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NOTJfiS xtf THfc XURF. The reason why several horses entered for tho L-atonia race Thursday did not start is thus related in the Enquirer of Friday: "Two "horses, Mr. Brown and Martha Street, had to ba withdrawn from the sec-oud raca, aa well as Arquebus from the closing event, from an unusual cause. The horses named are all stabled at the Newport track. Unfortunately for their owners, the ferry boats by which horses are taken back and forth across the Licking Bivor, like the Shamrock, had broken down. It h td not exactly broken down, but what amounted to tho same thing it sunk some time Wednesday night. It, or a substitute, will ba in good working trim today, and it ia not likely that further trouble will be encountered by the horsemen in having tbeir horses transported across the river." John Bright, the great four-year-old iu the string of Taibot Bros., will not bo seen at the post again this year. The winner of the Decoration Handicap has bean going sore, and while he has shown no Signs of .breaking down, his owners will noi take any chanco of thus permanently injuring him, and will n it attempt to train him furthar this year. The crack colt has baen shipped home and turnad out until next spring. The Board of Directors of tho Coney Island Jockey Club has elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, Lawrence Kip; Vice-Presidents, William K. Vanderbilt and John G Heckscher; Treasurer, J. H. Bradford; Secretary, C. Fellowes. Executive Committee, the president, vice-presidents, treasurer, secretary, ox-officio; Herbert C. Pell, F. Gray Gris-wold, George Peabody Wetmore, J. Harry Alexandre and W. H. Tailer. The following hoisea were sold in the paddock previous to tha races at Latonia last Saturday: Blennerhassett, to F M. Smith, S35; CooBada, to J. Hurley, 0; Little Jess, to C. Alexander, 0; Little King, to G. Davis, S50; Aquinas, to H. L. Johnson, 3U; Lela B., to S. T.Jacob, 0; Nojtoncio, to H. L. Johnson, 5; Our Guess, to F. Hall, 5; Volutante, to T. B. Quick, 5; Mr. Cassott, to J. Martin, 5. M. Murphy has purchased from Colonel Pepper Kings Courier, who won tha Nurseiy Handicap at Morris Park a few days ago and about whose breeding there was some question. The price was understood to be pretty close to 5,00. Kings Courier has proved himself to be a youngster of good class and shouid daveiop into a grand three-year-old. A. N. B , accompanied by a yearling half brother, will be shipped to England on Saturday, and will raco at least a season abroad. Until recently A. N. B. was in the merket at S2.0C0, and no stable deemad him worthy of purchase. The English turf courses are expected to suit the colts tender heels. Barney Schreibars horses have arrived at Sau Francisco safe and sound. Ho sent twenty-four ovor the mountains and next to Burns and Watorhouande wiii have tha mo3t extensive siring of horses that will ba raced over the San Fran-cieco tracks next winter. Bromley and Co. will ship their horses to their farm near Lexington immediately aftor tho Morris Park meeting.
