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NOTES OF THE TURF. N. B. Davis is reported sick at Latonla with an attack of typhoid fever. W. G. Yanke has practically reconsidered his decision not to continue racing during the winter and probably will campaign his stable at Charleston. W. W. Wilder reports the death of his chestnut mare Marshetta. 1S95, by Falsetto, out of Marsh-mallow. by Glenelg. Marshetta was the dam of Pearl Hopkins, Tom Dolan, etc. Unless Ralph changes bauds, ho will not race again this season, according to trainer Pete Covnes announcement. The colt will go into winter quarters at Churchill Downs at the conclusion of the Latonla meeting if he remains in George J. Longs stable. II. C. Hallenbeck has purchased from John E Madden, of Hamburg Place, Lexington. Ky., the bay yearling colt by Ogden Partridge, by Longfellow. This is a half-brother to the good race mare. Hedge, also owned by Mr. Hallenbeck. The colt has been sent to Idle Hour Farm, where he will be in charge of John I. Smith. Victoria. B. C. will have a new mile track in operation just outside of the city next year, and will hold two meetings of seven days each spring and fall. The lease of the Victoria Countrv Club 011 the Willows expires early next year and, as it was thought that a renewal would not he considered, the club decided to spend 00,000 on a new mile track. The oldest nice in England is the Town Plate, recently run at Newmarket. More interest than usual was taken in this years race on account of the endeavor of the owner of the land over which it is run to evade payment of the purse, which is a" ciiarge forever on the land. Local feeling was quite high over the matter, the charge having been met by the owners of the land ever since 1003 without objection. Trainer Walter Grater has two yearling fillies in training that lie regards as good "prospects, and he intends to make a bid for the rich Breeders Futurity Rice at Lexington next spring with them. One is a sister to Golden Egg. which ran second in the Breeders Futurity and later won the Clipsetta Stakes. The other is a brown filly by St. Savin Meddlesome She, dam of Foundation and Tony W. Grater has these two in training at Lexington and. while he lias not thoroughly tested their running ability, lie knows they possess an abundance of speed.
