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. . . i GOSSIP Of THE TURF. The attention of western turfman is directed to the magnificent list of stakes offered by the Westchester Jockey Club as displayed in Daily Racing Foems advertising columns today. The happy condition of prosperity that enables the eastern clubs to make such enticing offerings cannot fail to be a matter for envy locally. Mayhap, when malice, ignorant prejudice, fanaticism, cupidity and blackmailing shall have run their course an enlightened and considerate Illinois legislature of the future will give to racing here the legal protection, security and supervision that safeguards and fosters it in New York. Then Chicago will emulate the inducements offered the turfmen of the country by the great eastern clubs. In the meantime western turfmen owning good horses cannot afford to overlook the advantages of racing for such great sums of money as are here tendered them. August 15 is not far away and as entries close then it behooves owners to secure entry blanks and attentively consider the terms of these stakes before making entries. A final decision in the case of jockey Jesse Conley was made by the Fair Association racing officials Monday. The crack jockey is set down for thirty days except for his stable, the suspension dating from July 25. Conleys suspension is due to his ride on Alice Turner the day she was beaten by John Halsey. Conleys ride on Sidbow on July 14, which also caused some comment, was satisfactory to the judges, who state that long delays at the post have a tendency to bring about uncertain results from horses like Sidbow, who are not overburdened with class. The unsatisfactory riding of jockeys Houck and Southard also came in for a little investigation, it seems, and, according to the judges, the probable explanation for it is the fact that both boys have been sick lately. St. Louis Republic. Of the latest highly important transaction in horse flesh a dispatch from Saratoga says: After negotiating for several days, Pierre Lor-illard has purchased from John E. Madden the high-class two-year-old David Garrick and The Chamberlain, who, in his work, is said to have shown up batter than David Garrick. The price, while not made public, is said by Madden to be a very high one. After Garricks victory in the 0,000 Great Trial Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, Madden was said to have refused an offer of 5,000 for the colt. Mr. Lorillard will place the two horses in the charge of A. J. Joyner, and they will be raced iu this country until the fall, when they will be shipped to England, Tho Chambarlain has many valuable stake en- gagements abroad.
