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NOTES OF THE TURF. The Grand National winner. I.ntteur III., has been sein back toIlalli.. Bubio. tin- American steeplechase borne, has been nek ...ii of the Grand Steeplechase de Paris. Hi- i. i - are in a bad aaur. Trainer William Hajraa, ..f New York, has sold I iel. I Marshal, a four vcur old buy horse by Ham burg-Field Argent. Io I Fittsburg horseman. He I will be used as a hunter. At the Loiigchamps Iaris course. April 4. the gale money was 1. OOP and the turnover at Hi" pari iiiiiluei !?:Us.n:;o. this being KKio.000 more than on tin- coftes ling day last year. A tea-day race meeting under the auspices of the Oklahoma Jtockey Club began at Law lou okla.. yesterday. More than It" horses from Texas and Oklahoma ate tin-re for the meeting. It is reported that Pat Molnoray. the steeplechase jockey, died recently in Newark. N. .1. For several s.a-oiis Mcliierny rode the J. W. Colt and Bartb-tt McCleniian "chasers with fair success. At the Johannesburg Turf Club meeting receiilly W. Clements, the lightweight jockey, who rode in England last season, steered lour of the six winners and was si-.-ond in each of the others. Charles Casey, the traiuer of Aimee C. and Fore. has arranged to race on tin- metropolitan courses this season. A few years back the fast French marc. Girmctte. raced well while trained by Casey. Frank Doss, successful for many years on the turf as jockev. owner and trainer, has decided to retire from racing and will go into business in San Francisco until the prospects for the sport are brighter. There ate fifty nine horses left in the Austrian Derby, and of these fifteen belong to German owners, inclusive of Fervor. Stossvogel and Glltfreuiid. Tin-last named is in England in S. Darlings string at r.eckhamptoii. Fred Archer, the great English jockey, once made a shrewd retort to a fair owner who asked him w hylic did not come out to win his race earier instead of being beaten: "Well, my lady. I couldnt come without the horse." Kobort Sieviers Winning Post, a weekly sporting paper, lauds trainer Joyiier as an excellent man :u his husini-ss. It savs training as lie does or gentlemen who run their horses on truly sporting lines In- is a welcome addition to the English turf. Frank Gardner brought out his good three year old colt. Statesman. Thursday and worked him along smartiv for seven furlongs in 1:.".21. This Is the best move he has shown this season and it was particularly impressive, from the manner of its accomplishment. .lames Rowe is beginning to permit the Kecne string to step along a bit freely. Thursday the two year olds Herdsman, Glass mere. Sweep. Black Gnat. Degree. Flashing and Hibernica. after a use fill canter, were worked together for three furlongs in l:: seconils. Celt. Casque, Turncoat. Masketle. I lliuius. Henley and Simbury. after a long canter. stepped along for three furlongs in 421, and galloped • ut to the half in 50.
