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j j j j GOSSIP OF THE TURF. A San Francisco newspaper says: "Walter Hobart is a man of whims. He has spent a lot of money for the purpese of breedirg running horsee, but has not been very successful, on account of tho lack of system which prevails on his ranch. The fancy and show horses are well taken care of, but the thoroughbreds are neg lected to a considerable extent. As an ex. ample of the way things go there Mr. Hobart had a couple of yearlings by Joe Ripley from good mares. But for some reason or other he didnt like them, and ordered them killed and fed to the dogs. Old Ferrier, who raced so well last winter under Mr. Cor-rigans management, is at Hobarts ranch. Nothing is -being done with him. Floodmore pulled up sound after hi3 mile on the flat at San Mateo a week ago and there is a possibility that he may ba put to steeplechasing this winter. Tigress, who still holds the Saratoga track record for six furlongs, has a fine yearling colt by Bright Photbus at the Hobarc ranch. A suckling fiom her by the same sire was deformed and had to be killed." On his return to San Francisco with the Burns and Waterhouso string trainer Mike Kelly Eaid to a newspaper interviewer: "St. Louis is having a fine meeting. The racing is much better there then at Chicago. In the Bpring, you see, a great many owners went there thinking-the game would be easier than at Chicago. The consequence was there were more good horses there than at any other place. The Schorrs had a splendid stable and our horses went well as long as they we e on edge. We wouhi have won more races but fur accidents to Eddie Junes and David Teuny Tenuy was started only twica, winning once. He was hurt in his second race. Wo won most of our races with Dr Shepperd, Pat Morrissey, Ned Dennis and Marplot. Soon after we got there Marplot ran some vory good races. Befoieweloft we bought a couple of hanoy fillies Bit of Feshion and Southern Girl Hie Conquertr and Sam Phillips were about the best two year-olds out. Richard J., who has bsen winning regularly, is a great mud horse. I should say he was at let st ten pounds bettor than Pat Morrissey, and liko Pat he likes the short route." "Unc!oM Dan Harness, the owner of the peerless mare Imp, was the recipient Tuesday of a mammoth floral horseshoe from the Coney Island Jockey Club as a memento of Impis groat victory there. The horeeahoe is mounted on a velvet-trimmed easel, the whole b ing six feet in height. The colors are ihe racing colors of the mare, black and old gold, and the trophy is a very artistic one. The Messrs. Turney Bros, have not yet engaged a trainer to fill Ed Tiffins place, and it is said they will not do so. It is their present intention to sell all their h rses, including Captain Sigsbee, Lamitj , Zola and three 2-yeor-olds, at tho beginning of the Sheepshead Bay meeting They have somo twelve or fifteen yearlings iuciU"iog h If brothers to Captain I CONTINUED ON BEOOND PAUK. GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Continued from 1st Page. Sigbbee, Tillo, and Dr. Catlett, at their farm near Paris, Ky. These they will take up and train and develop for next year. The two brothers together own about 1,0C0 acres of some of the best Blue grass land in Kentucky. They have a numbi r of choice broodmares and breed most of their own racing stock.
