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■ i i I r J j 1 i i » 1 1 l NOTES OF THE TURF. According to President Aull of the Fair Grounds Association the street car strike will not cause a postponement ef the opening of the racing season at the Fair Grounds. The Inaugural, which will be run Saturday, always attracts from 12,000 to 15.000 people, and if the difficulties are not settled before that time the patrons of the sport of kings will have considerable trouble wending their way to Grand avenue and Natural Bridge road.— St. Louis Republic. John Huffman arrived at the St. Louis Fair I Grounds Wednesday from his home at Greenville, 111., with a string of nineteen racers. Huffmans horses are fresh from their winter quarters, and all appear fit as a fiddle. In the older division are Found, Tulla Fonso, Sam Fullen. Van Hoorebeke, Sligo, Sir Kingston, and Sir Robert. Besides these, he has a lot of likely looking two-year-olds, including Ellis Glenn. Peaches. Queen Litze and Red Prince. Sinfi, the Loyalist filly, that won the Debutante Stakes at Louisville, is in the Debutante to be run here next week, and her owner has signified his intention of starting the filly at the Fair Grounds. Sinfi will stack up against Miss Bennett, Lady Schorr and probably Sofala in the Debutante at the Fair Grounds. A race be-I tween this quartet will be the biggest event of the season on the western circuit.— St. Louis Republic. At Morris Park Tuesday after allowing a large set some jogging exercise trainer Jame6 i Rowe, of the Keene string, separated Chacor- nac, with Spencer up, and Toddy from the bunch and sent them th| mile distance in 1 :42i. , The pair finished closef together aDd their . clever trainer was waviTT the lads back c through the last half mile. It is reported that Lennep, who has been a t useful mare for Tom Hayes, will p bably not t be seen in public again after the present meet-1 ing at Churchill Downs. It is Mr. Hayes present intention to retire her to the Btud and to J breed her probably to Tammany.
