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; ! i i I i ! ; NOTES OF THE TURF. George Sherman will have charge of the engagements of jockey W. Ward, a Baltimore boy who !s tinder contract to A. L. Aste. Jockey Walter Snyder, who was injured in Canada about a intuitu ago, has reported to John J. Mc-Caffcrty, his contract employer, at Lexingtou, and , will ride at Latonia. He has fully recovered. Tlie Kentucky State Racing Commissions .,000 gold trophy for the winner of the Kentucky Endurance Stakes is on exhibition in a Louisville shop window and is attracting much attention and admiration. Marcovil and Tropaeolum will not carry the Dy-ment colors again; The former has been sold to D. Leroy and will find his way to the half-mile cult. G. W. Beardmore, M. F. H., has bought Tropaeolum and will make a hunter of the big Nasturtium horse. W. Allison, despite Tracerys defeat for the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket by Cantilever last Thursday, has advised bis principals again to offer 00,000 for August Belmonts horse, although the original proposal was made subject to the condition that Tracery remain undefeated. F. R. Bradley has made a deal witli J. W. Johnson by which be will become the owner of Milton 15. and Flora Fina when they retire from racing at the end of next season. Mr. Bradley was anxious to secure Flora Fina for breeding purposes at Idle Hour Farm on account of her blood lines. Clubs, winner of the Louisville Cup at Douglas Park Saturday, was bred by the Cincinnati turfnian-II. M. Zleglcr, at Highland "Stud, near Lexington, and sold bv him as a yearling at public auction for 45 in 1010. With the exception of one other colt, he was the only sou of Royal Flush III. disposed of at that time and the other youngster; which sold for 0, was that speedy sprinter, Casey Jones. The Prix du Consoil Municipal, one mile and a half, was run over the Longcliamps course on Suu-dav and Was won bv the chestnut colt Nimbus, owned bv A. Aumont. which led throusltout and scored by a length. August Belmonts Bavard III. finished second, with Baron Gourgauds Fidello third. The stake was valued at :5.400. In the betting Nimbus was 30 to 10, Bavard III. 13 to 1 and Fidello 01 to 10. Judge E. C. Hopper, prominent racing official, has so far recovered from his recent sickness as to le able to visit Louisville to consult bis doctor, a prominent physician who was called into the case when lie was critically, ill. Judge Hoppers friends will be glad to learn that he is now apparently on the road to ti complete recovery and that he hopes in another season to be able to resume his duties on the western race tracks. Jefferson Livingston has declined an offer of ,000 from II. K. Knanp for two of the yearlings he recently purchased from P. T. Chlnn. The two are Jack Dempsey, a colt by Cesarlon Chinella. and a colt bv Peter Quince Anna Loretta Daley. Mr. Livingston has just completed an inspection of the vearlings bv leading sires which J. ft. Madden has for sale at Hamburg Place, near Lexington, and probably will purchase several of them within the next few days. II I. Wilson, of Montana, is in Kentucky for the running of the Kentucky Eudurance Stakes and while there will make an inspection -of . the thoroughbred mares Mildred Sclmlte and Winnie Cook, which he has quartered near Lexington. Mildred Scbulte has a weanling Ally this season by Peter Pan, and. has been mated to Celt, while Minnie Cook has a weanling fillv bv Ultimus and is now in foal to Order. Mr Wilson believes that Great Falls, where racing was established this year, is destined to become one of the best racing points in Montana. The prospective favorite for the Kentucky Endurance Stakes. Sam Jackson, worked a mile and a half at Churchill Downs last Saturday morning as follows: eighth, 10: quarter, 30, three-eighths. 44. half mile. 50; six furlongs. 1:2S: seven furlongs, 1:42: mile, 1:50: mile and an eighth, 2:11: mile and a quarter, 2:20: mile and throe-eightiis. 2:42, and mile and a half. 2:59. He pulled up quite sore, but both his. trainer and owner sav this is a rule with this noted performer and has leen the case in every work-out, slow or fast, he has had since lie first was put In training. According to the statement of owner J. " L. McGinnis. he alwavs comes out of these trials In good condition. In" spite of the lameness lie shows when he pulls up. ;
