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NOTES OF THE TURF. Lew Marions good stake horse, Prince Herniis, which was stricken with fever at Charleston recently, has entirely recovered, but Marion will give him "a rest for a few weeks. An otrer of .,000 has leen refused for Milton Roblee by J. Stephenson. Roy G. Martin made the offer for the son of Radford and still has hopes of securing hint at a reasonable figure. It has been decided upon that K. Dugan, former American jockey, now riding in Austria for Baron Alfons Rothschild, will have a mount on one of the horses of this stable iu the Wiener Prize of March-fold, to be run April 19. Deutscher Sport. Galiaher Bros, have purchased from Barney Schreiber a handsome yearling bay lilly by Jack Atkin Naughty, by Hanover, and tracing to Aerolite, by Lexington. Mr. Schreilver claims for this filly that she is one of the grandest individuals he ever bred. Jockey Loftus, who is now in California on a Brief vacation trip, will shortly go to Philadelphia to consult with J. E. Widener, for whom he is to ride this year in France. He will sail from New York early in Marcli to till his engagement abroad. His wife will accompany him. It is reported that terms for the transfer of John W. Schorrs contract on jockey A. Neylon to Jefferson Livingston have been formally agreed upon. According to the statement, Mr. Schorr is to receive 10,000 and retain second call on the lads services. The contract expires November 8. 1917. Trainer James Rowe is reported to have under his charge a smart band of thoroughbreds, which are lieing conditioned to take their part in the forthcoming metropolitan racing season. Penuant, last years Futurity winner, is said to have made more than ordinarv improvement, but it is exceedingly doubtful if the record-breaker Whisk Broom II. will again face the starter. Jockey A. Claver, whose contract was recently purchased by Robert Davies of Toronto, will not report to his contract employer until after the close of the Juarez meeting. He is twenty years of age and was born in Chicago. He has been described as a hunchback, but this is said to be an erroneous statement growing out of the fact that he has an exceedingly short body. lie is married and has been riding only since last summer, when he had his first mount in a race at Vancouver. The horses belonging to n. K. Knapp and F. R. nitchcock that are wintering at Aiken, S. C, in charge of W. n. Karrick, will be shipped- to Lexington. Ky., in a few weeks so that tBey will be acclimated when the racing season opens in that locality. Jockey Joe Byrne, Karricks son-in-law, paid a visit to Aiken last week and reports that some of the young horses in the Karrick establishment are as good as lie ever looked at. Byrne will do most of the riding for the Karrick stable this season and will accompany the horses north to assist In getting them in shape.
