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NOTES OF THE TURF. Capt. T. M. Jackson has been elected secretary of the Brighton Beach Racing Association. Capt. Jackson has for some time been officially connected with the association, and is well and favorably known to all horsemen. He is a man 1 of executive ability and will doubtless prove of gieat aid to President W A. Engaman in maintaining the high place that Brighton has attainea in the turf world. Turf, Field and Farm C. T. Pattersons crack two-year-old colt Lam plighted, bj Lamplighter, which has bean ailin at Memphis, where his owners string is wintering, iB reported to have fully recovered. He was tuff ring with muscular rheumatism in the shoulder, and was treated by Dr. Hollen-beck. He located the trouble with the aid of a battery hbont six weeks ago, and now has tho coll in excellent shape. 1 A serious accident befell steeplechase jockey Gcorc CcchrSu recently. While schooling one of the Biichcock horses at the lat tors farm at Aiken, S. C , his mount fell and rolled over him. Coctii an was picked up unconscious and re-mhinoa in that state for three days. When he rag ined consciousness it is said he was slightly , d. m nted from the effects of the fall. I Hon. W C. Whitney has purchased of J. J. Eat- ins the bay gelding Montanic, 2, by MontanaWalnut. Price said to be 0,000. Montanic has been Btnt to T.Welch at East Mill, stoue, N J. He is well engaged in the three-3 ear-old etakes next year. Ta mmany, a starter at San Francisco a few days ago, is a cream-colored gelding from Idaho. He attracted much attention on account of his color. "
