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GOSSIP OF THE TDEF. Abo and J. C. Cahn, the St. LouiB turfmen, have both invested extensively in thoroughbred yearlings. Abe secured about i twenty head of youngsters, while his brother bought about a half dozen. Charley Patterson has five of Abes yearlings at Louisville. They will remain in his charande until he ships to Memphis, where the Cahns also winter their horses. The rest of the yearlings bought by the Cahns are quartered at the Fair Grounds. The prize of tho bunch is a bright bay colt by Long Dance Babette, dam of Duke of Baden, by Dnko of Montrose. Duke of Baden is a tall, long colt, while his yearling half-brother is a short-coupled, blocky-made yearling, that looks as though ho would develop into a powerful thoroughbred. This cole belongs to Abe Cahn. The latter also has a jewel in a bay filly by Free Knight Zolla. This is a large, well-rounded filly, with size and quality to recommend her. Zella, the dam of this filly, is a full sifter to Maggie Merrill, the dam of Lee Bruno. Abe Cabn also has a yearling brother to Lee Bruno by Free Knight Maggie Merrill. This youngster is a dark bay in color, and is a large, well-balanced joangbter for his age. Another one of Abes beauties is a handsome big chestnut filly by Doctor Haebrouck-Sencieae by Sensation, sire of Democrat, the best 2-year-old developed in England this jear. This filly is la first foal. Her dam, Senciene, won quite a number of races at the Fair Grounds. A racy-looking:, bright bay fill, by Leonatus, out of Stentors dam, is still another of the bunch that Abe thinks pretty well of. The pick of J. C. Calms yearlings is a bright bay filly by Sir Dixon Lake Breeze, dam of Lake Fonso and John Millin, and a grey colt by Hermence, out of the dam of the fast mare Lula W. St. Louis Republic. Barney Schreibers agent, Martin Hubbell, reports the recent loss of two promising members of this years crop of weanlings at Woodlands. A stud colt by Foul Shot Lizzie H., was found dead in one of the paddocks abont a week ago. An investigation developed tho fact that the colt had bien struck on the head by a rock thrown by some mucreant from the adjoining roadside. This colt was well thought of on account of his dam being a half sister to Prince McClurg, winner of thia years Latonia 1 and St. Louis Derbys. Saturday another one of the weanlings died. This ono was a fine filly by Sain Sister Josepliine, by Hanover. The loss of this filly was a severe disappointment to the master of Woodlands. Paddy Tomlinson, who developed tho great two-year-old, The Conqueror, by Eir Dixon, has a yeailiDg filly by tho seme sire in his string at the St. Louis Fair Grounds that is said to have worked the fastest yearling trial of the season at the local track. The filly is credited with having stepped a half milo in 50 seconds flat the other morning with about 100 pounds on her back. The filly was sent the first three-eighths at full speed. She reeled off the first quarter in 23 i seconde, the three-eighths in 36 seconds flat, and finished out tho half mile, eased up, in 50 seconds. The trial is vouched for by prominent horsemen, all of whom unite in predicting that the filly will be one of the two-year-old sensations of next season, barring accidents. Tomlinson, when seen, confirmed the report as to the fillys fast trial and stated that he had just refused an offer of ,000 for the filly. Tomlin-sons yearling whirlwind is a brown filly by Sir Dixon Lady Beth, by The Ill-Used. She is an unusually large filly for her age, being quite as tall and fully as heavy as the great two-year-old, The Conqueror, who occupies the next stall to her. Clay and Woodford, owners of Sir Dixon, bred the filly. She was among the batch of Sir Dixons that were turned over to Tomlinson by Clay and Wocdfoid about two months ago. Trainer Tomlinson will winter his stable at Memphis. The ,000 offer made for the filly is believeQ to have come from either Sydney Paget or Louis V. Bell, the wealthy New Yorker for whom Jimmie McCormick is to train next season. Geoigo C. Bennett, tho Memphis turfman, has received infoimation from the trainer in charge of his yearlings at Newport that all of the youngsters are doing well. The lot is under the care of Trainer Scofield, who took tho place of Henry McDaniela, the lattar having gono to the Canadian circuit with a string of two-year-olds. In tho bunch of juveniles that will sport the green and whito tdiamonds is a chestnut filly by Russell Memoria, whichis roported to have worked a quarter of a mile in exceptionally fast time. The others, by Hanover, Fonso, Sir Dixon and Inspector B.. will bo shipped here later in the fall and with abont an oven dozen to come frcm tho Bennett farm will form the major part of the inmates of the Bennett barn at Montgomery Park during the winter, The most conspicuous of the lot at Mr. Bennetts breeding place is tho son of Dr. Warms-ley, out of Urania, which was foaled during the past spring. Memphis Commercial Appeal.
