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NOTES OF THE TURF. A B. Hancock has book, d six marea to Cell far 101:. "Silver Hill" Riley i- reported on tin- -n I li-1 at Jnares. but is expected to make bis reappearance at the track within a few days, being on the road to le.io ei . Hugh Peaay has tamed over Wood Hove and Supervisor to Fred Scbelke at Charleston ami baa returned to Norfolk, accompanied bj Dan lurphv. who will prepare .1. c. Sturgis horses for spring lacing. Joseph F. Widener has made no engagements as yel to go across the oc,an to see his horse- run this rear, but honed to do so during the summer. He baa twenty three horses in training at Maiseen Lallitte. Charles Kohler. acting through S. C. iLldretn. lias cabled Archie Zimmer from Paris. 1 ranee, for a price on Ciugh Hill, which has developed high class form a- a sprinter. Mr. Zlmmei has i,,,i answered the cablegram and is hesitant about seO- Former Jockey Monk Overtons mother i- in poor health and" Information concerning ids present iocs lion i- sought bv his rister. Laura P.. Charlton of 2721 La Salb- street, Ihis city. Anyone knowing where he now is will confer a favor by -ending his address to her. or to this oIIm e. Jack Koine, who is making his lii 1 visit to Jnarea this season, is -,, well satisfied with the racing a-conducted there thai In- Intends to return there nel winter. He is planning to leave for Kentucky February 1" to lake up tin- prepare tl lh-l.- aud other horses belonging to J. N. Camden, lie will bring only Lord Marshall and Pampinea back 1 . Keatnck] of the horses that he shipped to Jnarea. Ham S. Page has received a letter from I". Ambrose Clark informing him •! the dangerous ill uess of the four-year old steeplechaser Meadowsweet. which wa- contracted on her trip across tbe ocean. Speaking of the cli.iuc s 01 Highbridge in the Liver | OOl Grand National. Mr. Pag. sail Unit while all American sportsmen hoped thai Highbridge will -how to advantage in the big race, he is or tbe opinion that tbe horse will lind tbe Jumna at Liver pud to be greatly different from those in America. At a recent meeting of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, several Important changes were made in the rules for 1813. line Ixes the mini mum distance for cross-country races open only to banters. The new rule provides that in. race for hunters shall Ik- over a course of h-s- than two and oin- half mibs. while in steeplechases run over natural country the distance shall not be less than three and one hall miles. It also provides that no horse shall star! iii a race coohned to banters until September of the year in which he is four years o!d and al! races eolitiued to hunters only goiilieimn Jockeys may ride.
