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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. A special from Lexington to the Louisville Courier-Journal gives the following in relation to the crop of Kentucky yearlings that will be for sale this year. "The leading thoroughbred breeding establishments hereabouts will have for sale this summer about 700 youngsters representing the 1898 produce of the studs. Of these probably one-half will be sold in the east and the other half in the west. Just now breeders are busy watching these youngsters in order that they may make up their minds as to which are best suited to the two markets. Following are some of the breeders who will sell in the east : Col. Milton Young, McGrathiana: Messrs. Clay and Woodford, Ruunymede; Maj. T. J. Carson, Dixiana; Maj. B. G.Thomas, Hiraville; Messrs. Applegate and McMeekin, Oakwood; J. N. Camden, Jr., Hartland; J. B. Haggin, Elmendorf; H. P. Headley, La Belle and Beaumont, and Mrs. John M. Clay, of Ashland Stud. "The produce of August Belmonts Nursery Stud and of Mr. Keenes Castleton Stud will be sold privately and used exclusively by the owners for racing. "The American Horse Exchange of New York will sell the majority of the yearlings, although William Easton, of New York, and Woodard and Shanklin, of this city, will handle a portion of them. At McGrathiana there are about 150 head, but many of them will be sold privately, and only about sixty-five head will be sent to the eastern market. Clay and Woodford will send about fifty head and Maj. Carson about thirty-five. These have been decided upon, but the other breeders have not yet made up their minds as to the numbers or market. The named breeders will sell with the American Horse Exchange some time near the 1st of June. Out of this large number of Kentucky-bred youngsters ought to come performers in 1901 and 1902 that will be worthy of their high breeding. "The crop is an unusually largeone, and it is i a aid that the individuality of the colts is re-1 1 i 1 markable, although this has been the hardest winter on horses known in this section in years. The crop from Oakwood will be divided as between the east and west, and nearly all the breeders will reserve a few for the western market. However, they seem confident that the best market this season for yearling thoroughbreds will be at the tracks where the best racing meetings are being held." The contest for the Gentlemens Cup, won last week at Ingleside by Walter Hobart, has left any amount of heart-burning and recrimination in its wake. Thursdays Examiner says of the case: "Walter Hobart, the young millionaire, declares that he has been placed before the public in a wrong light in connection with the methods he employed to secure the mount on Dr. Sheppard in to-days gentlemens race at Ingleside. Said Mr. Hobarc yesterday : It has been published that I spent money in order to thwart Mr. Skinners plans for riding Dr. Sheppard. I did nothing of the kind. The majority of those eligible to ride in the gentlemens race voted for a change of conditions by which each of us was to secure his own horse. Naturally I wanted to get the best available. I tried for several and was refused. Then I went to Mr. Foster, who owns Dr. Sheppard. He assured me that he had not promised the horse to anybody, and I made arrangements then and there for having the mount on Dr. Sheppard. Surely there was nothing unsportsmanlike about that. "Owner Foster bears out Mr. Hobart. He said: I certainly did not promise the horse to Mr. Skinner. When Mr. Hobart came to me he asked me if I hadpromised Dr. Sheppard to anybody and I told him I had not. If I had given my word to Skinner that he should ride Dr. Sheppard, I certainly would have kept faith with him. "Skinner still stoutly asserts that Foster promised to let him have Dr. Sheppard. It is therefore a question of veracity between Foster and Skinner." Barney Schreiber has made twenty entries to the St. Louis Derby of 1902, which closes February 1. The entries will be the produce of this year and are as follows : Entry. Bred To. Spozia Foul Shot Park Ride Foai Shot Wetumka Foul Shot Daisy Woodruff Foul Shot Derfargilla Fonl Shot Prize Foul Shot Amelia May Foul Shot Estelle Foul Shot Astolat Foul Shot America. Sain Ohio Belle Sain Innocence Sain Gratitude Sain Pennyroyal Sain Aua Reese Sain Highland Sain Vintage Time Filly... Sain Ottawa Service Laura Agnes Foul Shot or Sain Florence Dickey Balgowauor Little Minch A Sunday night dispatch from Detroit says: "Walter O. Parmer and George M. Hendrie returned today from a trip to Fort Erie, Toronto, Hamilton and Montreal. Mr. Parmer said there was no truth in the report that the Fort Erie track had passed into the hands of W. M. Thompson, of Gloucester fame. The Highland Park Club, he said, had leased the property for a term of yeais and would give its first meeting in July, The differences existing between the club and officials and Windsor track owners have been patched up, and two meetings will be given at the across-the-river track. The stake events and entries for the spring meetings will be given out during the week."
