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NOTES OF THE TURF. George Rose expects to see twenty-two books cut in on the opening day at Santa Anita Park. Former jockey Joe Kelly is now located in San Francisco, where he has recently embarked in business. Altamor. Larry Mulligan and Colonel Hackelt are the latest additions to the schooling list at the Oakland track. Thomas Ogle, father of Dr. Ogle, who has long been a familiar figure on the California turf, died in the east last week. Mattle Mack has been ailing since her arrival on the coast and trainer Flauiiigau has temporarily thrown her out of training. M. L. and A. C. Schwartz will be new owners to race at Santa Anita during the winter. Far West and Bat Mastorson are among their strings. Edward Corrigan yesterday disposed of his two-year-old filly. Anne McGee. to W. II. Fizer and the colt Marine to Rome Respess, both transactions being private. F. A. Forsythes crack two-year-old. High Private, fell lame while being worked at Oakland last week. The colt has shown some fast trials but has been a chronic sufferer with unreliable feet. The case of James E. dishing against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, for damages through the burning of a carload of his horses, will be called for trial in the Circuit Court December 3. Judge Stephens, of Covington, Ky., yesterday entered an order of sale of horses belonging to M. A. Neff. in a suit in which he is defendant. Constable Biedenharn will sell Automatic, and Inela at La-tonia on December 2. Peter Clinch, of St. Johns. N. B., is attending the sale of thoroughbreds at Lexington. Ky., as a representative of the Provincial Government. Mr. Clinch Is instructed to buy a stallion or two and some mares, with which It Is hoped to Improve the breed of horses in bis country. When the Minneapolis of the Atlantic Transport Line sailed from New York Saturday bound for England, a large consignment of thoroughbred horses were a part of its cargo. Thirty broodmares belonging to James B. naggln, under the charge of John Mackay, IWere on board, consigned to the English market. - Handspring, from the MHlstream Stud, waif included In the shipment. Through an oversight jockey Russell was permitted to ride the 100 to 1 shot Valencia in the second race at Oakland last Thursday, while his contract employer. O. A. Bianchi, was starting his mare, Tawasentha, in the same race. According to the California rules of racing this is not permissible, for obvious reasons. The betting had been In progress for considerable time before the matter was called to the attention of the officials, and In view of the Improbability that Valencia would cut any figure In the running the judges decided to let Russell ride In the race rather than go to the trouble of ordering a change of riders with its attendant result of a new book.
