Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-14
TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

Jockey Shaw does not expect to do any
riding this winter, but will spend the in
Permission between now and the time to
report next spring at his home in Indian
Territory.
By the death of Capt. S. S. Brown there
is another vacancy in the Jockey Club.
Herman II. Duryea. who was chosen 10 fill
the seat made vacant by the death Of B.
F. Clyde, is the most recently elected mem
Der. The club is restricted to fifty mem
bers, and for years there has been par
ticularly heavy waiting LIST.
James Caruthers, who owns a half inter-
est in Ben Crockett, one of the best cross
country horses of the year and winner or
the Maximum at Benning for the last Two
seasons, sailed for England yesterday MI
Caruthers will purchase foreign-bred mares
with view of breeding a future winner
of the Kings plate, Canadas most coveted
classic.
\ special race between Lucky Baldwin's
CruzadoS and Garrett Fergusons Bear
catcher, two of the speediest horses on the
coast ira cks, for a purse of 81 500. has been
arranged for Saturday at the Ing1esfde
track. San Francisco. The distance will be
five and half furlongs. and the horses will
carry weight of liz pounds each. The
Pacific Union handicap; for two-year- olds
with $1,000 added, will be run over a one
mile course the same day.
A meeting of the National Steeplechase
and Hunt Association was held in the
Windsor Arcade, New. York yesterday to
make final arrangements for the annual
meeting of members to. be held in January
At that meeting the most important bust
ness is the election of six stewards. Four
are to be chosen to fill the positions of
those whose terms have expired and the
other new members are made necessary by
the resignation of Robert C. Hooper and
the death of B. F. Clyde. Nominations
were made at the meeting yesterday but
will not be made public until after the cleo
ton.
An extensive stable OF imported horses
will be raced over the metropolitan tracks
next season unless the plans of George H.
Brown miscarry. Several important pur-
chases have been made in Ireland and the
horses are now stabbed at the Morris barn
at Sheepshead bay In the lot brought
over are the jumping mares Miss Eobhorse
a half-sster to Gatebell, one of the best
mares of recent importation, and Miss
Hoffman. This last-named one only start
ed twice in England, and on both occasions
won. Her victories were in stake races.
Ten yearlings, all fashionably bred, will
also carry the colors of Mr.. Brown.
The second day of the Fasix-Tipton Com
pany's sale of thoroughbreds at Lexington,
KY, yesterday attracted a large number
of buyers. Sidney Lucas. the eight-year-
old chestnut stallion, winner Of the Ameri-
can Derby and other rich stakes by i'm
ported Topgallant-Adde c.. was sold to
H. T. oxnard Of New York for the rather
paltry sum of $1,000 The brood mares did
not average particularly well. Cakewalk
eleven years old, by The Bard-Heei and
Toe. sold to Col Milton Young for
500. Ekhorn, the seven-year-old brown
stallion, by Belvidere-Elkhorn Lass went
to Grant Hugh Brown of Goshen N Y,
for $500, while imported Viola, by Kisber-
Parma, which sold for $4,000 at the Bel
mont sale in 1891 was sold to 0. II. Chen
ault of Lexington for $3.50. She Is twenty
years old. which accounts largely for the
smnll price.