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NOTES OF THE TURF IN OTHER LANDS. Twelve races at the Warwick November meeting : have closed with an aggregate entry of 420, which : is easily a record for the meeting. The entries for the Newmarket December Bloodstock Sales already exceed 700 in number. A report to the effect that the winter sales will not be held is without foundation. Miss Butters, daughter of the Newmarket trainer, lias returned from Germany, aud brings news home that Oliver Butters, her brother, is well, though not allowed to leave the country. In one respect the Melbourne Cup is not going to suffer through the war. When the general entries closed for next years race, it was found they totalled 1,11", and constituted a record. R. Wootton sails on December 11 .for Australia. Frank and Stanley, his two sons, remain in England to train, the former at Ogbourne and Stanley at Epsom, where he will have under his charge a few of Mr. B. Ilultons and Mr; Hales horses. After The Curragh Cesarewitch all the jockeys who rode in the race, with the exception of John Doyle, were lined for not having conformed with the instruction requiring them to parade in front of the grandstand before proceeding to the post. Sir Uobin Duff, the son of the late Sir Assheton-Smith, whose death in Trance was announced October 20, had made arrangements with Robert Gore, the well-known trainer, to carry on racing in the coming season with the tine team of steeplechasers stabled at Findon, and the services of a prominent jockey had been secured. By the fall of the Sagitta idly in the Blythcholuie Nursery Handicap at Stockton on Saturday. October 24, C. Dickens broke his right leg and was removed on the ambulance to Thornaby Hospital, Middlesbrough. Dickens is the capable apprentice attached to Butters stable Jit Newmarket, and rode- Troubadour to victory in the recent Cesarewitch. News has been received at Vayuol, North Wales, that Sir Robin Duff, of the Second Life Guards, son of the late Sir Charles Assheton-Smith, has been killed in action. Sir Robin, who was present at his fathers funeral a few weeks ago, had been at the front onlv a few days when he met his death. He was Itorn in 1S7G, aud married in 1003 Lady Juliet Low t her, niece of Iord Lonsdale. He leaves a son, seven years old, .and a daughter. George Edwardes, widely known theatre owner and an ardent turfman, was at a German water cure resort when the war broke out and was held a prisoner at Bad Nauheim until late last month, when he was allowed to return home to England. During his enforced stay in Germany his horses in England carried his colors to victory on twenty-three occasions, the amount in stakes that his horses won amounting to just over G,000 guineas. Aides and Bolond, which were the property of Baron Springer up to the time of the war broke out. have the distinction of being almut the first equine prisoners of war. The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries seized them as contraband, and ordered them to be sold by public auction. This was done at Newmarket, when Airles was knocked down for ,500 and will in future rind a new home in West Australia. Bolond was secured by Mr. Burcliell. The Promio del Sempione of 0,000 actually worth .0CO t. the winner, decided at .Milan, Italy, last mouth, was won by Airy, a son of Henry the First and Airs Moss, by Ayrshire. There was a gooil Held, including Nettuno the Derby winner tf 11113. Airy, which is owned by the "Sir Rho-laud" stable, was bred by Mr. J. Musker. and sold as a foal to go to Italy. Mr. Musker at the same time sold a colt foal by Melton out of Social since named Poetical. He went to West Australia, where he has turned out one of the best of his age. In consequence of the war the Racing Stables Institute at Maisons Lathtte had to close its doors f for FOiuo time, but is now re-opened and is being found particularly useful as a meeting place for the trainers, jockeys and others connected with racing who still remain hi the district. Many of them are on active service, and among the jockeys now at the front are U. Sauval, Donmen, T. Williams, Barre, M. Barat, Bcrteaux. Moreau and Bourdale. while the trainers include Barbier, Raider. Coblentz. Raoul dOkhuysen and W. Heslop. the latter acting as an interpreter. Those remaining in the town are . : : the trainers Adele, E. Mayer, Burch, J. Davis, W. Davis. Gildou, Lawrence, Leigh. Jean Licux, Suwjer and Shields. The jockey, ONeill. Is back, but J. Reiff has gone to America. All the trains of wounded soldiers and prisoners stop at the Red Cross depot. Acheres. a small station about a mile and a half from liaisons; and -thosp remaining" at the latter, place snpplyherieeds- of 1 the-unfortunates, with bread, fruit, tobacco, wind, etc. Loudon Sportsman. Steep Holm and Rosevean, both of which were winners at The Cuvragh October 21, are half-brothers, the former being by Symington and the latter by Roi Herode, out of Arinorel, which is also dam of Great Surprise, Lyonesse aud Armourer. The mare Armorel has an unique record in that this season each of her produce In training has been a winner. They are the six-year-old Great Surprise, the four-year-old Lyonesse, the three-year-old Steep Holm and the two-year-old Rosevean, there being no five-year-old in training, as the mare was barren in 1000. She cost her owner, Mr. W. Dunne, only 35 guineas.
