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NOTES OF THE TURF TURFJ J N Camdeifs contract on Jockey R Steele will run for two years from January 1 next nextMagic Magic Miss fell while at exercise at the new Max wollton track at St I uis Tuesday and died shortly afterward as a result of the injuries she sustained sustainedAugust August Relmonts string iff seventeen has arrived at Laurel Several consignments from the far west also came in this week and the stables are rapidly tilling tillingThe The Maryland Stale Fair Association is to have a series of breeflers races during the Laurel meeting the winners of which will become the property i f the association to be disposed of to promote the breeding interests of Maryland MarylandThe The three yearlings purchased in the name of K R Thompson at the recent Valley Farm sale will race in the colors of Hon J S Handrie next year Other sales made at the same time included Re Thankful to T A Crow 135 Satin Rower 0750 Lady Harry 90 Cointown II 0750 Pearl Fisher 123 One of the rules of the Laurel meeting prohibits the use of bandages on horses except by special permission of the stewards it is further provided that such permission shall not be granted except in the case of bad legged horses for which the track veterinary makes a recommendation Another rule prohibits the employ of valets or agents by jockeys jockeysJockey Jockey C Peak will get no chance to ride this fall unless the Kentucky State Racing Commission lifts the suspension hanging over him for rough riding Judge C F Price who was presiding judge at Latonia when Peak was suspended last summer does not seem to care to take Peaks case up again and recommend the issuing of a license to the rider so the matter is entirely np to the Racing Commis ¬ sion sionS S II Kunz the Chicago alderman whose racing string is now being trained by R P Rrooks long trainer for W F Schnlte has instructed Rrooks to dispose of any horses in the stable not good enough to win and has also informed the trainer that he he would furnish the money to buy good horses as he wishes to own a winning stable Rrooks thinks well of some of the twoyearolds now in his care which Mr Kunz bred in Illinois The latter has several well bred mares and aspires to breed a win ¬ ner of stake class This season lie mated several mares with Gilpin a stallion that he owns ownsJ J C Rogers the Lexington turfman who bred John McGurk John Furlong and other good horses was a visitor at Douglas Park Saturday He reports hat on account of disabilities he humanely had Preference the dam of John Furlong destroyed He has now only a twoyearold filly out of the noted mare by Peep oDay She Is named Sister Lucretia and has never started as yet Preference was twentyone years of age when she was de ¬ stroyed She was sired bv Fonso a Kentucky Derby winner Mr Rogers has only one yearling this season a chestnut colt bv Ilernils Kate Treacy by Goodrich He has named this youngster Sidney Hellman HellmanJohn John Osborne fifty years ago one of the greatest of English jockeys is probably the most striking example In the world of clean living associated with sport Although over eighty years of age the ven ¬ erable Englishman retains his love for the turf by training a few good horses and often gives his charges their early morning gallops his strength and agility being the marvel of bis associates John Osborno was a contemporary of such English riders as Siiowden Maidmenl Tom Chtiloner George Ford liaiii Harry Greinslunr Wells und distance and In ISfi won the Two Thbiisuinl Guineas ou Vedette in lSr3 the St Leger on LotU qilfden and in 18i the Derby ou Pretender
