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NOTES OF THE TURF FROM OTHER LANDS. Pretty Polly is due to foal to Desmond on March 1!. The famous mare is to he mated this season wito William the Third. Mr. II. It. Duryeas Minlberia lias foaled a tine filly by Irish Lad at the Haras du Gazon. Several of Mintberias produce have already raced successfully in France. It is stated that the sum of ,000 from the profits of Yarmouth races, handed over for the relief of the tax rates, will be spent by the Town Council in advertising the town during this year. .Minimum is the name given to King Georges yearling colt bv Ilinoru Persian Lilac, while the yearling filly by William the Third Sweet Vernal has been registered Orange Peel. "Mr. Stokes" intends taking her jumpers back to America at the end of the present National Hunt season and her trainer. E. Craven, is 011 the lookout for a new patron. La Farina, the crack of Raron Edouard do Rothschilds stable, has completely recovered from an accident last summer and is doing regular work again. The four-year-old Pataud, by Darley Dale La Poetica, has been sent to the United States, where his owner. .Mr. S. C. Hildroth. the late Mr. Charles Kohlers trainer, intends racing him during the com- ing season.- Ixuidou Sportsman. It is interesting to nolo that the mare Ballyinaca: -nev is the dam of three horses engaged in the Grand National Hallyhackle, Rallymacad and Rallymadun. .She is ono of the mares chosen by Professor Hurst for Captain I. Part to carry out the attempt to breed a hunter sire on the Mendel principle. Cao-tain Part has a two year-old colt and a yearling filly from her. The engagement is announced, says "Deutscher Sport." of Miss Use Rulford daughter of the well-known ex-jockey. S. Rulford. and Herr Franz von Nadaskav. a prominent gentleman rider in Austria-Hiiiigarv". Miss Rulford herself achieved some celeo-ritv. being the first lady jockey that rode in public in "that country. At the autumn meeting at Kaposz-tas-Magyar near Budu-Pestlo in 1012 she had several mounts, without, however, winning any race. There have been four fourteen-year-old horses winning in Februarv. Wild Aster, Midas, Rapt and Dur-hamstown, which have all arrived at that mature age. The last named pair won at Linglield. When a horse is too old to win a race under N. II. rules is a question somewhat difficult to answer, as both Storm King and Seisdon Prince were over fifteen when thev won races last year. Ou the Hat it is a different "matter, for very seldom does a horse run under .lockev Club rules after ten. London Sporting Life.
