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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. The long drawn-out season of racing at San Francisco ends today. This is also the last day of the successful meeting of the New Louisville Jockey Club. Monday the spring meeting at Newport terminates with a special card and free admission to the fair sex. Todays issue of Daily Racing Form presents the entries for racing over seven different tracks — enough, surely, to satiate the mind of the most devoted student of the vagaries and perplexities of that somewhat elusive quantity called form. Hereafter there will seldom be more than five tracks in operation at once. Tuesday the central point of interest in western racing will be the opening day at Latonia with the Latonia Derby, over the proper Derby route of a mile and a half, as the star attraction. There is a big list of eligibles, but the probable starters appear to be limited to Cor. sini, Prince McClurg, His Lordship, Ways and Means, Eberhart, Leo Planter, Cambrian, Deer-| ing. The Barrister and The Kentuckian. Of these Corsim will be penalized five pounds for winning the California Derby and Clark Stakes, making his weight 127 pounds. All of the others except Prince McClurg and Leo Planter are entitled to non-winning or maiden allowances, so that if they all start their weights will be: Prince McClurg, 122; Leo Planter, 122; The Kentuckian, 117; Ways and Means, 114; Eberhart, 114; Cambrian, 114; Deering, 114; The Barrister, 114, and Ris Lordship, 110. With such variation in weights the elements of a good race are provided and it is to be hoped sunshine and a fast track will help to bring out a huge attendance to cheer the gallant winner of the thirteenth Latonia Derby. Secretary Nat hanson has published the program for the opeuing day at Harlem May 30. The conditions of the special events arranged for the occasion are as follows: Handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance, each and 0 additional if not declared; with 50 added, of which 25 to second and 5 to third. 1 1-16 miles. Handicap for three-year-olds and upward; 0 each if not declared; with 00 added, of which 5 to second and 5 to third. 5-8 mile-Entrance and declaration fees divided among the first three horses as usual, Barney Schreibar expects to send a select division of his stable to Saratoga. Miss Marion, Jinks, Schiller and the cream of his 2-year-olds will be shipped east in July. The Master of Woodlands thinks he has a promising colt in Boundlee, the speedy son of Boundless and Parolee, dam Genua, which ran several creditable races at the Fair Grounds last season. The famous old race mare Highland, which ran so many good races in the mud at the Fair Grounds in the early 90$, foaled a fine bay colt by Sain at Schreibers farm Tuesday night. Highlands first foal, a bay colt by Balgowan, called Heine, is a 2-year-old and is in training in Schreibers string at the Fair Grounds.— St. Louis Republic. Bob Rose announces that the racing firm of Rogers 6c Rose will be dissolved shortly and all their horses disposed of under the hammer. Rose is one of the big bookmakers of the American turf, while Rogers has always ranked as one of the best trainers in the country. His health has been bad lately and this is given as the reason for the firms dissolution, Rose was formerly in partnership with Eugene Leigh. They had the strongest string on the American turf one year, such turf celebrities as Clifford, Ducat, Handspun, Urania and Chant being in their stable. When he separated from Leigh, Ro8eboughhfloror6j000
