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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. There will be a new racing firm on the western line the coming season, Cashing and Coulter. Last fall Gene Leigh bought some ,000 worth of yearlings for Coulter. Tally had soared on racing at the time, bat after a talk with Cashing, who had seen and liked the youngsters, he offered Cashing a half interest to train them until Jane. Cashing accepted the offer. There -were eight in the banch, bred as follows: Bay colt, by Bramble Nicnac. Chestnut colt, by Bramble Little Bess. Chestnut colt, by Bramble Enrica; Bay colt, by Strathmore Marmosa. Bay colt, by Troubadour Expectation. Bay colt, by Pirate of Penzance Kaskaskia. Brown colt, by Teuton Treasure Trove. Brown filly, by Kingston Seabright. Coulter hap been in New York for some time settling some business matters but came back last Friday and left for Kentucky Saturday night. He thinks that Gene Leigh has the best stable in the west. "If Leigh had a trainer," said Coulter, "it would be a smart winner. But he is bad. I discharged him for incompetency. So did Pat Dunne." Discussing the two leading three-year-old events at Ingleside, the San Francisco Chronicle says: "As the distances are being stretched out, it gradually dawns that the caliber of the Oaks field will not be equal to former years. This event for three-year-old fillies is to be decided at the next Ingleside meeting. Two of the most prominent candidates started Saturday and their showing was very disappointing. Miss Marion is a speed marvel, especially in the mud, bat, like all Himyars, not even excepting the sensational Domino, she cannot go the route. Her race with Sam McKeover and Survivor demonstrated what close observers had anticipated all aloDg. The bad race of Maud Ferguson in the Follansbee Stake must not be accepted as conclusive. In that race she showed a complete lack of speed and was doubtless off. There has been a disposition to doubt her staying qualities, principally because a great many of the Prince Royals have shown a disinclination for a distance, but in many races she has displayed rare gameness. It now looks as if the filly that beats Humidity will have her name enrolled alongside of Argentina and Briar Sweet as the winner of the California Oaks. "The California Derby is little over a month away, and the present indications are that a big field will go to the post. If there wbre a winter book there is no doubt that either Sam McKeever or First Tenor would be the favorite. The former colt ran a smashing good race on Saturday. He must have shaded 1:10, which is quite a performance for a three-year-old with 115 pounds in the saddle. At this time the most prominent candidates are Sam McKeever. First Tenor, Olinthus, Obsidian, Gauntlet, Los Med-anos, Formero, Corsini, Survivor, Horton, Lime Water and possibly the winner of the California Oaks. Unless Formero regains the form that he showed in the east the chances of a California bred colt winning the race are not very bright." Bookmaker George Rose tells of the following occurrence: "On the 12:30 boat going to Oakland yesterday, I was sitting looking over my form book, which had a red cover, when a dejected looking man stepped up and asked me to give him a winner, remarking that he had had a bad run of luck. I told him I didnt like anything in any of the races well enough to advise him to plunge. Nearby sat an old negro reading a book with a black cover and apparently dwelling well over the contents of the pages. I watched the man with the hoodoo stroll up and tap the colored man on the back. The ancient Ethiopian tamed and the hard-lack man said: Excuse me, my dear man, bat I saw you studying that dope book of yours carefully, and take the liberty of asking if you picked oat anything in todays races that looks real good. I have not had a winner in three days. The black man gave a horrified glance at his questioner, and said: Yo po sinnahl I dont know anything about racehorses. That book I was studying was a prayah book and I am a minister of the gospel, sah. "San Francisco Examiner. Last Tuesdays San Francisco Examiner says : "Charles Lathrop, brother of Mrs. Leland Stan-ford, writes to a gentleman having an interest in a thoroughbred at Palo Alto stock farm to ha7o the animal taken away as soon as possible, as there will be no more breeding of thoroughbreds at this far-famed establishment. The determination spoken of above will elicit little surprise, in fact, it was rather expected that thoroughbred breeding would be given up there over a year ago. There has not been a sensational performer bred there in the last four or five years and the prices realized for the Flambeau and Racine yearlings the past two seasons have been anything bat satisfactory. There are some of the highest class stud matrons in America on this farm, such as Fairy Rose, Flirt, Amelia. Rosetta, Laella, Gorgo, Phoebe Anderson and Glendew. The first two lots of Flambeaus, by their grand performances, led people to believe that the Wildidle horse would prove a phenomenal sire of racers. Since that time, however, his progeny have been of very mediocre quality. "Racine got a couple of fair performers in Salisbury and Sly, bat has been anything