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NOTES OF THE TURF. P. S. P. Randolph has bought the filly Anna L. Daley. W. K. Vanderbilt has sailed from Europe for New York, well satisfied with the seasons showing of his stable on the French turf. Charles Lausdale, who is financially interested with II. D. Brown In the Havana racing venture. Is a retired tobacco merchant of Cincinnati. The partnership between W. C. Weaver and trainer W. J Spiers has been dissolved, and J. B. Resposs is now traiuing the fast filly, Lady Lightning. August Belmonts horses, with the exception of a couple of two-year-olds, are lame and John Whalen will ship them from Pimlico to Babvlon, L. I., to winter. Bookmaker W. R. Engstrom is credited with a profit of 2,000 at Coeur dAlene, of which ,000 is said to have been won from Charles W. Clark of California, a son of former senator Clark of Montana. Besides the sixty workmen that went to Cuba with track superintendent Wilson, H. D. Brown will take with him wheii he sails for Havana today his LsTurel oflice staff of fourteen and fourteen gate-men and minor oilicials. It is interesting to note how racing flourishes In France. If the enemies of the sport carry on their campaign with any approach to success which is 1 scarcely to be anticipated because, after all, there is a certain amount of common sense left in England ; it would be a wonderfully flue thing for the French turf., English racegoers In swarms would become French race-goers, and take their horses with i them, those who had any. In France the value of the thoroughbred as an animal whose blood is utlliz-able for lower grades iu the horse world is well understood, as likewise the advantage of providing : entertainment of a healthful sort in the open air for several millions of people. London Referee.
