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GOSSIP OF TEH TURF. Jockey Spencer, about tbe best rider of the aeason at the New York tracks, got himself into trouble Wednesday by cnlpablo riding. The particulars are thus set forth in the New Tork Hrnld: "Spencer, the jockey, made his most cosly mistake of the season in the eecond rece this afternoon. He was winning easily on Fink Domino, bat ceased riding three bounds from the finish post, permitting KiDg Bramble to get up in time to score a head victory. While Co burg opened and closed the 8 to 5 selection for the event, King Bramble carried the inti lii--gent money, being backed down from 4 to 1 to 13 to 5. This colt was poorly away from the birrier, Cc barg showing the route from Pink Domino for a f arlon?. "The Kene filly moved like a perfect racing .machine, really ran the favorite off his legs, and began the stretch road with a clear two lengths advantage. Bnllman, on King Bramble, persevered in what looked to the spectators a hopeless stern chase. Drawing clear of the rack opposite the field stand he continued to vigorously ride the Leigh colt, although unable to gain an inch oa the loader. At the very end Pink Domino shortened her stride, as though in the act of pulling up of her own volition. Speucer sat etill as an automaton, and Kin? Brmbles nose showed first between the range polos. "For helf a d izsn seconds occupants of tbe lawn and grandstand remained mute. Then the silence was broken by a storm of hiepea and groans launched auainBt Spancer. The offending jockey was hanled bafore the stewards. He offered in explanation the common-placa dafeate that tho filly stopped under him. He was promptly fined 3200 and ordered suspended from riding for the b dance of the Grave lend melting. Spencers gross blunder, charitably spoaking. was officially pronounced by the stewards "careless riding." A splendid Au3traliau racehorse that should k prove a valuable addition to the breeding interests of this conntry landed in San Francisco last week safe and gonad. Of the distinguished arrival the San Francisco Chronicle said the aaorning after bis landing: "Iha thuronghbred stallion Tarcoola arrived kere yesterday from Sydney on the steamer .Mariposa. Hi comes here under a three-year lease, with the ootion of bayin?, to Porter Ashe, owner of tha Rainart stock farm in Sonoma county. Tarcoola, who is a little big horse oa the style of Yplanto. is 13 years old and enjoys the prestige of having won the Melbourne Cap, tho classic event of the south continent, feeaidei several other stake events, includ ng tbe Williamstown Cup at one mile and thiee furlongs and the Birthday Handicap at one and a half mile?, defeating among others the great racehorEO Portsea. holder of the worlds record at three miles. "Tarcoola is imported to this country for breeding purposei and should certaiuly take his place aloogsiio of Sir Modrad, Maxim or any other horse imported to this country from Australia, if cxcellenco of pedigree counts for anything. Ho is tired by the Australian horse Newininster, who has given to the turf that crack racehorse Newhaven, winner of the Melbourne cnp and a good performer in England this yoar until ho went wrong in a race for the Goodwood cap, and led all sires in Australasia for sevtcal seasons. The grand sire of Tarcoola is tho osltb ated English horse The Marquis, winner of Doncaster cup, St. Lpger, Two Th us-amd Qainoas and beaten a nose for the classic Derby. Spa, the dam of Nowminstor, was by Leawiagton, who was afterwards imported to America, and who sired in thia country Eo.us, i Enquirer, Onondagi, Iroquois, Lorgolow and 1 Sensation, who died last week at the Rsncocas i stud farm. "Imogene, the dim of Tarcoola, is of Australian breeding on both sides. Her sire was King of the Bin?, sire of Caspian, winner of the Victorian St. Li9ger and other classic races. The sire of King of the Ring was Ace of Clubs, a son of Stockwell, while his dam was Rose de Florence, dam of the famous Australian horse, Marchynong. Milksop, the dam of Imogene was Ebor, who won tho Adelaide cup at two miles with 110 pounds in the saddle. "Among the first mares to bi mated with Tarcoola will ba Miss Buckley, byBrutus; Trance, by Somnus; May R., Marteaburst and Quen Ala, tbe dam of Ruinart, winner of the,Burns 0,030 handicap. Tarcoola is practically untried as a sire as the oldest of his get are two-year-olds." In this issue of Daily Racing Fobm will bo found the announcements of the terms of the Kentucky Dei by, Kentucky Oaks and Clark Stfckes of th- year 1901. There are more valuable stakes than the Kentucky Derby decided annually in this country, but none that horsemen covet more keenly. Evfry three-year-old in surcsssion from Aristides down that has won tbe Kentucky Derby, has immediately become a noted horse i nd it is a truth that it has seldom been won by any other tbaua good raco-borse. Such horses as Aristides, Vagrant, Lord Murphy, Hindoo, Leooatus, Joe Cotton, Ben Ali, Spokane, Riley. Halma, Ben Brush and Plaudit were stars i f the firet order and soffici-ent to confer distinction on any fixed event of the turf world. This years winner, Manuel, was also probably a great colt, though the lameness that took -him from tho track so early prevented him fromthorougbly demonstrating his rank. Entries to tbe three rich stakes advertised close October 16. That is but little more than two weeks away, so theio is tn urgent call for owners f well bred yearlings to be spsedy of action in forwarding their entries to Secretary Price. Owners of good looking youngsters should enter them in the big stakes ts a purely business t reposition. Tho mere fact of entry at once increases their value many times the sum of a first entry fee At tho recent annual meeting of the American Turf Congress the San Francisco racirg conditions wero discussed end a suggestion that the coneresa attempt to assume jurisdiction was madi but it was so manifestly improper that it wbs dismissed. If the San Francisco newspapers are correctly informed, however. President Schulto ha? made a proposition to President Thomas H. Williams, Jr., of the Caifornia J ckey Clob for a conference with a view to adjustment of differences belweon the two Turf Congress organizations at San Fran cisco and the California Jockey Club. The situation is simple. The California Jockey Club desires its full half of tbe California winter racing season that it has had heretofore. That conceded there will be no trouble. Otherwise there will be a racing war that will be bonnd to prove disastrous to all of the San Francisco clubs. Concerning the present outlook tbe San Francisco Chronicle of last Sunday ssys: "It bagins to look as if the promised racetrack clash may be averted afior all. The American Turf Congress is trying to adjust the differences of the local turf magnate?, and President Sctmlte of Loaisville has telegraphed Tom Williams in regard tlra committee that is to be sent out boro to iavestigato the situation. Williams replied he would gladly confer with i 1 i any committee, bat that Ed Corrigan must not ba a member of the committee Judging from the way things are shapirg themselves there will be no war after all, which is for the best inte ests of the turf. "No one appears to know the exact nature of the differences between the California Jockey Club on the one side and tbe Pacific Coast Jockey Club and the Western Tnrf Association on the other. Many conflicting reports are current. It is stited on g od authority that when the building of the Tanforan track was first announced Tom Williams made the proposition that he should race six months at the Oakland track and cut the profits in half with the othar association if Tanforan park was not bailt. A refusal to becept Williams terms led the directors of the California Jockey Club to believe that there was a scheme under way to divide dates so that Oakland would eventually only get one-third of the reguar Beaton. Interested parties connected with both In Reside and Tanforan state that no such deal nas contemplated and that there is a misnnderstandiag all along the line. "If a clever committee is sant here from the east there is every reason to hope that all existing diilijalties may be adjusted, and Oakland wi 1 alternate with either Ingleside or Tanforan thronghout the season."
