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NOTES OF THE TURF FROM OTHER LANDS. Polar Star is this season well ahead of his rivals in the list of winning stallions in the Argentine. The fine three-jear-old liilly, Wassilissa, winner of the Coronation Stakes at Ascot, has finished her racing career, aud has been relegated to the stud. The Curragh, having finished his racing career, lias left Taylors Manton establishment for Newmarket, where he will take up his stud duties next season. In the way of a peculiar circumstance, the Derby Clip, which is one of the most important races of the English late in the fall flat racing season, has never been won by a favorite in the course of its twenty-three years of running. Owing to tiie Folkestone race course being takan over by the war office, the steeplechase meeting fixed for Monday. Dec. 21. will, by permission or the National Hunt Stewards, be held at Gatwick by the courtesy of the directors. A well-known race horse just sold abroad is Mos-cato, which won tiie Royal Hunt Cup in 1911. He lias been acquired by Mr. E. V. Birch through the British Bloodstock Agency, and was shipped to South Africa on November 20. Moscato goes to the stud in Cape Colony. Mr. G. I. Faber, member of Parliament for Clap-ham, has decided, owing to railing health, not to seek re-election. Mr. Faber is a well-known race horse owner. He won the Goodwood Plate with Collodion, and lias a numerous string in training with R. Day at Newmarket. Eutries for the Two Thousand Guineas of 1910 number 114, including nine made in New York. His Majesty has five nominations. For the One Thousand Guineas ninety-six have entered, including seven made iu New York. His Majesty has taken four subscriptions. Mr. Martin Maddock has lately shipped some bloodstock from England to Brazil. He lias sent out the Cheque fillv and Little Srort. as well as a yearling colt by Galopin Lad Nelly Wolff. He has also purchased the two-year-old colt Claimant and two-year-old colts by Roquelaure and Carpathian. Among the passengers by the mail steamer Balmoral Castle who recently reached South Africa was Danny Maher. His health, although greatly improved. Is still far from satisfactory, so at the invitation of Sir Abe Bailey lie and Mrs. Maher will spend at least three months at Colesberg. Capt. J. Hall, who rode Another Bird to victory in the Club Welter at Linglield Park iu July last, a patron of Victor Talmr.s stable and a close friend and fellow officer of the late Capt. Springfield, has lieen killed in action. He was in the Queens Bavs. and was a splendid sportsman and a keen amateur rider. The crack Australian colt. Beragoon, "a brown four-year-old by .Multiform Wigelmar, has been retired to the stud because of lameness, lie was a good winner as a two-year-old and as a three-year-old won thu Australian Jockey Club Derby ami the Victoria Derby. In money his winnings totaled 9,100. Lord Penrhyn, whose colors were carried in the Derby Cup November 20 by J. Plant oa Naughty Girl, was formerly Master of the Grafton Hunt and has rejoined his old regiment, the 1st Life Guards. His lordship has two sons, live brothers, five brothers-in-law, and eleven nephews serving under the colors. As an instance of being closely matched, at Worcester lust month Olenelg beat Done .gain iu a selling race by a short head and three-parts of a length, Canonite separating them. At Windsor subsequently Olenelg again Unshed in front, but was all out to win bv a head, and nianv considered her lucky. The Elvaston Castle S-lling Plate at Derby November 1! saw the pair meet again, and once more a desperate struggle for supromacv was seen, but this time Done Again triumphed by -i head. Bullawarra. the Australian steeplechaser which has performed well across countrv at the Anlitxxles, made bis first appearance in England in the Velen-tino Steeplechase at Liverpool on Saturday, November 14. He did not appear to be mlicii fancied however, and, after jumping "big." finished last of the five runners. Throe of the others were backed, of which Ally Sloper. which was second in market request, won in a canter" by eight lengths from Lord HaKl.s.1 " " It may be interesting to mention that Oliver Goldsmith, which won the Lincoln Autumn Handicap, is about the last of the grandchildren of Master Kihlare. on the maternal side, iu training. Most of the eight mares by the Citv and Suburban winner of 1SS0 in Vol. 2t of the "Stud Book" are dead, if not all. and there are none iu the current volume except Bridget Oliver Goldsmiths dam, which was foaled in 1SSS. and was relieved of stud duties three years ago. Oliver Goldsmith Is the last of lie produce of tbe sister of Melton, wUJch Jailer Sre djed ju, NQVyinbeF four years gJt There are not many of Master Kildares sons at the stud now. Troubadour was standing in Ireland last year, although 27 years of age, and Alvln, which would lie 24 this year, was also located ri the Emerald Isle. Loudon Sportsman. Diamond Jubilee was the sire of three of the winners ou one afternoon recently at Palermo Argentina. They were all three steered by I. Tor-tcrolo, and consisted of Lady Rowena, Smasher and Mustafa. The most important race was the Prcmio Coroncl Miguel F. .Martinez of 0,000, which Smasher won after a fine race with Aguerrhlo I. Englander and Kick II. A. Navnrroi. Kick II. is one of the two leading horses in the matter of value of stakes won, figuring only just behind Irlgoyen, which has won a trllle less than 00,000 in six races. The stallion Seafortli, which was standing at tlw Greenfields Stud, Tipperary, has been destroyed consequent upon a serious nervous affection. Foaled 1? in 190S, he was by Symington out of a mare by , Timothy from Florence Montgomery, and much was thought of him in ills early days. As a two-year-old he won four of the live races in which in; competed, including the Woodcote Stakes, New Stakes at Ascot in which he defeated Sunstar, the Derby winner of 1911 and fourteen others, and the Great Sapling Plate at Sandown. In the Middle-Park Plate he ran a dead heat with Iietri for second place. The following year lie won the Union Jack Stakes at Liverpool beating Steadfast, and was unplaced for the Two Thousand Guineas, in which he swerved badly. This was his last race, aud he was then sent to the stud.
