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NOTES OF THE TURF ABROAD. W. Iligus ha- been engaged lo ride titsl jockey lo Lord Michel ham during the forthcoming Banana. C. lov ha- been engaged to ride lir-t jockey itt the coming season for L. Wraaaa and I.. Hresdeii baa -.cured the -econd claim on his sorvi.es. Wotd come- from Australia of the death, on Dc-i-einber 2. at Ncfherbv. Put land, of John .lames Scott, the only -on of the laf.- John Scott, the fa-tnoiis trainer of White wall, Maltuu, Yorkshire. Cnforlunate Items of stud news are t« tlie effect: that Lord Derbys Saiua Itrigida. dam of Bridge of Canny. Bridge of Allan, and The Tyli. ha- dropped a dead colt foal bv Cicero. Bad Lord W"lverton"s Gotdea Lily a still ban colt to Thrush. The Duke of Devonshire has named two of hi-* two-year-obis as follows: Brown coll by Black Saml — Klf. Sandhopper. and chestnut tilly bv Fugleman Simony. Popularity, while his yearling tilly by Iiiack Saml — Lllina has iieen registered Glensehelane. Tlie leading winners last rear iu Italy were Ma kufa. 7,670. and Sandro. 1,600. Both Bra BOW foiir year olds sad belong lo Sir Pholaml. the leading winning owner. Makufa, which i- a daughter of licvalier iini-l rellis old horse. Signorino. baa gone to the stud, having finished her racing career. At the Nice meeting, which coOCtoded on Tlinis-dav. January L.:. M. James Hennessy wa- the most successful owner, having won *4.*tO0, with M. A Veil Pirard aeeoad. hB*LiiHi and Baaon M. de Rothschild next with 1,000. A. Carter rode nine winners and U. PnrtTemenl seven. The bursa t w in mo-t money was tinlnfron. 3,000. while Cham Ijaubert was the most successful -ire with 3,200. At a recent sale in Argentina eighl two year-old colts by Cyllene -..hi for 1913.sh7,765, an average of 2,230. The hlgln-st price wa- brought bv Nitrico. a bay out of the mare Herpe. in- selling for O. -B0. Ten "yllene liiii.-s -old for .:tCiO, or an average of ,135 About the same time seventeen colts by the yoaajg -ire Polar Star were — ltl at auction for an aggregate of 24,060 and an average . I ,356. Ten Polar Star tilli.-s brought 6,245. an average of about ,625. Kvidently tic breeding ..f tborooghbreda in Argentina i- a profitable pursuit.
