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GOSSIP Of THE TUBF. Paddy Tomlinson, who developed The Conqueror, is satisfied that he has the greate st two-year-old iu training on the American turf in the i fast black soa of Sir Dixon Repeat, and is prepared with cold cash. , to back up his opinion Mr. Tomlinaon says his colt was b3aten ia tha J j 1 1 1 i , Junior Championship at the Fair Grounds through a combination of circumstances. At the time the race was run, The Conqueror was troubled with a sore hoof. It seems that the I colt picked up a jack at Memphis, and the little . stone worked its way into the hoof and had to be cut out. In the meanwhile the horse raced with a bar plate on his hoof. Tomlinson also thinks he got the worst of it by riding Conley, who certainly gets none the bast of it from hi3 -white rivals for riding honors. Tomlinson offered Pi?gott 50 "in hand" to pilot The Con- queror, but Joe had to ride Boundlee, being under call to the latters owner, Barney Schrei-bar. "I think The Conqueror can beat any horae in America," said Tomlinson last night, "and I am prepared to have him try conclusions with the best they have east or west. I am willing to bat from ,000 to 52,000 on The Conqueror against any two-year-old in the country, the race to be run within three weeks, distance six furlongs. If this proposition is not accepted, I will run the colt against any horse in America at seven-eighths of a mile for the same bet, the weights to be ten pounds below the scale. I think The Conqueror is a better horse than liia sire Sir Dixon ever was, and thats Baying quite a lot. I have just received a consignment of five yearlings from Clay and Woodford, which I will campaign for them next season. The Conquerors dam, Repeat, foaled a fine bay colt this spring by Leonatus. She had no foal last year. The Conqueror coet me 75 as a yearling. He is well engaged in all the big derbys next year." St. Louis Republic. W. F. Scbulto is breading thoroughbreds on a large scale near Louisville. Mr. Schulte is president of the new Louisville Jockey Club, and maintains both a big breading and racing establishment. He has three stallions on his farm, namely, Florist, tho sire of Dnnois and Flora Louise; King Lee, who was one of the best 2-year-olds of his year in tho we3t, and Ar-gyle, the sire of Alleviate and other good ones. Mr. Schultes band of broodmares includes the dams of such good horses as Alleviate, Fretful, Prince FortuaatnB and Pickpocket. Among the other well-bred mares is a half-sister to Den dOro, a full sister to Senator Grady, and a full sister to Jennie Tracy. Mr. Schulte races the produce of bis own breeding establishment. Holla Colston, the well-known colored trainer, handles his racing string, while "Long Shot" Conley, tho colored Archer, is the stable jockey. Mr. Schulte formerly owned Sophia Hardy, the dam of Hardy Pardee and tho 0,000 2-year-old Lieutenant Gibson. He sold this mare for 5 at a weeding-out sale of broodmares from off his farm some years ago. The Schorrs may race a few horses at San Francisco next winter, but that is dependent upon the outcome of negotiations now pending between them and Burns and Watorhouse for a lease of jockey Thomas Burnss services for the winter season at San Francisco. Thorpes contract with the California firm expires December 31 of this year. Of course, it will probably be renewed, a3 tho firm would have to go a long way to find as good a rider as the "old man," but they will also need the services of a light-weight, and Manager Tuttle is anxious to secure Burns. An offer was made for Burns for January, February, March and April, but Mr. Schorr will not let the boy go unless he is taken for the full six months, from November 1. If this deal is consummated, Mr. Schorr will send his son Johnnie with Burns, and will let him pick two or three horses to take along and raco, while ho takes the balance , of the string, after his weeding out salo at Lex-i ington in the fall, to New Orleans.
