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GOSSIP Utr THE TURF.. "Danny" Maher, the famous lightweight jockey, who earlier in the season roda for ex-Corporation Counsel Clark and was set down by Mr. Clerk after Banaetar was left at the post in the Suburban, has been engaged for next year by Mr. Pierre Lorillard, and he 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 his present plans are carried out, all the horses that he has been running bore 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. Be stated that Mr. Clark had determined to convert his track into both a rnncirg and trotting course, end added further that Mr. Clark had inado application to the Stewards of the Jockey Club for dates upon which to hold a rennieg 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 season. The application which was denied was for a period of five daya. New York Sun. A telegram from Sacramento, Cal., to yesterdays Cincinn ti Enquirer says: Marion, the most noted bioodmare in America, aged 27 jebrs, was destrojed with chloroform at Theodore Wintors celebrated Hancho Del Las Surras Mcnday. She could not digest her food properly, and Lillirg was a humane net. "None of the employes would act, so Winters had to kill M-irion himeelf. Wiutcrs secu ed Mai ion for a dt b t. Her progeny won over 00,000 on the turf. Among Marions progeny were the famous Yo Tambien, winner of forty-eight raceB, twenty-five of which wtro stakes; Emperor of iNorfi.lu, winner of eighteen stakes ; the unbeaten LI Rio Boy, whose career on the turf was meteoric and magnificent; also the unbeaten The Czar, wno died early in his career. Among otuers who added to her fame as a broodmare and who:e names are familiar to turf pations and breeders are Duke, Duchess and Prince of Norfolk."
