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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF A. B. Hancock has secured at private sale the filly Nadgy, by Friar Rock Star Danube. James Quimi has purchased the jumper Syosset II. from the Greentree Stable. The horse has been turned over to trainer G. AVeisse. The high priced youngsters that T. J. Pcndergast bought at the recent Saratoga sales are at Lexington receiving their early racing lessons. An offer of 5,000 for the choice of three of the Edwanl Cebrian yearlings, to be sold AVednesday at Durlands Riding .Academy, was refused Saturday. Blaze Stream, the two-year-old Golden Maxim colt, has been purchased by Barney Brandon of Saratoga. The youngster will be fired and turned out until next spring. Siren Maid, the property of II. AVaterson, which split a hoof during the spring meeting at Belmont Park, reopened the injury at a recent exercise gallop and will be turned out until next spring. Trainer J. Edwards has received at Belmont Park two yearlings, the property of II. AVaterson, from the Carr and Piatt farm in Kentucky. They are a bay filly by Bldonero II. Blue Fox, and a brown filly" by Dick Finnell, from a Sain mare. Cnmouflcur. the big chestnut horse in the William Martin string, refuses to take his morning exercise except when ridden by his regular colored exercise boy. Ever- other rider that has attempted to gallop the horse has been run away with. Jockey L. Ensor, who ivas suspended by the stewards at Saratoga for reporting at the scales in an unfit condition to ride, will not be allowed to resume riding at tho present Belmont Park meeting. His suspension has been continued by the stewards. Pat Knebelkamp and Jake Greenberg are Joint owners of Natural Bridge and the two-year-old Barracuda. The former was claimed at Saratoga by Grecnberg, while the latter was purchased at the Simms sale. Both horses for the present, Trill be in charge of Lon Johnson. Carefree, recently purchased by J. Richardson, Is undergoing a special course of instruction at the barrier. Richardson hopes to have the youngster show improvement in that respect before lonp. The colts fractious conduct at the post has ruined his chances in all of his recent races. Edward Wood, at present employed in breaking the horses of W. C. "Father Bill" Daly, is probably one of the oldest veterans of the turf still in artive service. His first job on the turf was to walk the famous stallion, Lexington, in 1866, when the great horse was at the height of Ms racing career. Former jockey A. Murray, who leads the fields to the post in the various races over the New York tracks, was badly scratched about the face when he fell during a training session with one of the Blakely yearlings recently. When the youngster threw him, Murray said, so much dust got in his eyes that he did not know which way to roll, and, as a result, the yearling trampled him slightly.
