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NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey Loft us has made a favorable impression on the French critics. Jockey I.oftus was unable to make weight at 115 pounds in Prance recently. Jule liaison has arrived at .New York from Pa! initio Park. After looking over bis charges at Penning he will go lo Norfolk. Hhrlom Lass, six vear old daughter of Broomstick and Semper ivuni. owned by the I-iikvale Stable, has been ni. ill d with Peter Pan. Jockej W. II ipkins, who is under engagement to ride for John Sanford in Prance, has arrived at Ma isostS-Lafittte. He can ride at I Hi pounds. Wooiak is acclaimed Hie champion two year old of Australia. Traqaette, which snowed good form in Ibe earlier racing, has been running disappoinling-Ij of late. The coinniil lee appelated lo consider the aSKStion of a aw asocial to the noted Knglish breeder. Sir Tattoo Sykes. has decided to elect a statue of Sir Tattoo at Siednuie. Durbar II.. the three year old coil by Itabelai-Armenia. belonging lo II. P.. Duryea. which won the Prix de St. Cloud, at Paris recently, is engaged in the Two Thousand Guineas a I Newmarket and the l-.psom Derby. Something out of the common niu-l have been thought of him by his breeder and owner, for be is oi f the inos| heavily engaged youngsters in the Knglish calendar. F. D. W dr announces that Old Ros.-bud will mak" his debut as a three-year-old in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May tt. It hid been thought that the champion two-year-old of 1913 might make his initial start this season in the Blue Grass Slakis at Lexington. He will remain at . Douglas Park with the rest of the Weir Stable for about two Weeks, then go to Churchill Down-. I niled HuatS Rating Association entry blanks for the spring meeting. May M and J:S at BelssOBl Park Terminal are being distributed. Among the events offered by the association is the Oreentree Steeplechase of 50, including cup. value 30, presented by Mrs. Payne Whitney. The Queens Open Steeplechase of 5 75 . including cup. value 30, presented by William Raseell Grace, is another cross country race. Allan Piukerlon is planning to race Booger Bed again this sea Boa. Boager Bed was the champion galloway of the eastern tracks and has been out of training for two seasons, during which he has been used for the breeding of pole inuiies. In ad dittos to Booger Bed. Mr.Pinkerlons colors will be carried by Talisman and Andes, wiener of the Pip lag Rock Subscription race last year. Talisman, a bay gelding, aged, by St. Leonards, has been hunted in the United States. England and France by F. S. Vmi Stade. noted polo player and gentleman rider. Talisman is conceded to be one of tbe best jumpers in this country. A few years ago Hie success of an imported horse at any mi-eting in Australia would have been productive of a deal of newspaper comment, but nowadays such occurrences an- so commoa that it is not unusual for them to pa-s unnoticed. In this ion nectioa il may be mentioned that May Match, winner of a couple of races at the Walcha picnic meeting last week, is a four year old mare by Matchmaker Donovan Match Girl, from Mafade, by Minting irun Summer Belle, by Hampton, and was imported by Mr. A. Hoofce, who gave . :,V,0 for her as a year ling. She was one of the lot submitted on behalf of sh Tattoo Sykes and H. Cbolasoadley. and is now one of I. Karnshaws team at Randwick. In her w.iii ha engagements May Match was ridden bv Mr. K. Austin, but despite ber victories at Dial meeting she has yet to demonstrate that she is worth the high price paid for her in England — Sydney Referee,
