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NOTES OF THE TURF. The «hh1 two-yeiir "Id. The Monk, ri-cenlly dcvcl- i Mii a eamt it *er r at liinlico ami is reported to hi- in luul condition. Kentucky ltcau. which ran in a Eteeplechaae at liinlico a few lavs airo. is slill the property of Weodfovi Clay. thou;;li trained by Cwyn Tompkins. Tomorrow is Houston dav at tlio Houston track, ami a reeord-breakiai: attendance i expected. All the principal business house.-, have asroed to close :;t one oclock. Albert Simons brake* lee is mending steadily and will lie taken out of the piaster cast in a day or so. The horses trained bv him for I. Y. Schorr have Me to Tomato, Canada, in charge of V. It Midg-ley. "Silver BIH" Rilev renmts from Tr.cson. Arizona, that he bac shaken off the evil effects of Ids attack of pneumonia ot last winter and will lie aide to attend to the miction pool selling of the harness racing Bread circuit. Samuel 9mm. of Washington, owner of Tom Mel ton. which won the liinlico Nursery, worth 81.873 to the winner, lire 1 that gelding in Kentucky, lint lie was reared in Virginia. Tom Melton is by Ulcnheim. * sen of i, •!• great Hanover. Tiie Turf and Field Club, a newlv Punned organi- •atl f Salt Lake City sicrtsmen. has effected an atliliatiou with the Ctah .lockov Club, and will at once take over the new clubhouse anil grounds being elected on the course bv general manager V. W. Iiun. D. ltunlops aaad llaudit— Lucy Clitters gelding. Takahin, named after the Japanese iniuister to this country, is one of the most consistent animals in training. As a two-vear old in 1!HIS he won eleven of nineteen races and 13.910 and this season has been tirst in four of seven races and eaineil 81.8881 The New York tracks free badge list his been «iitirclv abolished. Politicians and cily ofticials will not enjov the idd privileges. The onlv complimentary badges to be issued bv the Westchester Kacing As sceiation will be handed to former Beaatoc Thomas C. Piatt and Baion Weinberg. th« noted Herman turfman, who is visiting ihis country.
