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NOTES OF THE TURF. A force of 100 men began work ou the changes and improvements at the track and grounds of the Saratoga Racing Association, of which William C. Whitney is president, Wednesday. It will involve an expenditure of about 50,000. The work will be prosecuted with as much expedition as possible until winter weather com pels a suspension of operations until next spring. The track will ba substantially rebuilt and enlarged, while the grand stand, betting ring, club house and ten other buildings are to be removed to different locations. Secretary J. W. Russworm, of the Cumberland Park track, has returned to Nashville, and says that the prospectB for the spring race meeting are brighter than ever before. The sizes of purses will insure the best stables, as no purse lees than 00 will be run for. Preparations are being made to open a big Derby. This race will ba worth ,500, and will be the star event of the meeting. The meeting will last from April 24 to May 3, nine days of racing. Pink Coat, the six-year-old son of Leonatus and Alice Brand, which was taken to Cincinnati from Chicago by John Bodegap last week, waB put aboard the cars at Latonia Wednesday and sent to the farm of Messrs. Woodford and Buck-ner, his owners, near Paris, Ky. Pink Coat iB in fine shape, but his owners have decided not to race him any more thiB year. Ha will run out in the Blue Grass until next season. It has been announced at Morris Park that James B. Haggin will, next year, go into racing on a grand scale, and. that his stable in training will excel anything before eeen on the turf. Already, it is said, there ara 120 picked yearlings in the east owned by Mr. Haggin, of which not less than sixty are in the care of Charles Little-field, Jr., at Monmouth Park, N. J. James R. and F. P. Keene have Bold to Algernon Daingerfield of Washington, D. C, five head of yearling thoroughbreds at Castlaton. They are two bay colts by Handspring and out of Lady Gay and Gloaming ; chestnut filly, by Chorister Royal Gem ; bay filly, by Horoscope Dusk and a bay colt, by St, Leonards Mara Hill. The price paid waB ,000. Thirty-two of John E, Maddens yearlings have arrived at Churchill Downs. They are pronounced by those who have Been them to be about the finest looking bunch that ever came to the Downs. About forty-five in all are expected. Mr. Maddens stable is surrounded with the secrecy which this astute trainer always throws about it. Garry Hermann iB at Louisville in charge of Trainer Bob Tucker, and is doing bo well that there are hopes the colt will redeem his oarly promises of greatness. He has breezed well, and Captain 8. S. Brown, who paid 0,000 for him just before he broke down, may get some of his investment back, or at least get a run for it. An important sale of race horses and yearlings, the property of Messers. J. R. and F. P. Keene and other owners, will take place at the Morris Park race track today. William Easton will be the auctioneer. Some of the runners to be sold are Toddy, Unmasked, Prophetic and Eddie Busch. A record price for a two-year-old was established in England a few days ago, when R, 8. Sievers sold the bay colt Duke of Westminster, by Orme Gantlet, to G. Taber for the huge sum of 05,000. Scott Williams has arrived at Latonia with a couple of horses belonging to "Brown Dick," and that noted colored trainer was himself a visitor to the track Wednesday. The strings of John Brannon and Bryan Obear, from Kinloch Park, have also landed at the track. "Sporty" 8ayers will sell his string after the Latonia meeting and take up bis yearlings, Eleanor Holmes, Queen Quality and Ann will bo sent to Beaumont Stud and bredjto St. Maxim. F. D. C, New Iberia, La. : As claimjthat his bet on Rolling Boer should ba declared off because of a change in weight is not correct. The bet stands. The refreshment privileges at Latonia have been awarded to Cawein, Dempsey and Co., of Covington. It has been reported that Jamas Rowe may go to England to train for the Messrs. Keens next season. Jockey Charles Herting has made application to the Western Jockey Club for reinstate- ment.
