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NOTES OF THE TURF. W. H. Bissett, agent for J. A. Drakes stable, forwarded a good batch of entries from Nashville last Tuesday for the Coney Island and Brooklyn meetings. The pick of the stable was placed in the following stakes for the autumn meeting: The Flight, the September, the Autumn, the Flatbush, the Great Eastern. Among the horses entered were Savable, High Chancellor, Wyeth, Runnels, Von Rouse and the best of the two-year-olds. Word comes from Lexington, Ky., that Fred Cook, of St. Louis, has refused a 0,000 offer made by Gorman and Bauer, of Cincinnati, for his throe-year-old chestnut gelding, Linguist, by Linden-Ella H. Cooks price is said to be 5,000, but it is believed he will finally split the difference and sell for 2,500. Linguist won eight races last year, and is regarded an American Derby prospect. G. A. and Others, Chicago. Major Mansir is the property of Albert Simons and was when he ran in the Jackson Handicap. A mistaken ownership was telegraphed from New Orleans, but haa been corrected. J. and J., Chicago. Post time for the first race at Oakland is 2:05 p. m. Time at Oakland is two hours earlier than at Chicago. W. H. H., Chicago. The new Futurity course is seven furlongs and the Futurity is now run over a full six furlongs course. F. C, St. Louis. Princess Tulane was third choice in the betting in the race won by her at New Orleans January 8. H. J., Chicago. Your wager on Lady Chorister to show was a. loser.