but a success at the stud. Loyalists opportunities at Palo. Alto were very limited and Mariner was leased a couple of seasons ago. As he is a rather ordinary sire, it was probably not a good scroke of enterprise to secure him. "If the Palo Alto mares are sold off at auction there will be some lively bidding at the sale, for no stock farm in the world can boast of so maBy celebrities, proportionately. When the late Leland Stanford was in England in the late eighties he saw the great Cup horse, Isonomy, and though only breeding thoroughbreds on a small scale at the time, he offered 0,000 for the horse, which offer was refused. During that visit, however, he purchased two or three mares that were in foal to the sire of Isinglass, and Gorgo, foaled at Palo Alto, was one of them. "After Fairy Rose had thrown Racine, Charm and Flirt, the late Senator refused 0,000 for her and ,000 for her six-day-old foal by Flambeau, or ,000 for each day of its life. For Flirt dam of Flambeau, Flirtation, Faustine, etc. he could probably have realized fully as much as was offered for Fairy Rose." Especially attractive inducements are offered American horsemen by the Jockey Club of Venezuela at Caracas. The meeting will begin on February 26, and continues on March 5, 12, 19, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. and May 7. 14 and 21, being altogether twelve days racing. The racing is under the patronage of the President of the Republic, the municipality and the leading citizens of the community, and the added money being deposited in the Bank of Caracas is an additional guarantee that money won by horsemen will be promptly paid. There will be stakes, handicaps, selling races from five far-longs to about two miles, and all classes of horses are provided for. Mr. A. Delfino, the Venezuelan Consul, at 18 Broadway, New York, will srive additional information. Messrs. Boul-ton, Bliss and Dolley, 135 Front Street, New York City, will furnish all information as to the transportation. Communications in regard to entries and stable accommodations should be addressed to Secretary of the Jockey Club, Caracas, Venezuela. The trip to Venezuela will be pleasant as well as pioStablo, and a goodly number of American horsemen should avail themselves of the opportunities offered by the Jockey Club of Venezuela. Turf, Field and Farm. Of the three-year-olds at Montgomery Park. Manuel is much the best looker. He is a big, strong, muscular-looking colt that greatly resembles his sire, Bob Miles, and appears to have the build of a substantial racehorse. In comparison with him Kentucky Colonel looks small, and, in fact, is not on looks a great racehorse. In point of conformation Onomastus is perfect, though not large. Leo Planter is a big colt and one that, with proper handling, will improve on his two-year-old form. W. Overton is a much improved colt in appearance. Five weeks ago he looked thin and sick, but has grown big and strong and is full of life. The Schorrs place confidence in him, and think, with no accident, he will win the Derby. One of the best looking three-year-olds at the track is W. M. Hayes Donald Bain. He is not prominently spoken of in the same breath with the stake material, bat he will do to keep an eye on. Louisville Courier-Journal. The Pacific Coast Jockey Club stewards are still doing business in connection with the steeplechase of January 21, for which it appears Silverado and Colonel Bartlett, only wore trying. Burns, who rode Lord Chesterfield; Shepherd, who rode Huntsman; W. Shields, son of Alex. Shields, owner of Lord Chesterfield, and J. Coyle, who engineered the job, have all been ruled off and some back townships are to be heard from. At Frisco there are about four jumping races monthly. With so few opportunities to earn jockey fees and a living it is hardly to be wondered at that the riders enter into unholy alliances. The jumping races should either be abolished or increased in number. Apparently the Lakeside track at Roby, Ind is a thing of the past, as is also the big poolroom that has flourished so long near the main entrance gate of the track. It is given oat with every appearance of authenticity that the property has been sold or leased to a syndicate which will have a big bicycle factory erected and in operation by Iay 1, covering the ground on which the OLeary poolroom now stands and a part of the homestretch of the track as well Whether this is to be taken as the end of racing across the line remains to be seen. The Sheffield and Forsyth tracks remain intact. Sidney Bender is reported to be on the verge of trouble at New Orleans for reasons detailed as follows in a dispatch to a Cincinnati newspaper: "A few days ago Tom Berry claimed from him the three-yeir-old Prince Harry, the colt having previously been taken away from Berry out of a selling race and sold to Bender. Prince Harry was in a selling race yesterday and Bender, it is reported, asked Doc Keogh, who has had charge of J. J. Markleins horses to boost Prince Harry if he won and Myo30tis should be second, and to claim the colt if he I were beaten. Barry got wind of the matter, scratched Prince Harry and then filed a complaint against Bender with the stewards. These officials now have the matter under inveatiga- j tion."
