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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF The Grand National Hurdle Race was run at Flemington Race Course Melbourne Australia on Saturday July 3 the result Ixing Sandule first Bright Plume second Tullilah third Won by two lengths seven lengths between second and third Time r41 Sixteen others ran ranThe The Prix du President de la Republiqne was de ¬ cided at Saint Cloud near Paris Sunday July 4 It was won by M Joseph Tjssuts Eugene de Savoie Prior M Henri Cottevielles Petit Palais Sharpe being second and Mr A K Macombers Meddle ¬ some Maid G Garner third There were sixteen runners runnersThe The English jockey Strydom who rode Shooting Star Sunday July 4 at Saint Cloud France was in England on Saturday evening when he was nnex jMdedly rung up by telephone and asked to ride the horse There Was no time to get to Saint Cloud by steamer and train so an aeroplane was requisi ¬ tioned and took the jockey to the course in plenty of time for therace Shooting fct r cut no figure 4 4n n the race which was the Prix la Camargo