at Goodwood aftor two years of stud duty, was again seen out at the recent Manchester meeting. As will be rememborod Amoricus quit in hs own peculiar fashion just as he lcoked to ba winning the Stewards Cup, for which he was running at Goodwood. At Manchester, however, he did his quitting earlier in the game, for he overmastered L. Iteiif when the flag fell, whipping around and taking no part in the race. Americus can run, but be wont." Imp reached her home at Chillicothe, Ohio Wednesday night safe and sound and was given a grand reception Thursday. A procession, brass bands, flowers, coneratulatory speeches and an evening feast, which Imp did not attend, baing features. It was announced that she will be raced again next year instead of bsiDg retired to the stud. Trainer Brossman said recently that Chicago would probably be the place where Imp will be campaigned next year if the racing hare is to ba up to the old-time standard. Beports so far do not indicate that the journey of Messrs. Schulte and Beas to San Francisco has bean crownod with success, President Williams baing credited with an unshaken determination to carry on racing continuously at Oakland, but it is probable that mora pacific methods will be agread upon in the long run. Ono of tho rarest of racing occurrences, a triple dead heat, markod tha fourth race at Dallas, Texas, Thursday, Bilgariau 109, El Mido 113, and Hohenstanffer 109 finishing level in a seven furlongs dash. The pnrsa was divided and the bookmakers had a hot time in settling. Paul Griggs, the hero of mRny a fast raco over Chicago tracks, won tho Friday Plata at Manchester, England, recently, ridden by his owner. Sir J. Tharsby, who claimed him from Dnke and Wishard in a sailing raca at Hurst Park last August. George Eoso writes to a friend in this city that he is not coining to California this year. He rocontly struck a winning gait. San Francisco Chronicle. Eato C, a stable companion to the California two-year-old Bogus Bill, that won at Oakland a few days ago, and herself a winner last bpriug, diad rocantly. The broodmare Lilly Wright, dam of Diggs, rfatton, Arbacas and Olintius, is dead. She was i owned in Yolo county, California. j
