The evening world., 1893-11-27
GOSSIP OF The TURF
Only Three More Days Of Racing
at the Guttenburg Track.
Lonu island Live Stock Association
Sells lis Propert,.
Ir'Given u Show, Jockey Kane May
Earn Distinction.

rhrce days more Of racing on the hill
,rp. aud the sport of kings in this
,l,iui.. win be ended for the space OF
three months. The enforccd vacation
unlal eEo must take may even
last until the middle of May, if the
,,vlv elected lawmakers decide to wipe
nIt tn. race tracks in New Jersey. The
Winter viii undoubtedly be a hard one
fur It.. s,nail-fry owners racing at Cat
rcaEirG and Gloucester. Judging by the
pp.tlmmcs at Jennings, there Is IL
rr,tt plenty of nurses at Washington.
what will be the situation If all the Gut
tcuhurgers and GlUuccsteritcs move ON
10 Washington on Dec. /. There Is
hardly room for all, and the Ivy city
meeting bids fair to be "A merry game
curing the three months that association
proposes to race. Many owners will go
to New Orleans. others to East st. Louis
and a few may venture as far as Cali
lurnia.
The Long Island Live Stock Associa-
ten has sold out its property, consisting
Of a mile track. stables, stands ana
tuuths and ground, all in iirst-class con-
diiion, to douglass Conklin, who, 1t is
said, represents Il syndicate OF Long
lsIIiI llIE3t1ltn. ne pace cost III inc
neighhorhood of $4,000, but Conklin Sc
cured it for 1000 and the assuming of IA
mortgage for $1,000. Much speculation
is being INDUCED in as to the disposition
of the property. 1t Is said that a driving
club is to De Incorporated.
Eugene Leigh has purchased from Mil
ton Young. the weanling colt by Strath-
more. dam Spinaway, for $1,000. Mr..
Leigh Is anxious to possess SpinaWay,
I'D ,,,,tl .G.,s.,I e. INN fnt. na N fa
He also has a ~yearling filly out of Spin
away.
\ despatch from the City of Mexico
gurated by President Diaz in the pres
CnCc Of the entire Cabinet, with one eX-
ception, and the Diplomatic Corps.
one hundred and ten horses paraded.
the breast of Mr.. Pate, of ST. Louis,
the leading spirit of the enterprise"
ON Thanksgiving Day the old Madison
track, which is situated at the Illinois
end of the Merchants. bridge, st. Louis,
Tarlton, of Latonia, will be presiding
judge.
Another jockey was developed at Gut
tenburg on Saturday, and judging from
appearances will make his mark. Kane
is the boy referred to. He rode an excel
lent race on Pessara, using good juGs-
ment and riding Il really capable finish.
turn into the stretch by coming through
on the inside. There appears to be some
merit in this lad. and If given a chance
he will earn distinction.
Shelly futile was defeated on Satur-
day for the first time since the Linden
meeting began. He scored half a dozen
victories since then, but met his match
on Saturday in Speculation. Johnny
Lamb.ey had the mount. and Mike
ley did not ride the gelding as well as
Sims. The latter let Shelly have his own
way to the stretch, where he shook him
up. Lambley. on the contrary. went
right at the gelding and forced him close
TO the leaders.
Ex-senator L. j. Rose was a visitor at
Gutenberg on Saturday.
George Barbee Is sporting Il beautiful
with Il crazy two-y"ar-old owned by
Mike DAILY. The stirrup leather buckle
hit him.
Starter Caldwell left three horses at
the post III Saturday. 1t was more the
fault OF the jockeys. however, than of
the starter.
Young Donahue rode a very cool finish
ON speculation. Had he become the least
bit ratified, shelly Tutt!e would nave
Woi.
Stowaway ran better on Saturday with
10 pounds up than he did a few days
ago with thirteen pounds less. The track
was heavy on the latter occasion. how
ever, and this no doubt accounted for his
poor showing.
Rosa Il. has raEaired her old form.
She easily beat Tom Harding at Wash
irgtCn, saturday.
Fred Lowe had better sell Bellwood.
He and his friends plunged on the Old
Eeidirg again saturday. n went down
in n heap BelwoOd led 10 the last fur
long, wl.re ne went to pieces so fast
that he finished last. 1t is said that Bel
-|ocd has cost Fred nearly SSO.0U since
he owned him.