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NOTES OF THE TURF FROM OTHER LANDS. Count Elie dAvaray. president of the French Jockey Club, died suddenly February 11, at the age of 59. Frank Jay Gould is reported to have given 00,000 fir the building of a new church at Maisons-Laffitte. In the future the Messrs. Woathorby will put the words "Bred in Ireland" on all certificates of Irish horses sent abroad. C. Childs. the- jockey, has joined the army. Childs rode Hurry On on more than one occasion last year, and before the war was one of the most succissfui joekoys in France. The well-known trainer R. Denmaii. who formerly prepared M. E. Blancs many winners in France, and is now training for Jefferson Colin, has in hand a string . of no fewer than eighty horse . most of which will carry Mr. Cohns colors this year in Spain. The well-known sire Crackonthorpe. a highly-successful hunter stallion in Ireland, died recently at the Churehton Stud. Buttevant. County Cork. II" was tin- last surviving son of Hermit at the stud in the Tinted Kingdom, and was foaled as far back as 1S.S7, so that he was in his thirtieth year. His dam was Symmetry, by Distinder, dam Symmetrical, by Macaroni. Tiie death took place suddenly on Tuesday. Feb. ruary in Dublin, of R. N. Talbot, whose colors arCTC conspicuous on Irish race courses about twenty years ago. One of the best horses he bred and owned was Golden Crescent, which with other racers belonging to him, were trained by F. Cul- len at Boawaote Lodge, Cnrragh. Mr. Talbot at one p riod of ins career, acted as hand trapper for the We-.ti-rn India Turf Club at Poena.
