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NOTES OF THE TURF. Fred Taral intends to train horses in this country. Last year in Germany there were 118 different race iiu •tings, offering 30 days s|»rt and 2,002 races. tor which 11,199 horses ran. The consistent Earls Court split a hoof while being worked at Louisville a day or two ago and will be on the shelf for some time in consequence. Mimic Algol, a recent winner at Louisville, had b en pulling a milk Wagon for several mouths prior ti being put in active traiuiug for the races this spring. Secretary Lyman Davis has booked a mile and a halt race for four-year olds and over, with selling conditions, for uext Fridays program at Churchill Downs, The Hastings five-year-old. Roscmount. won the blue ribbon at the Montreal Horse Show. Ostrich took the ted and Javlin the yellow. All three of them are Breeding Bureau stallions. Two professionals, nth* did not live up to the orders of the Belmont Park officials in the matter of betting, will be prevented from entering the course in future. Their offense was the public taking of money. * , Old Dandelion has become a most uncertain race horse in these davs. He is cunning and unreliable ami takes notions against trying to win when in good positions in a race and seeming to be able to win easily. S. C. Ilildretb announces his intention of shipping King Janus to Toronto to race in the Toronto Cup at Woodbine. Ibis is the richest stake of the Ontario lackey Club. It has a value of ,000 in added money and is at a mile and a furlong. J. G. Greener has engaged iockev T. Rice to ride Olambala in the Derby trial at Churchill Downs tomorrow and in the Latonia Derby. After filling the latter engagement Rice will leave for Canada to re-nort to bis contract employer. George W. Hendrie. Old Roseben is galloping along at Gravesend in excellent fashion and Weir will probably show him under colors at the meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Club. The old fellow is a bit lighter than be was lasi year, but this makes hiiu look racier and really better looking. IMinouil Curot, the French veterinary surgeon, was at Chester on Cup dav and presented Charles Todd with several sets of the recently patented papier macho racing plates which have been in use in France and Belguini. W. Duke has recommended Hum to many of his fellow trainers. They are even lighter than aluminum. — London Sportsman.
