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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF R. A. Smith will take four yearlings to Tijuana in addition to his older racers Irish Kiss, Slippery Elm, Madrono, Benevolent and Ultra Gold. There recently died in Paris, George Arnaud, the great French banker and breeder and owner of thoroughbreds. Among other gocd horses M. Arnaud bred the phenomenal jumper and flat racer of this year, Coq. Gaulois. Duke Michael was destroyed October 12 at J. Reid Walkers stud at Joristown, County West-meath, Ireland. During his two-year-old career Duke Michael won the Champagne Stakes at Don-caster and the 0,000 Great Lancashire Breeders Produce Stakes ut Liverpool. The leading rider of England, Stephen Donoglme, has signed a contract to ride for .Lord Derbys stable next year. Dcnoghue lias ridden about 145 winners to date and. is second to Carslake in percentage. Donoghue is an . Irishman and Carslake an Australian. So. is Bullock, who ranks with them.