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NOTES OF THE TURF. A. L. Kirby has joined the ranks of the bookmakers at Oklahoma City. J. B. Respess has a weanling sister to the useful two-year-old. Island Queen. Earlene, which is racing at Coeur dAlene, Is eligible for pony racing, being 14.2 in heighth. The Central Jockey Club has been organized to .exercise jurisdiction over racing in Oklahoma and adjacent states. J. E. Wideners Homclander, ridden by Parfre-ment, ran second in tlio Prix de la Vilaine at Saint Oiien, in France, Thursday. Mrs. L. A. Livingston sold her Canadian-bred yearlings at Toronto, Friday, for the reason that it had been decided that she was not eligible to race them in events exclusively for Canadian-owned horses. G. H. Coyle of Texas has just purchased three horses from August Belmont, namely, Asticot. Raquetto and White Heat. The trio, with a half dozen others, will be shipped- from Belmont Park to the Coyle farm in about a week. Will McDaniel will train a public stable the coming winter at Lexington. He will go there when the Latonia meeting ends, and has already booked several horses. He will, as usual, have a number of two-year-olds in his string next season. The mare. Wise Lass, taken out of a selling race in England last year, has won five races and about 5,000 for her new owners In Australia. In a year or two, when the scarcity of racing material is felt In this country on account of the retirement of so many American breeders, it is probable that England will be the source of supply for the horses to run on the Canadian circuit. Toronto Globe. W. K. Vanderbilts horses made a brilliant showing Friday at the races at Maisons Laffitte, in France. His good colt. Montrose II., with ONcil up. carried off first honors in the Crlterium Prize, and his filly, Hallowell, won with less ease but In equally fine style the Prix de la Hudson River. American horses generally had a field day, as Mr. Myers Anvil, with ONeil up; Mr. Duryeas The Irishman, with Reid up, and the same owners Bugler, with Garner up, were all placed in various races, and Mr. Pflzers Padoue II.. with OConnor up, snatched victory from Sol Joels Arranmore by a short head in the last race. That good horses are still raised in Tennessee, though drastic laws have closed the race tracks in that state, is illustrated by the brilliant performances of Prince Ahmed and Little Father, two record-breakers at the present meeting at Churchill Downs. Both these- stars were foaled on Kennesaw Farm, near Gallatin, Tenn., which is owned by Harry Franklin, while Olambala. Countless and Oiseau were foaled on the adjoining farm, owned by W. C. Franklin. These live great horses come from a band of broodmares which never numbered more than thirty and were In each case one of a very few colts raised by these mares in their season. Louisville Courier-Journal.
