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NOTES OF THE TURF. The stable of J. Criffin has reached Latonia. His string t a—lets of four lenses, including the Well-known performer, tznr. Jockey toburn is making a strong bid for the saddle boners of the Houston meeting. lie rode live winners in two days — two on Monday and three on Tuesday. Colonel 1. M. Hums of San Francisco is construct iug a training track SO his ranch near Fallin. New. t.i which his thepMighbred stock was recently trans ferrcd from California. Waiter Miller, formerly premier jockey af Amor ica. sailed today for Fnglaml. where ke will ride as a free In lo e under the management of Thomas Mi Creery. The latter accnnipanicil him abroad. C. W". Carroll, who has trained in California for A. B. Sprockets for several years, is handling the Spree kels string at Sheepsheail Kay in the enforce! absence of F.noch Wishard. Spreckels" eastern trainer, who is ill. James CatTreys fiowan. whose stifle was fractured during llie running of the Metropolitan Han ilicap. will never face the barrier again. She will ke shipped to the Kancocas Farm ill New Jersey, to 1m- bred to either Locoliatchee or Ihlrim. J. B. Kespess" Kentucky Derby winner. Winter green, worked a mile in 1:41 at Churchill Downs in preparation for yesterdays Latonia Darky prclimi nan. He had his weight up am! circled the track at some distance from the rail. The fractional were: 12«. 24. 30. 4s, 1:01;:. 1:14. 1:11. Cil. A. W. Hamilton, who presides at Santa Anita Park, is spciHliug a few nays in Chicago. lie has spout the interim since the close of the California season at bis home at Mt. Sterling. Ky.. and will return there in a day or two. lie has no racing en gjgonioiits for the summer and came here to renew old acipiaintances. Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. and his brother. Francis R. Hitchcock, have decided to defer the trip to France they planned some time back. The younger of tlie brothers is ill at W.stbury and by the time lie recovers sufficiently to undertake it voyage across the Atlantic the elder brother will 1m- busy al Bheepakead Hay managing the June meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Club.
