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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Trainer M Ht-ffner sa.vs that The Finn, after having coughed almost without intermission for half an hour immediately after the riiniiiug of the Suburban, did not cough i.lt.r being taken from Unpad. lock to the stabh. and has not coughed since. The Hamilton Jockey Club has installed the st up to-date in ill in 1 machines to be found anywhere Two of them are combination machines, where tickets can be pun based on horses straight, place mid show, and thus avoid long delays getting in different lines to wager on a horse "cross the iHiartl." The reason why CfcutashMI did not start in the Darby was baaed on doubt of his staying its mile ami a half. After lie Won the Two Thousand I Qateeaa over the ltowley mile he was made the Derby favorite, but in tin- mile and a quarter Nt w-niarket Stakes at the Newmarket Second Spring no. ling, he araa soundly beaten by Figaro, which i had finished fourth in the Two Thnaaaad, Tin-race . was run in 2: t".-. and was worth Sit.Lon net. I There is no qiiesiion aa to the great s|H-cd of Claris-Minus ami he made nt-arlj all the running in this case, but readily succumbed when Figaro challenged.