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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Horsemen say a mistake- was probably niaele in starting the- Jae-k Atkin eatt Henry R. at New Orleans. That two year-old was easily the best that started at the Fair Orounils and won in all kinds of going, carrying his weight well. The .vehicles three-year-old, Piraeus, which nt Laure-1 last fall we»n at a mile in l:40r. from Artemis, Napolc-on. Ed Roc-he and other use-ful two-year-olds, is reported to hava grown into a sple neli-1 appearing young horse, which may distinguish him-se-lf in this years rae-ing. Alons eh- Monbel. a veteran French owner of high standing and gnat popularity, has just passe-el away. His colors arete seen with some frecpienc-y on the English side of the channel, and we-re; prominently carried by Ermak anil Itontxm Rose, although ne-ither won a race in England. "Lucky" Baldwins elitughte-r Anita, is reported to have patriotically turned over to the governmitit the Santa Anita rae-e track, the Santa Anita ranch and such horses in its stud as are suitable- for army use. It is announced that Major-General Franklin J. B -11. the commander of the western department of the army, has accepted the tender. Owing to the prevailing scarcity of amateur joe-keys in Germany, there are to be no races under jumping rules at Hamburg Horn this year. Last year there were two steeplechases and a hurelle race of the aggregate value of over ,000. Deutscher Sport, in this connection, remarks that when things become normal, the obstacle races will be reinstated. Inder the regime of Robert Walden, Rowling Brook Farm is destined to win its old place as one of the leading thoroughbred nurseries of the east. The successful Commando stallion Transvaal was established there last fall to help out the Ogcie-n st illiou Fayette, anil Mr. Walden and Mr. Morris have restocked the stud with a band of mares of the best producing families in the country. Major W. M. Robert, U. S. A., will campaign a strong stable at the Hunt meetings this year. He is one of the old school patrons of amateur sport, and has been actively interested whenever his duties permitted. Years ago he was one of the most prominent of our gentlemen riders and still rides both on the flat and over obstacles. He is a close student of breeding and his barn each year shelters a son or a daughter of one of his mares. A significant hint of the part foreign-bred horses will play in our racing of this year, is furnished in the fact that so far twenty-three of such animals have already won forty-four races and 5,805 since January 1. With the real racing campaign of the year yet to come, this is a good showing. In money won Colonel Vennie is the leader with ,445. Others which have won more than ,000 are Sable. ,850; Ampere- II., ,570; Petlar, ,515; Col. Matt. ,345, and Fonctionnaire, ,245.
