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NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey Minder has signed to ride for the stable of E. J. Gildersleeve at New Orleans. Minder showed at Latonia that he was back to his old form. Herculoid has apparently entirely recovered from his lameness, is doing finely and his owners expect him to be the star of the jumping division next year. Jockey W. Shaw saves his .earnings and is reputed to be the owner of considerably more than 00,000. He is to go to Germany early in February to ride there next year at a 15,000 salaryr Salvidcre has been insured with Lloyds for 0,000, the policy running until the colt arrives in New York next April. He may not be. started until the Sheepshead Bay June meeting opens. Charley Weber, a crack lightweight jockey of a dozen years back, is training trotters at Los Angeles, Cal. His father, Peter Weber, who, in his time raced good horses over Chicago tracks, is now living In New York. Cruzados is as fast as ever, as he demontrated when he worked a half at Oakland last week in :47i. The track, because of the application of a sand dressing, Is not as fast- as it was last year, so the workout was decidedly impressive. District Attorney Baker, who prosecuted the Davis case, attended the Bennings races Saturday and had down several wagers including a winner on Angler. From this the bookmakers argue that their new methods must toe all right in the- eyes of the law. P. RolUy Is at Ascot again, but the death of his consistent horse. The Huguenot, leaves him only one horse with which to begin the season, Colonel Brons-ton. Reilly bought The Huguenot for 50 and won ,000 in stakes and purses at Seattle during the meeting at The Meadows track. Charles Kerr, of Bakersfield, Cal., will hold a sale of yearlings iu San Francisco -next month. At least twenty will be offered, including, a number of good-looking Kismets. Kismet is the sire of Bob Ragon and F. W. Barr. A half brother to Sau Nicholas Is among the youngsters to be sold.
