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NOTES OF THE TURF FROM OTHER LANDS. I _ __ I Mr. .1. Masker has purchased Maiden Brlegh ami the son ol Polymeliis and Plum Tail will stand at I Rush ford next year. There were no fewer than .",011 rutin, t - during the ., a threi days- raciag of the First Extra meeting at j, Newmarket, made up as follows: Taesday, 214; | Wednesday, 164; Thursday, 162. , .1 Ir ut. the Jockey associated with Lord Derby.- t stable, contemplates making an early trip to Aus- t tralia for tbe purpose of renewing a riding engage nient which was broken just prior to his visit to 1 England. Anion- the rlsltors to Newmarket June 29 was 1 I. Malier. this being the Irst time the jockey has I been on an English race course since his sojourn in 1 South Africa. Matter was bronzed and in splendid I spirits, hut dees not propose to ride at present. ! The Ire -hilling stand at Aseol has been reopened | for the reception of wounded soldiers. Since the closing of this building ■ large sntn of money has , bi n so, nt on sanitary and other Improvements. It ■ is now one of the best equipped militaiy h Bpltals in Baglaod. j S. IPaime. the Burbage trainer, has had to sht down in consequence ol his owners deciding to turn 1 then h rses out. The three horses of his own he has bad gelded and turned out ill a held. The !a-l horse in his stable. Auction Bridge, has been sent to Ireland. Census, by Cicero— Catnap: lfarchog Gwyn bio the,- to Knight of oinii. by The Whin- Knight - Yvonne: and Wallace Plaid, by Wallace Creton, 1 purchased by W. Mumford. have leli for India under 1 the charge of W. Buckley and C. Pullin. both of 1 whom hope to secure riding engagements in that j country. There Is now no possible chance of racing taking , place at Newbury for a c nsiderable |ieriod. The 1 Berkshire enclosure has been taken aver by the -■ovci nnicnt as a storage for bay and fodder on a big scale. It is not unlikely that temporary buildings will be erected on the approaches to the courw , I r the storing of the materia!-. The Roumanian Derby winner. Urania, i- a brown : eoii by Solon son of St. Damien out of Iinla-. In addition to the winner. Mr. A. Uarghikuusn owned the second. Leandro. bis pair lo inr ridden • by the two leading jockeys in Roumania. W. Vilb-y. tbe chamidon horseman of the season 1913-II. was on Frasia, and I. Taylor, who was a good second to him, was oa Leandro. The Australian jockey, Carslake, finished third on Upan in a field oi six. I.. Neumann has sustained a severe loss by the deatii of Tournament. While galloping at Newmar kel on Saturday, .lure Lii. the colt broke ■ fetlock and had to be destroyed. Tournament was not far removed from icing one of the best three-year-olds. lb- failed P. hind Volta over si furioBga at the First Extra meeting, but finished third to Danger Bock and Let Fly for the Newmarkel stakes, and was the maner-up to Pommera for the Two Thousand Guineas. Last year the Colt, which was by ■ Spearmint — sin-nia. had two oatiags witboul set inur. Tournamenl held a liability In the Princess of Wales Stakes and was being prepared for tin race. — London Sportsman. The July Stakes at Newmarket, for two-year adds. is one of the oldest-established events, having been run without a break since 17sii. Manv famous horses have won the race, and among some of the best known may be mentioned Orlando, a son d Touchstone, Flying Dutchman, Lady Elisabeth, Cam-ballo. Kermesse, Donovan, Velasqaes, Desmond, Sceptre, Cicero and last year Bosehxnd. In Ibis years race his majesty was represented by Spey Pearl, a Sandringhaui-bred son of Spearmint and Pearl of the Loch, a well-bull! colt, which, however, was not able to make much of a show. Koi dKcossc destroyed liis chance by swerving, and Figaro, a Saadridge colt, belonging to L. Neumann, won comfortably from Laramie. The chief ilem at Newmarket June 120. the Bare Park Handicap, tared much better than last year. the field being eight stronger than when Wariing-hani got the better of Gum Shoe and Dalmatian. Dickers did not care to look beyond My Bonald for the probable winner, the colt being in the race with llo pounds, while Qoaeywood was set to give weight away all round. This he never looked, like accomplishing, and after Bather Bolder had shown the wav for about half the Joaxaey he was Joined by Lord Annamlale. which was beaten in the Dip. aiid the favorite look second place, though Rather Bolder, with. mi being headed, won by a length ironi My Bonald, with the unquoted l-air Trader next best, and Lord Aunandalc fourth. Trigg rode the winner and then left for Ireland. 1 liar Marcus and Torloisk. which failed to slav the Guineas and March Stakes distances respectively, but wen- credited with being smart over three-quarters, contested the Three-Year-Old Sweep-slakes at Newmarket Jane 16, and it was Interesting P see how thev w .nil I fare over the lhree-i|iiar-ters of a mile. liis majestys cult found a few friends, but none seemed desirous of throwing in I heir lot with Torloisk. On oiler at 100 to 7. The Victoria Cup winner. Volta, started at evens in a field of foarteea, and gave Donogbue another winning mount, though Torloisk ran Lord Carnarvons colt to a short head. Friar Marcus gave a disap pointing display. Lady Josephine made a reappearance iii Ibis event. She found BO favor, and failed to reproduce her juvenile dash.
