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NOTES OF THE TURF. Charles F. Grainger of Louisville was a visitor at Slieepshead Bay yesterday, en route from Maine to his home. Hill Top has been coughing since her last race at Saratoga, and trainer James Fltzstmmons Is half afraid ho may not be able to get another race out of her this .season. Sir Henrv L. Pelittier, Lieutenant-Governor of Ouel.ee. will be the guest of the i Montreal Jockey Club at a luncheon which will be given at Blue Bonnets before the races on Saturday. A H. Higglnson of Boston, who races under the name of Mr. Chetland, has arrived at .Montreal, where several of his jumpers will till engagements during the meeting now on at Blue Bonnets. James Bltito has purchased the three-year-old colt. Campeon. bv Alvescot Florite. from George J. Long. Blutes stable now consists of two horses Campeon and the promising two-year-old. Billiard Ball. Pagan Bevs destruction may be made necessary bv a breakdown that attended his appearance m the Great Autumn Steeplechase last Saturday. Ills breakdown is so serious that lie has since been unable to keep ills feet. .1. Wilson, a promising boy on whose services J. Burttschell has obtained first call, is a brother of L. Wilson, who. it will be remembered, was a crack rider some vears ago. and who was at one time connected with the stable of Sam Hildretli. When the once good racer, Martin Doyle, won a selling race at Blue Bonnets Wednesday, he earned his first 1909 set of brackets. Last year Martin i Doyle won the Earl Grey Cup Handicap at Blue lioiiucts from the best horses in training in Canada. Captain E. B. Cassatt was influenced to purchase, , the yearling till v bv Islington Fair Rosalind, which , . lie lionght at Slieepshead Bay Monday, because her dam is a sister to Gold Heels, the best racer his father bred in the latter part of his turf career. William II. Snyder, manager of Hamburg Place, , has taken charge of the stallion. Plaudit, which returned from Europe a few days ago. Snyder will i keep the sire of King James at Slieepshead Bay for a brief spell and will then take him back to Kentucky. Somebodv asked Dave Johnson what he thought of the "night riding" incident in which Ostend was i Involved. "I hope thev have got the goods on those fellows." he replied, and then with a laugh i he continued: "It makes me feel that all the horses j Ive bet on this year have been iu the hands of the s night riders."
