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NOTES OF THE TURF IN OTHER LANDS. The French Grand National candidate, Lutteur III., has arrived at II. Escotts stable at Lewes quite safely and is well after a smooth passage across the channel. Lavaine. while being shipped at Liverpool, sustained serious injuries and is not expected to recover. The son of Iaveno was recently purchased by Clarence llailey, of Newmarket, to be sent to India. The Irish owner, James Nugent, has had the bad luck lo lose his promising live-year-old hurdler, Flying Silver, which bolted while at exercise at The Curragh, and, injuring his back, had to be destroyed. Frank Jay Gould has purchased Colliers former training establishment, which adjoins his property at Maisons Iillittc. As soon as the necessary alterations have been made lie intends to install his trainer, Percy Lynhain, there. An addition to the jockeys now in residence at The Curragh is Bert Johnson, who has ridden in England. France, Italy, Germany and Africa. Johnson, who is of Irish parentage, is now at Philip Behans place. Mount joy Lodge. II. B. Duryea is the only American turfman who has made a nomination in the Coronation Cup at Epsom, and the Gold Cup at Ascot. His candidate for each of these events is the four-year-old bay colt Boyne 11.. by Irish Lad Running Water. Says Siorting Life of February 10: "There was no betting on future events In the Loudon clubs yesterday. It is stated, however, that on Saturday M. J. Hennessy accepted a wager of 0,000 to ,000 about his horse, Lutteur III., for the Grand National Steeplechase. The following are the dates of the principal European Dcrbys: Italian Derby. Thursday, April 10; Belgian Derby. Thursday, May 21; Epsom Derby, Wednesday, May 27: Austrian Derby. Sunday. June 7; Prix du Jockey Club, Sunday, June 14; German Derby, Sunday, June 28. The conditions under which horses are admitted to the English Stud Book have been revised to read: "No horse or mare can after this date be considered as eligible for admission unless it can be traced without flaw on both sires and dams side of its pedigree to horses and mares themselves already accepted in the earlier volumes of the book." The returns for 1912 in the twenly-second volume of the Stud Book account for 5,597 mares.
