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OOSSIP OF THK TURF. The following from yesterdays Cincinnati Enquirer is of interest locally and important if correct. "C. H. Smith, the Chicago Board of Trade i man, has purchased the crack two-year-old colt ; Lieutenant Gibson from Baker and. Gentry for 0,000. "Charley Hughes, Smiths old trainer, and . who will handle Smiths horses this season. i ; . j will be here from Chicago today to look over the colt. All that remains now for the consum- mation of the sale is for the horse to pass a i veterinarians examination. "The horse will be examined today, and if fonnd satisfactory the sale will be closed. Lien-tenant Gibson is a brown colt by G. W. John- : I son — Sophia Hardy. He has started five times, winning three races, finishing second once and was third in his other start. I "His most brilliant performance was in the Sensation Stakes at Latcnia, Saturday, June I 17, when be picked up 112 pounds and made his own running and galloped home in front of T. .. McDowells good colt. His Excellency, at three-quarters of a mile, in the fast time of l:14i. "If performances count for anything, Mr. Smith seems not to have made a mistake in the purchase of the horse. He seems to improve at distance, and he has never faltered under weight penalty. "The re-entrance of Charles Hep.d Smith to tbe sport of tbe kings recalls that strong combination which flourished in tbe middle west j several years ago. The combination consisted of Board of Trade Smith, the heaviest bettor in j the w«st; Jockey Willie Martin, the cleverest ! tider then on the western circuit, and Charley Hughes, the proficient trainer, whose ability j for fitting a horse stands second to none in the j country. Many a bookmaker can call back the ! time when tbe lotting: commissioner from the stable would make calls on tbe cashiers of the . various books for sums that would put a notable crimp in the leviathian bank roll. "The victories of Pearl Song, Buckwa, Chant and Eye Witness were the most costly to the bookmakers of the western circuit that have ever been executed. "Recently Mr. Smith authorized Trainer Hughes to select the material for a strong stable to take out east. His first purchase was on last Tuesday, when he bought from T. P. Hayes Donald Bain for the sum of ,500. With this pair for a starter the Smith-Hughes combination are bound to cut a wide swath in the ■ eastern racing game." The New York World tells this story of W. C. Whitneys methods of basiness in acquiring horses for which ha conseives a fancy: "Sydney Paget, who ie Mr. Whitneys agent, met F. C. OReilly in the clubhouse a weak or so 1 ago. Mr. OReilly is a wealthy contractor who 1 gained fame on the turf through the perform-■MM of the mare Connemara. He has raced this year Ineennamara aud Killasbandra, both daughters of his favorite mare. Recently he sold Ineennamara to Whitney, and the first question he asked of the agent was regarding the welfare of Ineennamara. "Paget replied that she was doing vull and inquired the price of Killasbandra. OReilly named his figure and Paget gave no answer. OReilly next day went bock to his work of : building a railroad somewhere in the wilds of j Pennsylvania, and yesterday while he was watching his gang at work with pick, shovel and sledge, he saw a special engine pnfiing j along in tbe distance. Mr. OReilly paid but ! little attention and the eagiue draw nearer and j nearer, finally halting with a snort and a squeak in front of the contractor. A uniformed mes- senger bo/ jumped from the locomotive and said: "Is this Mr. OBeillyr The contractor nodded and the boy handed him a telegram. The contents were as follows : J "F.C. OReilly: Mr. Whitney accepts Killa* ehandra on your terms. | Signed 8YDNEY PAGET. i : "Mr. OReilly came to the track and the deal was formally completed. Then he learned that Killasbandra had worked very fast, so he advised everyone to bet on the filly, which he did himself. The story illustrates Mr. Whitneys way of doing things. He started Killasbandra in the Zephyr Stakes and won with a good price against her." The aftermath of the Maher scandal is thus stated in a New York newspaper: "When Mr. Clark heard of the decision of the stewards, he said : This does not alter my determination in any way. I did not ask for any investigation. I made up my mind to do a certain thiDg, and I have done it. Before this investigation was ever thought of I decided to put Maher on the ground and keep him there for the term of his contract with me. Nothing has happened since then to alter my determination. Maher is under contract with me until the end of 1900, and he is bound by all its provisions. I will not have him ride a horse for me. and I will not give him permission to ride for any other owner. I will pay him his salary, aud there the matter ends. "Maher was elated by the decision of tl,° stewards. • I did not see how, said he, they could do anything else. I did not pull the horse, for I was as anxious at any one else that he should win, I was innocent of any wrongdoing, and all the evideuce the stewards have been able to gather has been in my favor. I am under contract to Mr. Clark, and I shall live up to it in every detail. Still, I want to ride, and will do anything to induce Mr. Clark to release me from that contract. I do not know now what my next step will be. " Jockey Johnny Woods, who went to England last sprin?, is very much disappointed at the way in which he has been treated by Alec Covington, and the boys father who resides in Alameda county, has taken the preparatory steps for filing an action against Covington for breach of contract with youDg Woods to ride for him in England. Woods was to receive 00 a month, enjoy tbe services of a valet and have the privilege of accepting outside mounts. Woods arrived in England March 19, bat fouud that Covington had reduced to 114 pounds, and that he would ride his own horses. Woods was sent to the stable, and was ordered to act as exercise boy, being given only a few mounts where he had no chance. Woods wrote borne to his father, and the matter was placed in the hands of attorneys here. Tiny forwarded a power of attorney and other 1-gal documents to a solicitor in Loudon, who will proceed against Covington for beach of contract.— 3au Francisco Brebder and Sportsman. Yesterdays St. Louis Republic says: "Barney Schreibsr will ship a select division of his stable to Saratoga to-day. The big St. Louis horseman will be represented at the Saratoga meeting by Schiller, Miss Marion, J irjks, Jerry Hunt, Boundlee and Tayon. Schiller, Miss Marion and Jinks have been taking a long rest at the farm and are now as big as bulls. Miss Mar-i ion and Jinks are two of the fastest three-year-old fillies in the country. Schiller is said to have rounded to his old form, and if he has it wilt take a pretty fair sort of a racehorse to beat him. Boundlee is the shifty two-year-old that has shown well at the Fair Grounds, while Tayon is a maiden bay colt by Lissak— Caroline Hamilton that is well thought of.by his owner. William Walker will send,his shifty tbree-year-oid, Mr. Phinizy, east with the Schreiber string. Mr. Phinizy is a likely starrer in the valuable Realization at Sheepsheid Bay. 1
