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i GOSSIP OF THE TDRF. The booking game at Oakland and Ingleside the past winter has been a fast and furious one and from Fred Peschs statement the ring at both tracks, as a rule, quit loser. Pesch booked all winter for Marcus Cartwright under the name of The Turf Club and was a big loser up to the last few weeks, but quit about a week ago ,000 to the good. Pesch says Joe Rose is by far the largest individual winner on the coast. Rose has played strictly form and is credited with being 0,000 ahead. George Rose has not "drawn in" for three weeks and is hardly likely to do so again before he comes east. He is behind on the winters play. Frank Eckert is I making perhaps the strongest book in the ring now and is a good loser. Like Eckert John Coleman is out perhaps 0,000, but says he is going to stick and get even, Ed Gaines lost ,000 the last week at Ingleside. Peter Riley quit booking two weeks ago and claims to be 8,000 winner. The death of Hanover leaves the discussion open as to which is the leading thoroughbred sire in Kentucky. Howsver. there are turfmen who say Hanover never himself made the record in the stud which Spendthrift has made and that this horse is head and shoulders past any in the race. His record, shown by the compilation af the winnings of his get by his owner, Mr. O. H. Chenault, is certainly a remarkable one, taking into consideration the opportunities of the horse. The recapitulation of this table shows 132 winners, 1,016 times first, 805 times second, and 767 times third, earning a total of 43,406, and twenty-one non-winners, making a total of 153 starters and an average 1 earning of ,858.85. This is a record not to be beaten by any stallion in America. Some of his best get were Kingston, Lamplighter, Bankrupt, j Pickpocket, Lazzarone, Stockton, Golden 1 I Reel, Defaulter, Speculation, etc. — Cincinnati 1 Commercial Tribune. The New York Sun of Wednesday says : "Fine weather favored the trainers of thor - oughbreds at the metropolitan tracks yesterday. At Brighton Beach Charles Oxx sent Peep oDay the full handicap distance, one mile and a quarter. The big horse moved well and finished strong. The time was about 2 :25. William Lakeland sent Maximo Gomez and George Boyd a mile at a racing clip. The former having been withdrawn .from the Metropolitan, it looks as if Lakeland has an eye on the Brooklyn Handicap with a horse. Alfred Lakeland gave Concord and Mike Straus six f arlongs at a good gait. The latter is a colt of great promise, by Iroquois, and is entered in the English Derby of 1900. At Gravesend horses bowled over the course from an early hour. M. F. Dwyers Greatlands and Satin Slipper had a splendid gallop over six furlongs in 1:20. Both will be fit to run when the flag drops at the Aqueduct meeting. Green B. Morriss were exercised on the road. Foxhall Keenes Olindo, Perion and Becky Rolfe did strong work over the field and jumps. At Sheepshead Bay most of the horses did only ordinary routine work."
