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i t 1 c 1 1 1 t c 1 - 1 - i 1 NOTES OF THE TURF. John E. Madden, the noted Lexington turfman, is at Louisville, Ky., with what appears to be the greatest string of thoroughbred yearlings ever under his control. He haB thirty-eight youngsters now quartered at Churchill Downs and will remain there with them, though he will make periodical trips to hia home, Hamburg Place, near Lexington. The officials of the Crescent City Jockey Club received notice last Monday that W. Ware who was implicated with jockey Combs in the Wax Taper race at Sheepehead Bay last summer, and ruled oS with the rider and others, had arrived and was a daily visitor at the track. Orders were issued that he be located and ordered off tho grounds. Banish has proved a useful animal for Clinton DeWitt at New Orleans thus far. Barring a break-down Banish is almost certain to win a number of other purseB before tho meeting is over. He runs equally well in the mud as on a dry track. Charles Scoggan will handle, at Churchill Downs, the chestnut yearling filly, by St. Flo" rian May Kennedy, by Faustus, which George Lindenborger, of Louisville, has purchased from W. II. Laudeman. The price waa 00. Bhould the New Orleana track be heavy or soft next Saturday, Lou vVoods will have a big following in the preliminary Derby. The colt is at his best juat now, and is surely a clever mud proposition. A San Francisco paper says that Johnny Woods is quicker in getting away from the poBt than OConnor, and that he uses bitter judgment as to pace and puts up a stronger finish. Lamp oLea, one of the most useful horses of the Bennings contingent that went to New Orleans, has spread his hoof. He will not face the flag again in some time. Jockey Buiz left San Francisco, Cal., for Australia last Friday, where he expects to ride considerably, aa tho scale of weights thore ia much higher than hare. It ia reported unauthoritatively that Adolph Spreckola, the Cali ornia millionaire, will race a string of horses in the oaat next year.
