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NOTES OF THE TURF. A. W. Dayton will race his horses at the Butte rammer meeting. He expects to race in Florida next winter. Jockey ipion will ride for George Odom at the Iinilieo meeting. He is now on his way east, having left Oakland Saturday. Jockey Donohne hail his first mount in a French jumping race when he fell with old Hylas in the ■residents Prize Steeplechase at Auteuil last Sun day. Secretary sin liev of the Kentucky Inauclallnu has received requests I nun W. J.. Young and G. W. J. Diss. 11 for stable room. Young will bring tern homes to Lexington from Louisville, unhiding the Derby candidates. Warfield and Direct. l.vinaii II. Davis, secretary and liandieappcr of the New Louisville Jockey chili, was married Tuesday morning to Miss Bettie Sandidge, of Louisville, K . His niaiiisige will, no doubt, lie si surprise h» his main friends, who regarded Lyman as a confirmed bachelor. William Walker has taken out apprentice papers on O. Caldwell, a colored exercise Imiv who lias Shown cousid -cable skill in ridiug the Walker horses In Hiejr morning gallops. Caldwell can ride at iiUwt K* pounds anil Walker will give him every chain e I ake good. Among the stables for which reservations karve keen made at Butte are those of William Hsiwkc. E. J. Ramsey. L. T. Lee A- Son. Captain John Hack-ett. M Deary. C. C McCafferty. T. H Ryan. Barney Seiireiber. Harry Stover. A. F. I avton. D. S. Fountain J. II. Brannon. William Caine. J. M Crane. Dan Dcutiisou. Dick Williams, Jack Spralt sind Frank Farrar. Among the owners now racing at Oakland who will campaign their horses sil the Ogden meeting sire the following: John Moore. 5; J. J. Oninliiu. ti: S. Polk. 4: A. Goodwin. 5: B. I. Davis. 4: Joe Cooper, 8, ir W. Hour. 5: B. E. Beattv. 4: Joe Mason. 4: V. /.. De Annan. 5: L. C. Williams. 0: T. Cr.vsler. 2: G. W. Robinson. 4: C. E. Fant. 5: 0. U. Jones. 4: C. F. OLeury, 8; a. Bornmnller. 2-Mrs. . A. Sitibner. 6; W. L. Stantteld, 8. and H. Stover. 15. Nash Turner, an American jockey, who owns, trains and rides horses in France, wsis known when in this country as the strongest finisher of his day. His extraordinary work on Goldsmith lauded thai colt first in the inaugural Saratoga Special in 1901, and possibly the gallant little colt never really leeovered from that nice, as lie was never as good again. Turner developed as a jockey under Eugene Leighs tuition. In France he has in the last six years ridden many high els ss horses to victory. .1. W. Colt will ship Lis stable of junipers, now in training at the Washington track, to Baltimore. April 19. to take part in the spring meeting at Pluilico. This consignment will be in charge of trainer If. .1. Daly sind will consist of the following: Thistledale, Prince of lilsen. Percentage, Kara. Ironsides, tins Straus. Kconoitiy. Ariau. Blue Pigeon. Cordite. Yaqucro. Commodore Fontaine and Sal Volatile. Steeplechase Jockey* M. McAfee. K. Huppe and J. Million will accompany the stable. Tin re were foaled Monday nt August Belmonts Nursery Stud in Kentucky two colt foals by the triple event winner. Rock Sand, that sire worth a great deal of money, despite the blow sustained last June by American turf Interests, one is a chestnut out of Beldame, and the other is a brown out of the Imported mare. Topiary. Mr. Belmont paid 25. 000 for Rock Sand, and no sum of money could replace Beldame If anything happened her. A two-year-old lill named Ballot Bred, by Meddler— Belda me. is now in Luglaud in John Watsons care. Redmond C Stewart lias resigned from membership on the committee recently named to manage llie affairs of tile hunt club meetings. No reason is given in Mr. Stewarts letter of resignation, but it wsis said in hunting circles yesterday that it is because the Chevy Chase Hunt, of Washington, did not receive a license to hold a meeting. Mr. Stewart is a director of the Maryland Jockey Club. At relent deliberations of the joint committee of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association a iiiim bet of licenses to bold meetings were granted.
