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NOTES OF THE TURF. Twiner J. Simon Heaiey has purchased the contract on jockey James Mulligan, who has been riding on minor tracks. A. L. Price, owner of Superstition, a winner at Slieepshead Ray this week, is turf editor of the Washington Post. John Condon left Chicago Thursday night on his combined business and pleasure trip to the Pacific coast. His itinerary includes San Francisco and Seattle. John E. Madden will ship his big stable from New York to Saratoga Springs in a day or two. as he does not intend to take part in the Empire City meeting at Yonkers, which opens next Wednesday. James F. Carroll purchased the two-year-old colt. Acumen, by Ildrim Adele Harding, from Mrs. L. A. Livingston a few minutes prior to the starting of the race in which the colt ran at Slieepshead Bay Wednesday. "The three elements needed to keep the American thoroughbred in his high place are: Public attendance at the races: horsemen to breed the best in the world, and incidentally, but only incidentally, betting." August Belmont. Kimball Patterson, the young Kentncklan. Is handling some yearlings of goodly proportions at Belmont Park for various owners. Frank G. Ilogan, of Louisville, has turned over sonic yearlings to Patterson to break and train. The youngsters in Pattersons barn are an unusually good-looking lot.
