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NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey Kolb. an American boy who is riding for the famous Weinberg stable in Germany, intends I .to return to this country soon, and may be seen in i the saddle at Oakland this winter. Dr. Fitzgeralds Forerunner, a useful selling ; plater, which has not raced for two years. Is again i in training at Oakland .and his progress has .been i such that he may be seen in action again. Official announcement is made by the Cuban Racing - Association that betting--at- the coming, Havana i meetiug will be conducted, with r both pari-mutuels j and books, the Cubans belnsr accustomed to mutuel I betting and preferring its George Pierce, the Jockey who had the mount on , Bank Holiday when the latter fell in .the steeplechase at Hamilton Saturday, after being taken to the- hospital was found to have sustained a broken j bip and dislocated shoulder. Lord of the Heath, owned by the Napa Stock ; Farm, has been shipped to Japan, where he will I be sent after a 510.00Q race soon to be run, at. t Yokohama. J. O. Keenes Triumphant is another f" Americas horsa that will try to carry pS this, rich i frrist. Jockey E. Clark, who shared with Klrschbaum i the rlotrijf honors: of the TJutte meeting, arrived at t Oakland with his contract employer, Stuart- POik. . pjark Ja a little midset, bu a strong and capable i 1 1 1 , rider and should experience little difficulty in secur- -lng mounts. The eighth running of the Spokane Derby was marred by one distressing feature. Jim Simpson, stable companion of the winner. Royal Ben, and himself a leading contender, was carried into the fence at the head of the stretch, went down and broke his leg. He was immediately destroyed. In the following out of a plan by which he will al- teruately breed his band of mares at Rancho del Rio to his stallions. Cunard and St. Avonicus, John i Miller this year mated all his marcs to St. Avonlcus. Next spring all of them will be bred to Cunard. Both stallions have demonstrated their ability to make good in the stud, and Miller figures that there is not enough difference between them to warrant giving; either the preference.
