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GOSSIP OF THE TURF The band of turf outlaws from the Antipodes who have manipulated the speed of Trance to their own dishonest ends have at last been safely landed by the San Francisco turf author ¬ ities cities It is a good and healthy occurrence We liave lave unhappily for the good of the turf too many spotted and tainted turfmen Turkmen of our own to contend with to view the invasion of our tracks by the barredoff barred scoundrels of Australia and New Zealand without just apprehension Australia isia Asia great racing country Magnifi Magnified ¬ cently gently appointed race tracks horses equal in all qualities to those of England and this country attendance on great occasions far excelling anything of the sort known in the United States and speculation on a tremen tremens ¬ dous duos scale are prominent features there It is to Australian ingenuity that we owe the num numb ¬ bered bared saddlecloth and the starting gate con ¬ veniences leniencies to be thankful for But unluckily it is a matter of repute that among so much that is gpodjhe Godhead Australian turf graduates from its shady tjlqments are the most accomplished pastgrand Amstrad masters in all the arts of turf vil evil ¬ lainy lain known on the face of the earth They can give our o ya candidates for eventful expulsion points unttreataed untreated of in the latters clatters schedule of unlawful Efedrets Referents designed for robbery of the racing public and have an ample reserve left It follows without much room for argument that the San Francisco turf officials deserve gratitude and congratulations for their vigi vigil ¬ lance in heading off an irruption that might have grown to deplorable proportions but for this early and commendable setback setbackClear setback Clear weather and an improved race track has naturally led to improved racing at New Orleans With the privilege of viewing such good horses as Gath Garth Harry Duke J A Gray yiigo icing and others of approximate class in con ¬ tention tenting the Crescent City patrons of racing have little to complain of at present Winter i racing is a vastly different thing now from wnat Nat it was five years ago when it was monopolized by the dogs of horsedom whoredom Both at San Fran Cisco and New Orleans it compares favorably j with the average of port furnished at the j northern summer tracks James E Coonan Conan Joliet 111 Bmgham BMG ch g by Volturno Vulturine Her Majesty foaled in 1890 ran one race unplaced as a twoyearold toehold at Glou Lou ¬ cester Chester N J As a threeyearold he started six ¬ teen times running second once third once and fourteen times unplaced In 1894 he ran once at Alexander Island Va starting in the name of J Donnelly Donnelley and was unplaced This is the only Bingham shown in the records of the past six years Since he purchased Hamburg Marcus Daly Dally it is said has decided that he will not abandon racing on the metropolitan circuit altogether as he announced he would do early last fall A horseman in Dalys Days confidence said recently that it was the intention of the Montana magnate to send a string of thoroughbreds to Billy Lakeland to be trained and raced next sea ¬ son Some of the twoyearolds toeholds that raced in Dalys Days colors on the metropolitan tracks last season will be sent East Afghan and Briar Sweet both developed rapidly after their removal to Montana and it is believed that they will make firstrate frustrate threeyearolds They are to be shipped East along with Scottish Chieftain the winner of the Bolmont Belmont Stakes last spring Ogden the Futurity winner of 1896 and a number of twoyearolds toeholds twoyearoldsHamburg Hamburg is eligible for the Realization in which he was entered by John Madden and he will be nominated for all the rich events for threeyearolds and horses of all ages to be de ¬ cided chided next season He will likely make his first appearance in the Metropolitan Handicap which Voter won this year He will also bo trained for the Brooklyn Handicap
