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GOSSIP O THE TUB!".. "Danny" Maher, the famous lightweight jockey, who earlier in the season rode for ex-Corporation Counsel Clark and was set down by Mr. Clark after Banaetar was left at the post in the Suburban, has been engaged for next year by Mr. Pierre Lorillard, and be will ride Mr. Lorillards horses in England, probably beginning at the Ascot meeting. Mr. Lorillards experiences with American racing this season have not been altogether satisfactory. He is, in fact, somewhat disgusted with what he considers a laxness of discipline here as compared with the English turf. So. if bis present plans are carried out, all the horses that he haB been running here this season will be shipped to England to be raced there next year. His yearlings are now on the ocean en route to the other side, having been shipped a few days ago Morning Telegraph. That William H. Clark, owner of the Empire City Trotting Track in Yonkere, intends to make his great course a centre for thoroughbred racing was vouched for by a person high in authority. He stated that Mr. Clark had determined to convert his track into both a rnnnirg and trotting courso, end added further that Mr. Clark had inado application to the Stewards of the Jockey Club for dates upon which to hold a rennitg meeting next month. His request tho Jtckey Club Stewards found impossible to grant, inasmuch as there are no vacant dates during tho period asked for. Application was thereupon made in a formal manner for datesfor next EOison. The application which was denied was for a period of five daye. Now York Sun. A telegram from Sacramento, Cal., to yesterdays Cincinn ti Ecqnirer says: Marion, the most noted bicodmare in America, aged 27 jebra, was destroyed with chloroform at Theodore Winters celebrated Rancho Del Las Sit rras Mcnday. She could not digest her food properly, and Lillitg was ahum aue tct. "None of tbp employes would act, so Winters had to kill ju.h-ju inuelf. Winters secu ed Mai ion for a dt br. Her progeny won over O0,G0O on the turf. Among Marions progeny were the famoDB Yo Tambien, winner of forty--ight races, twenty-five of which wtro stakes; Emperor of I Nor f tie, winner of eighteen staked ; the unbeaten 11 Bio Boy, whose career on the turf was meteoric and magnificent; also the unbeaten The Czar, wfio died early in his career. Among otuers who added to her fame as a broodmare and v.ho-0 names are familiar to turf pations and breeders are Duke, Duchess and Prince of Norfolk." . 1 ; 1 1 1 . 1 j 1 I
