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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. In a recent interview published in a Memphis newspaper B. W. Walden, who has the A. H. and D. H. Morris western string in charge at Memphis, said : "Mr. Morris is very anxious to win the Crescent City Derby with the Kentucky Colonel, and he was sent to Memphis especially to be conditioned for that race. Montgomery Park had been highly recommended as a training ground for horses, and that influenced us in sending our stable here. The colt was well seasoned before leaving Maryland. He had been galloped for six weeks, and if the weather moderates within the next six or seven days thera will still be plenty of time to get him ready for the New Orleans stake, "Kentucky Colonel and Manuel, together with Gold Fox, Village Pride, and our two-year-olds, will be raced at New Orleans, Memphis, Louisville, Latonia, and will not be sent east until fall. The two first named are entered in all of the DerbyB to be run up the line from Memphis, and have no eastern engagements. And that is the reason we declare Glenhoim out of the Tennessee Derby. He is the only three-year-old owned by Messrs. Morris that was entered as a yearling in the east, and therefore we determined to keep him at Bowling Brook farm and condition him for his eastern engagement. "Glenhaiin has wintered well, and if he trains will make his first start at Morris Park, where he is entered in the Withers and the Belmont. The first is at a mile and the Belmont is a mil and three furlongs. The other three-year-olds at Bowling Brook are Filigrane and Vetigo. Filigrane has finished into a magnificent horse and is one of the best lookers I ever saw. We have entered Glenheim, Filigrane and Vertigo in all the bi j stakes that closed this year. "I have two very promising three-year-olds myself at the farm, Knight of Silver, by Knight of Ellerslie, out of a Longfellow mare, and Latch Key, by Logic. They both look well, and as yearlings gave promise of being very high class, but both went wrong and were thrown out of training as two-year-olds. They apparently have rounded to and will also ba trained for their stake engagements in the east." The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune prints the following about the Leigh-Coulter-Cushine training discussion. Colonel W. E. Applegate and Jerome Bonaparte Bespass were discussing Eugene Leighs controversy with James Cushing and T. W. Coulter on his abilities as a trainer yesterday, when John Payne, the poolroom man, said: "I guess that will hurt Leigh as a public trainer." "Dont you believe it," laughingly replied Bespass, "that is a little kidding match Leigh has started with Cushing and Coulter." "Of course it is," interjected Colonel Apple-gate. "Why, Leigh is handling some of Coulters two-year-olds. The latter would not let him have the youngsters if he thought Leigh conld not train." "Pay no attention to what Leigh, Cuahing or Coulter has to say to each other on the training question," said Bespass, "they all know their business pretty well, and this controversy5 is amusing, but a good advertisement at that." Thursdays Saa Francisco Examiner says: "Maxey Blumenthal had a very bad day in hi book and also with outside bets yesterday. Altogether he lost about ,700. Ho played Op. ponent, which belongs to his partner, B. J. Wel-ler, heavily. Blumenthal says he ia through with bookmaking on the coast for this season, and expects to leave for Hot Springs, Ark., some time ext week."
