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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. An effort is being made in the Pennsylvania legislature to legalizing racing through a bill offered by Senator Muehlbronner of Allegheny. It provides that the act of 1895 against pool selling shall not apply to the selling of pools within the enclosures or grounds of agricultural societies or driving clubs incorporated by the courts of the counties within which such societies or clubs are located during the progress of race meetings or fairs, and provides further that it shall not be lawful to sell pools at any meeting during the months of November, December, January, February, March and April, or for more than twenty-five days in any one year. Nor shall any race meeting be held for j more than six days in any one month. Nor shall there be more than ten days racing in the aggregate in any one month on the grounds of agricultural societies or driving clubs located in the same county or within ten miles of each other. By the measure continuous racing would be prevented, and yet the agricultural and fair associations would be able to live. Reports from Washington say that about a hundred horses are now in quarters at the Bennings track and that arrangements have been made for many strings which are expected to arrive from Now Orleans and New York within the next ten days. W. P. Burchs string of sixteen, including Thomas Cat, Deceptive, Decanter, Terrorist and General Mart Gary, are at the track and show that they have wintered well. P. S. P. Randolphs lot of good lookers, including Knight of the Garter, Nosey, Marsian and Tyrian are well forward in their work. In R. Bradleys lot are Boney Boy and Plantain. The Goughacres stable has ten in training. Jimmy McLaughlin and his likely string of youngsters arrived at the track on Monday. McLaughlin expects to do business from the start with Charentus, Premier, Roysterer and Colonel Tenny. Trillion is one of the best lookers in Hayes lot of ten. John Hynes is represented by eight, including Brisk, Charagrace and Lambent. In William Jennings stable are Aciobat and a fine lot of two-year-olds. Topgallant is among the Sykes bunch of four, and McBride has Irish Purple in his string. Dr. Parker and others are in the stable of J. J. Smith, and Tim Gaynor has four, including South Africa. Half a dozen Irish jumpers aro quartered at Bennings, and are attracting considerable attention. The track is now in good condition and is fairly fast. Morning Telegraph. It is announced, through Secretary Fellowes, that the Coney Island Jockey Club has decided to materally increase the value of its purses and overnight sweepstakes. This is important and welcome news to horsemen, because the Brooklyn and Westchester Jockoy Clubs will no doubt follow suit. It is stated that Secretary Fellowes Baid that he was able to announce that the average increase would be from 50 to 00 for each event. Last year the various overnight events at Sheepshead Bay did not average much more than 00 in value, but this year the average will be nearly, if not quite, 00, The added money will not be uniform for all events, but will be graded according to the class of horses that run. For the cheaper class of selling races, the added money will not be more than 00, and as the class goes higher the amount will be increased to 50, 00, ,200 and ,500. The general average, however, will will not fall below 00. This plan will be followed at the June meeting, and then, if the racing and attendant results warrant, the amounts may be increased even higher for the Fall meeting. There certainly will be no reduction and tho association hopes eventually to be able to make all its events worth a minimum of ,000. Mr. J. E. Seagram has given the following names to six of his two-year-olds : Yarn Spinner, b. c, by Himyar Gossamer. Aragon, b. c, by Saragossa Swansdown. La Gitano, b. f, by Saragossa Bonnie Ino. Hypnotic, b. c, by Morpheus Bonnie Vic. Terra Santa, b. f. by Strathclyde Terrebonne. Piratic, b. c, by Marauder Athena.
