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NOTES OF THE TDBF. Word comfB from Fan Francisco that Beau Ormonde attracted the attention of everyone while on his way to the posi last Saturday. He is a grand looker and possesses much speed, but is inimical to a route. He ie being trained by "Curley" Shields. Bonmerack appears to be James Arthurs bread winner thus far at the New Orleans meeting. The colt has started there four times and in each instance scored a bracket. He was nowhere near himself during the racing here this year. Pat Dunne, the well-known Chicago turfman, hae arrived at Ban Francisco. Ho went there Einmly for the purpose of visiting hiB wifes family and will race nothing on the coast. A San Francisco paper says that Lizella is one of the most improved mares now racing on the coast and should be hard to beat over a distance of. ground. Hint Sauce put up one of his best races at NewOrleanB yesterday, running a mile in 1:40 flat, indicating that he is near his best form. Seventeen books cut in at Oakland last Saturday. Among the newcomers were Frank Lanterm an and George Bose. It is said that hard racing in the mud has dulled Obiaa spi ed. She has run nowhere near her beBt form lately. Articulates race last Saturday at Oakland was very bad. The colt ran as if sore and is apparently stale.