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NOTES OF THE TURF. The Jockey Club has presented a set of the American Stud Book to the New York public library. Thomas Hitchcock is t. serve as deputy toward lor Franklin K. Sturgis of the Joekej dub, while the latter is abroad this summer. Although Price McKiniie of the Wickliffe St-id r , will nut have .. ■ ll -■ stable for two years, he ha-already registered "s with the Jockey club. thej being White . Hits. Jockey Kederia ! Louisville. Ho is under contract ." : -r. the west era division of who tg of two-year-olds, is being tl It. T. Wilson has • iew x"brti from his winter hem a1 I - C. ufij will de vote himself to the i-i , -i the Saratoga meet iug. He is president of the Saratoga Association. Barney Schreiber lias arrived at Lexington from Missouri with the chestnut stel km Ois. i", by Sain — Laura Agues, ten broodmares, i- yearlings and a two-year -old. The horses will be taken to lha Hardy Durham faun. "Horse Haveu," Winch Mr. Si In eiber has leased. "Piiildin" " McDaniel. who is to resume ridiiu this season iu the east. Is under contract to George M. Odom. He will make bis re-entrance into the sport a I the Belmont Park meetiug. While iu ru tiremesrt he has been associated with his father in the conduct of a bowling alley at Sbeepshead Bay. Officials for Ihe Belmont Park meeting have beeu appointed and approved as follows: Judges, C. H. Pettiugill and K. C. Smith: starter. Mars Cassidv ; clerk. of the scales. A. L. Burlen: iiandieapper, W. S. Vosburgh; timer. W. H. Barretto. Schuyler I. Parsons is to represent the Jockey Club as steward during the meeting. The Invereck Stables Hermann*, an eligible for the Kings Plate race to be run at the Blue Bon nets track next fall, will be shipped from Montreal this week to Baltimore to go into the hands of Garya It. Tompkins for racing preparation. She has beeu iu the care of Alau Btilerolt during the winter aud is an especially good-looking filly. Ai Hanf. William Fintzer. Nalhaniel Vogler. Burt Johnson and Richard Smith were in the auto mobile with -lack Tully when that bookmaker was drowned at Norfolk last week and had narrow ■ .. capes from a similar fate. One of the ferryboat hands Jumped overboard after them and kept them ailoat until his companions rescued them with ropes. The spring meeting of the Southern Maryland Pair Association will lake place at Marlboro. Mil . June tl 17. The minimum purse will he SltHl and there will be several handicaps of greater value. Army races will be features as heretofore. A five-furlongs chute has been constructed at this track and other improvements are to be made before the meeting opens. A. B. Hancock reports the arrival of the following foals al Ellerslie Stud recently: Clara Belle fosled chestnut till v by Glorrfier; Please foaled a bay filiy by Celt; Sallle Washington foaled a chestnut colt by Oloritier: Frantic dam of Tommy Waddelli. foaled a chestnut colt by Glnritier; Sister Anna foaled i bay colt by Glorifler; lanna foaled a chestnut colt by Hesw ; Watita foaled a bay filly by Heno.