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NOTES OF THE TURF. Declarations from the Hawthorne Handicap are due April 1. Secretary Kuhl reports that up to date the horses declared out are St. Marcos, Lord Quex, Flying Torpedo, Vul-cain and The Unknown. It was reported some time back that St. Marcos would stand training this year, but his declaration from such a rich stake is an unfavorable indication. Twenty-five thoroughbreds from Capt. S. S. Browns string left Louisville Monday night for New Tork, via the Pennsylvania Railroad. They will be raced in the east in charge of Peter Wimmer.the veteran trainer. The string includes Hyphen, the crack four-year-old, and twenty two-year-olds. Hyphens legs are in bad shape, but Mr. "Wim-mer believes he will train out all right. D. R., Chicago. 1 Tour wager on Scotch Plaid to show won and should be paid. 2 It is a bookmakers privilege to accept or refuse any bet. 3 The bookmaker won the straight money on Canossa and must return the place and show wager, no odds place and show having been laid. H. J. Scoggans good filly Becky Rice died at Louisville Wednesday, having fell sick on the cars while en route from New Orleans. Mr. Scoggan refused several good offers for her at New Orleans. The handicapping of the horses engaged in the 0,000 Worlds Fair Handicap at St. Louis is to be a double headed transaction. W. S. Vosburg is to assign weights to the eastern owned entries while Edward Maginn will give the western horses their impost. Col. M. C. Padden, probably acting for Congressman T. D. Sullivan, has purchased a half interest in the three-year-olds Athlana and Alan, from Frank Kelly, the partnership to be registered with The Jockey Club. ; i W. C. Whitney has made arrangements to send six carloads of horses from Aiken, S. C, to Sheepshead Bay, leaving on March 27. Trainer J. W. Rogers will be in charge. Cruzados is said to be windbroken. Dow Williams, who was ruled off in the Little Pete scandal and recently reinstated, is handling the horse for Lucky Baldwin. Tom R., Chicago. Lord Touchwood belongs to James Arthur, unless recently sold, and is probably at Memphis. S. W. G., Chicago. F. D. Shaw was scratched from the second race at Oakland inquired about. G. W. S., Chicago. Tour wager lost. If Sartor Resartus had finished second you would have won. C. T. Boots has declared Argregor and The Giver from the Metropolitan Handicap. The colored jockey W. Hicks has been engaged to ride for Perry Belmont. Inquirer, Chicago. Under eastern practices bets on Einus stood. E. L. Z., St. Louis, Mo. The wager on the Bernays entry, place, lost. Mose Goldblatt has purchased Leviathan from S. C. Hildreth.
