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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Jockey T. Ib-nry has left Belmont Dark for Kentucky. Jefferson Livingstons horses, which have been resting and recuperating at Saratoga, have been shipped io Havre de Grace. D. T. Cbinn has firmed a syndicate for the purpose of buying a large number of yearlings and race horses in traintag, at the coining December sales to be held at Newmarket. England. Jockey W. J. OBrien, who had been riding at San Fran,!-,,, ipiite successfully, got into trouble with the starter last week and. on the hitters report of the affair, was suspended by the stewards lor the remainder of the meeting. At Vienna, Sunday, the Austrian Derby at a mile and a hill was won by Anton Drehers Tovabb by three leagths, with Count von Loads as Fallachy second and Count Telekis Sobri third. Eleven three-year "bis started. At Beimont Dark Saturday Sheriff Stephen D. Del tit of Nassau County arrested, on a charge of hookmaking, Leonard Davis. ." 42 Fighth avenue. New-York: Harry Walser. 96 Washington street. Brooklyn, and John McDowell, 117 Eekferd place. Brooklyn. All pleaded not guilty and were committed to Nassau County jail for further examination. T. C. ampbell. Josiah Fierce and M. Miohaelis. the executive board of the Business Mens Racing Association, will again be in charge of the races to he conducted at New Orleans the coming winter. Throughout the summer the track has been kept in excellent condition. It is proposed t,, have six races each day. wjlh no purse of less thau 00. and to uive bigger -takes on special days. The only -ray horse in training at LoalsvlUe i-tbe throe year old gelding Cray Squirrel, owned by Joseph Hubbard. Gray Sipiirrel is by Hastings, out of a good race mare. Turtle Dove. Detail f a gray mare, by Teuton. Since Hubbard came into possession of this gelding. Day Squirrel has shown a marked liking for jumping, and his owner is now training him with a view to developing him next teases into a siuss uuutry horse. The stable of Gilford A. Cochran ha- been temporarily retired with the close of the Belmont Park meeting. The older horses will be rested at Bel in "til Iark and later taken up to train for winter racing at New Orleans. Trainer Midgley will take i • the winter track eighteen horses. In the meantime he will bo busy with the forty one yearlings which Mr. Cochran purchased during the summer. They are now broken and doing work at. the Graves-, end track, ind it is likely that Midg.ey will take a half dozen to the Crescent City track.
