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GOSSIP OF THE TURF A telegram from Louisville to the Enquirer of Wednesday says Flying Dutchman the great ¬ est of Wagners Wagers sons and one of the best handi hand ¬ cap horses out in recent years has faced the starter for the last time Last year the Dunne colt let down in his right foreleg and it was thought then that his racing days were about at an end Mr Dunne however let up on the horse in the hope that with a long rest he might stand up under training this season He has been going along slowly with the big horse and had begun to think he would be able to get him up to racing form again as the bad leg did not seem to trouble him much Sunday morn ¬ ing King however the horse bowed in his good fore ¬ leg presumably the effect of having so long favored the other at its expense Mr Dunne stated today that he would make no further attempt to train the son of Wagner who is now on the market for those in quest of a horse for the stud The Chicagoan had another piece of tough luck yesterday His Rey Frey Salazar came out of that race so lame that it will necessitate his retirement for some time Eastern turf followers are bewailing the scarcity of good 3yearolds this year but find some measure of consolation in the hope that they may see Hamburg and Plaudit measure strides before the summer passes Of 3yearold prospects the New York Sun says The threeyearolds did not make a favorable impression and the scarcity of good material was manifested on Saturday when the rich and historic Withers Stakes failed to attract more than six runners two of which were from one stable Horsemen are consoling themselves with the belief that the threeyearold ranks will increase in quantity and quality as the sea ¬ son advances Unfavorable weather has proved a serious handicap to trainers and they found it exceptionally difficult to wind the threeyear three old candidates up to a race in the poor going and murky atmosphere which has been the rule rather than the exception for weeks The ad ¬ vent of the rival candidates for the champion ¬ ship crown Plaudit and Hamburg may lead to a brighter state of affairs in this class and their first meeting promises to be one of the turf sensations of the year When John E Madden sold Hamburg and kept the Himyar Shimmy colt it was thought he had made a serious mistake but the shrewd Kentucky horseman has since shown that he had made no gap in his string which he was not prepared to fill fillPlaudits Plaudits recent double triumph over Lieber Libber Karl in Kentucky has attracted widespread attention and when he comes on to fill his east ¬ ern Bern engagements racegoers racehorse will be on the tiptoe of expectation Plaudits defeat of Lieber Libber Karl in tho thou Kentucky Derby was attributed by some to the fivepound fishpond penalty carried by the Schorr Scorer colt but when the same order marked the finish of the Clark Stakes last Wednesday with Plaudit carrying 127 pounds to Lieber Libber Karls Karl 122 pounds all doubts as to tho thou ability of Mad dens colt were set at rest As regards Hamburg he is still working steadily at Brighton Beach under the watchful eyes ef Trainer Lakeland LakelandIt Lakeland It is understood that the racing firm of Charles Fleischmanns Freshman Sons will not be seen on the turf after this season This it is said has already been decided upon by Julius Fleischmann Freshman who has had charge of tho thou stable since the death of his father So far this season the stable has been rather successful Although only racing a short time it has won several races with Irish Reel and Mr Baiter Biter and has finished inside the money in big stakes with George Keene Not ¬ withstanding the fact that it has Tod Todd Sloan under contract and every prospect of having a successful season the horses will bo sold at auction and the Fleischmanns Freshman retire from the turf Cincinnati Enquirer
