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CALIFuB IA TUrtF GOSSIP. Of local track tonics the San Francisco Chronicle of last Friday says: "Tom Megae reached hero yesterday with the Corrigan horses. The horses ready to race include Corsini, Golden Rule, Adolph Sprockels, Wallenstein, Joe Magee, Sam Howard and St. Anthony. Basscda was left in the east and Cabrillo was disposed of. In the car were two yearlings, one by Fonso and the other by Masetto, sire of Waiiog. The fourteen brcod mares and the stallion Riley also came in cbarge of Magee. Riley is a promising sire by Longfellow Geneva, by War Dance. Among the brood mares are Cant Dance, dam of Wont Danco; Hinda, dam of Corsini; Hattie Harris, damo JoeUllman; Roseta, sister to Captain Rees; Zenobia, who used to ran at the Bay District track, and Connie B. "William Murry is back from his eastern campaign with Flamora, Tarhill, Kicknmbob and Tenpins. The latter is a mare by Tenny, for whom ho exchanged Three Forks. Marry I has Buckwa, Red Glenn, Casdale and half a , dozen others at Sacramento, which will be brought down very soon. Muriy also brought out Dr. Sharp for Don Camaion. "PrinceEs Zeika, wbo won in such gamo fashion josierdaj, isb Rey del Sierras, tho last eon of Joe Hooker aud Marion. He was never . rcced. PriLcoao Zeika is a half-sister to Don Jose, whom Theodon A inters once expected to captuio the AmtriubU Darby. J imes Walah tcoreu his first win yesterday , on Afatnada. This little fallow, wbo was hire i last winter with Landsborg, is now contested with the stable of P Ryan and will be given a chance to develop into a good jockey. "Eddie Jones will loave for Byron Springs today. - He is out of condition and will have to take a weeks lay-off. "Although never reportod, Prompto died at the St. Louis track some time ago."
