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NOTES OF THE TURF. F. Ambrose Clark has leased the six-vear-old bav gelding Night Hawk to F. S. Von Stable. A Canadian owner is negotiating for the purchase of W. J. Youngs Kentucky Derby candidate. Direct. Edward Trotter has virtually decided to campaign his stable at the Salt Lake Denver summer meetings. George Odom will ship his horses, which include the speedy pair. Trance and Nimbus, from Graves-end to Baltimore today. C II. Weideniann has purchased Miss Bootless from W. E. Applegate and will add her to his col lection of broodmares at Gonzales. In the latest Ix ndon liotting on the Epsom Derby, now barely a month awav. Bayardo is 9 to 4 against. Glasgerlon 6 to 1 and Strickland 16 to 1. There will be a meeting of the stewards of the Jockey Club at New York Wednesday to take action on applications for jockey and trainer licenses. The Prix de Bois do Boulogne was run and won at Paris yesterday by W. K. Vamlerbilts Oambaiseuil. Herman B. Duryeas Rose Noble was first in the Prix Anbepines. Eddie Dugan. who was refused a license to ride in England, will keep in condition by galloping horses at Cray Send and lie leady to ride when he receives a license from the Jockey Club. Mascarada. the three-vear-old daughter of Disguise — Rhodesia, died at Jravesend a few days ago. This tilly was purchased hf Ceorge Kraus at the weeding-out sale of the James K. Keene stable for ,600. August Ahnefer. who liought Prudent. Maxim and Riased at the Williams disposal sale, will take his string east for a campaign at the Ogden. Salt Lake and Denver meetings. Jockey Saiuly will go along to do bis riding. Mr. Joyner. the American trainer, is impressing the critics as a past master In the art of getting his horses fit in condition, and big with it. Mi st of his charges that be has sent out this season have lieen round and sleek in their coats. — London Sporting Life. Jockey Hicks, who. a few seasons back, was oonshlered 0 very capable rider, died recently at his home at Boutte Station. Loabnana. Hicks was a negro and rode for many of the prominent eastern owners, including August Belmont. 11. P. Whitney ami others. 1. H. Neal. manager for jockey Deverieh. has completed arrangements by which N. K. Real, a well-known eastern horseman, will have first call on Dovoriohs services during the Pimlico meeting. Ileal lias a stable of seventeen horses and will keep Devericli fairly busy. The rule book of the Canadian Racing Association will shortly be in circulation. The C. R. A. rules and scale will come into effect first at the Ontario Jockey Clubs spring meeting. The scale of webtbl wll be slightly higher than the arrangement which has prevailed for so many years. — Toronto llolie. Partnership has heen filed between E. C. La Montague and Harry .a Montague with the National Steepieefaaas and Hunt Association in the following junipers that will race in the name of the Chelsea Stable: Canvas, b. g. 5: Recruit, b. g. 6: Beggar-inan, blk. g, 4; Cartwheel, ch. g. 4: llorioiis Betsy, b. f. 4. Decision was handed down at Louisville Saturday whereby it is established that Colonel Jim Douglas may not be held as surety on a bond covering sale of the race horse Avana. sold to J. R. Coston, of Lextajrtea, by Douglas partner. Stout. Colonel Douglas went surety for Coston on the matter of Mtt lenient.
