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GOS8IF OF THE TURF. A certain Edouard Jones, some time of the stage, is to launch a gambling device at the Paris Exposition which aims to deface racing. The Jones idea, which is not original, is the application upon a colossal scale of the principle of the little toy racehorses that spin about" attached to a center post. A correspondent describing the Joneset-que scheme writes: "There will be an immense building, with a capacity of Eeveral thousand, reproducing in every detail a race course, with grandstands, betting booths and all the adjuncts of the real thing. "The wooden horses, life size, can be ridden by visitors, just as they are at the merry-go-rounds. The motive power is electricity, and just before the finish this is shut off and the horBes go spinning about, the result being left entirely to chance. It is impossible to land any particular horse in front. "There is all tho uncertainty and excitement attending a real contest and pools will be sold on the results. The French government gets a handsome rake-off on the mutualB, and has approved the scheme. "The gambling instinct is stoutly developed in Paris and it. is expected that everybody will play these mimic races. "It is estimated that it will require nearly a million francs to organize, perfect and inaugurate this exhibition." Secretary Croft has announced the following list of probable starters for the Brighton Handicap which is to be run on Thursday. July 6. the opening day of the meeting: Horses, Wgt. Horses. Wgt. Tillo 128 JeanBeraud 110 Briar Sweet 122 Martimas 110 St. Cloud 119 Previous 1 10 Don dOro 116 Maxine .... 110 George Keene 116 Lanky Bob 107 Imp 115 Ethelbert 106 Handball 1U Mr. Clay 96 Warrenton Ill May Hempstead.... 9a
