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j I . . GOSSIP OF THE TURF. A lot of yearlings, mainly by the once famous sprinter Dr. Hasbrouck, were bold in St. LouiB recently for the following prices: Bay colt, by Doctor Hasbrouck Song Bhd; C C MafBtt, St. Louis 25 Chestnut filly, by Dr. Hasbrouck Dco- little; Dan Honig, St. LouiB 230 Bay colt, by Donald A. Lady Taylor; C C Mafiitt, St. Louis 475 Chesnut filly, by Dr. Hasbrouck Du Du; C C Maffitt, St. Louis 625 Chestnut colt, by Abana Mok-kar-hi; T F Timmons, Kansas City.... 450 Bay filly, by Bnckmaster Hettie Briggs ; Bnrns and Waterbouse, San Francisco.. 225 Chestnut filly, by Dr. Hasbrouch 8en- crini; A Cahn, St. Louis 210 Bay ftlly, by Bnckmaster Bertha C. ; Mr. Kearns, St. Louia 160 Bay filly, by Dr. Hasbrouck Miss Pulsi- fer; B. Obear,St Louis 145 Chestnut filly, by Buckmaster Lady Clementina; A Cahn.. 175 Bay filly, by Doctor Hasbrouck Maggie B.; George Gaston, St. Louis 155 Bay filly, by Bnckmaster Nattie Hamilton; W. M. Rogers, Philadelphia 225 Chestnut filly, by Doctor-Hasbrouck Ban Adonia; Geoiga Gaston 180 If ever a horse went up against it that horse is Box. He was out down horribly in his rac e Monday. If he hadnt had on boots he would have been ruined. As it was a horse must have jumped on him and landed first on the left hind leg between the fetlcck and hock joints, then dropped down on his coronet, for he was cut in both placee, but the bad cut is the lower one ; the blood simply spurted out and could only be Btanched by the veterinary putting the tightest kind of bandages on it. He was also cut badly on the right hind leg. Mr. Showalter says he is getting superstitious about starting Box at Sheepsbead, aa he believes a fatality is pursuing the horse. A few days ago he was disqualified and now is cut down. This is the hardest kind of hard luck and both Mr. Show-alter and Mr. Graves are entitled tojjympathy. Morning Telegraph. A couple of days prior to the decision of the Brighton Beach handicap, one of the young men who write about racing for the enlightenment of New York, kindly offered the following bit of advice for the benefit of Imps trainer: "It is about time Mr. Brossman let up on Imp for a while. He bet on ber yesterday, but to old mare is going back and has been having too much of it since the Suburban. If the old mare is given a rest she will show her heels to a lot of good ones yet."
