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NOTES OF THE TURF. The beautiful lake at Latonia race track will hereafter lie closed to the public, as the place is well stocked witli bass, and is to be used for a private fishing ground. Ed A. Tipton is reported as negotiating for a controlling interest in the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, whose track at Lexington, Ky., is one of the foremost in the country. F. A. Forsythe has booked his twenty-four thoroughbred yearlings for the sale which the Kentucky Sales Company will conduct during the September meeting of the Kentucky Association at Lexington. Louis Winans five-year-old gelding Edward, by Plaudit Passan. won the Alexandra Handicap of dOO sovereigns in a field of six at the Gatwick mooting in England Friday. P. Nelkes Golden Rod was second and R. Mills Icy Cup third. Robert F. Lcighton has been selected as presiding judge for the Couer d Alone Fair and Racing Associations fall meeting on its new track near Spokane with Frank St. I. Skinner as associate judge and handicapper. John Dinue timer and paddock judge and Phil Beilly clerk of the scales. W. G. Yanke. in speaking of Round the Worlds disappointing showing on the occasion of her recent start at Lexington, upon his- return to Louisville, is quoted as follows: "The filly had all the bad racing luck imaginable in her onlv start at Lexington. I am fully satisfied with her showing there under the circumstances. She will start in the Derby and I expect her to run one of her great races." The feature event at the Longchamps race course at Paris Sunday, the Prix Greffulhe Produce Stakes, worth 2.C00. was won by Frank ,T Goulds bay colt, Combourg. The distance was ten and one-half furlongs. Coinhourg recently won the Prix Noailies at Longchamps and the Prix Callistrate at Maisons-Latlitte. The Prix do Montretout. for three-year-olds, at one mile, value ,000, was won by AV. K. Aanderbilts Ilarnison. while Eugene FischolTs Tao finished second for the Prix de Sevres, a three-year-old event at a mile and an eighth.
