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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Tamer: C. Gamble, an old-timer in racing, died at Baltimore, ltd., last week, aged ninety-four. In George Odoms stable at Graresend. the chestnut roll Flotsam by Meddler out 01" ITocarlino. is suffering frmo a sight cold, but is eating well and has no lever. Caltfornlafl named Fuller is reported to have pucha 1 : Horn Lew Marion for $.~ . 0O tin- coatrad ! •■ held on fockey 1.". Pool, who las been riding at "1 ljuana of late. •. . Barret, who had publicly announced his toon nf taking steps to stop the racing at New rleans in the evenl : hia election as governor, was helmingly defeated by Col. It. G. Pleasant in the Democratic primaries in Louisiana last week for tbo gubernatorial Domination. At the Windsor. England, meeting January 1-1. the American-bred horse Castleton, by Peter Fan — Mintcake, carried 100 pounds and won the Suffolk Ma den Steeplechase at two miles and 100 yards. easily defeating s; opponents. Simon Mac was the rite al 2 to 1 and Castleton second choice at :i to 1. backed down from 0 to 1. Elisabeth McNaughton, two-year old bay illy, by Salvation— La Seine Empress, in the stable of S. M. Henderson at Juarez, is reported to be a nn.s-oective star of the track. She has an excellent disp -it on arid William Walker, veteran handler of 11 e tl ironghhred. considers her Hie best looking filly bo 1 as seen in many years. She was bought by Mr. Henderson in a sale at Latonia last fall and her work at Juarez lias been highly satisfactory. Trainer P. I!. McDaniel reports that the horses of the now p- werfui Brownlelgh Park Stable are all doing remarkably well at Gravesend with the exception of two youngsters which have slight colds, but the ailment does BOt appear to be at all seri-011-. One of those is the French-bred 811y bought a the Mackay sale, Crepuscnle, by Meddler oat of Rtrikc-a-Light, but a- she has no fever, and retains an excellent appetite, no uneasiness is felt concern-ing her.
