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NOTES OF THE TURF FROM OTHER LANDS: Mr. T. Edge has privately disposed of his two-year-old, The Butler, and the colt will shortly be shipped to Brazil. Sunloch, the Grand National winner, lias been purchased by Mr. W. W. Vivian, iu whose name the horse has been entered at Sandown. Stanley Wootton has enlisted iu the army, and holds the rank of lieuteuant. Frank Wootton will remain in England to look arter the Treadwell House business. Among the fifty-odd flat race horses that ae being schooled at Newmarket for hurdle racing are Millbridge and Simon Surf, a couple of three-year-olds, tlie property of Lord Durham. Warrior Bold, Marchmond, Polygamist, Larly Hope, South Parade, Collodion, Knights Key, Cuth-bert, Roi Donovan. Brotherstoue. Oiseau Bleu, Hate Hill, Redwood. Verney, and Bugler Boy are the. latest batch of flat race horses that have been recruited to hurdling in England. Hamoaze has ended her racing career. The granddaughter of Sceptre held an engagement at Lincoln, but it transpired that she had already retired from active racing, and next season she will go to tbo. stud. In all probability she will be mated with either Prince Palatine or Suustar. Friday, December 4. the deatli took place at Stctchworth, England, of John Castle, who was for many years stud groom for the late Earl of Elles-mere and had charge of the famous Hampton during his career at the stud. The deceased, who had been ailing for some time, was 0! years of age, and leaves live daughters ami two sons. E. S. Tattersall has sold the famous mare Seeptro aud the two-year-old daughter Curia, by Cicero, to the wealthv breeder, .1. Muskcr, for 7,000 guineas, or 0,400. That is the sum Mr. Tattersall gave for her at the Newmarket Sale to prevent her going to a foreign purchaser. He retained her yearling colt by Cicero for ills own use in future racing. Tlie value of tlie National Hunt Steeplechase in the Cheltenham .March, 1915. program will be 1,175 sovereigns, as was the case last season, but the existing situation has necessitated a revision of tbj prize list for the chief National Hunt meeting. Nevertheless, tlie added money on the occasion will amount to 3,S75, with Challenge Cups of the value of 225 sovereigns. The gross value of the Australian Jockey Club Derby was 7,05-0, and of that amount 5,000 wad added money. "As I have pointed out on previous occasions," says an English writer. "It is a wonder some English .owner- does not breed a few horses "o Australian time with a view to exploiting the rich two and three-year-old races run in Sydney and Mel-Ifounie. If prize-money continues to increase , anything like the same ratio as during the past haif-dozen years, it might be safe to bet that this will come about."
