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NOTES OF THE TURF IN OTHER LANDS. Sir William Cooks speedy gelding, Hornets Beauty is to be kept in training lor another season, the operation of tracheotomy having been so entirely successful that, apart from the temporary relief to the lungs, lie has picked up all round. C. AVadla, the owner of FizYauia, is a Parsee, and, like Mr.. Galsluh, he hails from Bombay. He was at Newbury to see his gelding run in the Au-tumirCup, but sailed a day or two before the Cosare-witch for India. Sundridges success at the tud was instantaneous. Like all the best stallions, lie stamps most of his progeny with bis own color and likeness, as he lias done in the cases of Parhelion, Lougtown and Sunny Lake. the three placed horses in the Preudergast Stakes at Newmarket. October 10. Frank Wootfou did his utmost to get down to 122 Kunds for Rivoli in the Cesarewitch. but lie was overcome In the Turkish baths and was forced to forego the ride. Ho turned up on the course, however, later in the afternoon. Halos cost Mr. P. Nelke 3.C00 guineas as a yearling and up to October 10 had not contributed a penny towards his keep. He was running his sixteenth race when faking part in the Royal Stakes and figured as the outsider of the three. The son of St. Frusquin and Glare waited on his two opponents until reaching the dip. where he shot out and won by a neck. Eight yearlings belonging to H. P. Whitney readied Newmarket October 1C to bo prepared for next years two-year-old racing, the list being a chestnut colt by Burgomaster Fiesole. chestnut colt by Burgomaster Tanya, bay colt by . Burgomaster Leonyara, bay colt by Broomstick Rose of Dawn, chestnut Dly by Broomstick Queen of Hearts, chestnut filly by Broomstick Petticoat, bay filly by Burgomaster Saudria and a bay filly by Hamburg Ronnie Star. Although the Nice Municipality had decided to reduce the sum of 0,000 allotted to the Nice Grand Prize at the Spring Meeting of 1914 to 0,000. the race committee have voted a sum of 0,000 towards this -important event. It will therefore remain as of yore of the value of 0,000. The program for the annual National Hunt Meeting at Cheltenham next spring is published and will lie read with interest. The stakes have been increased to the huge sum of 5,875 and there are in addition two Challenge Cups of the value of ,1125. The National Hunt Committee has allotted ,S75 to the National Hunt Steeplechase and the winner for the first time will receive a round "thousand." To the Foxhunters Steeplechase ,000 are added to the 1913.sh-5 Challenge Cup and a silver replica of the trophy will be given to the owner and a gold mounted whip to the rider of the winner. The card for the second day contains three events of lie value of ,000 each.
