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! GOSSIP OF THE TURF. A New York dispatch of October 6 says: "Danny Maher, the jockey, appeared before the stewards of the Jockey Club today and was given a hearing iu the matter of his suspension by the stewards of the Brooklyn Jockey Club meeting. "The suspension was continued until the end of the Westchester Racing Associations meeting, but was not continued indefinitely, as had baen expected. "The restoration of Spencer to good standing and the leniency now shown in the case of Maher make it probable that the officials are finding that their efforts to carry the purging of the turf to a finish are futile. "No reasou for the suspension of Maher hss ever been given. The natural inference, after sttzb cat 03 as those of Turner, McCui and Williams, was that was discovered in con-n9ction with his rfding. , "The question now is, Why was.JJaijer set down? If it was for fraud why is he to ba rein stated eo soon? If it was for soiro minor offense, such as foul riding, why was his punishment made so severe? And what is tbe influence that has had bo mild a sentence imposed on him if ha be guilty in the mejor degree?" A sale of yearlings, broodmares and horses in training was commenced at Morris Park Friday, but was not continued far until by consent of all concerned it was adjourned over until a more favorablo day, bad weather having caused a very slack attendance of buyers. Those sold brought the following prices: Bay colt, by Meddler Fair Barbarian: J H McCormick $ 650 Brown filly, by His Highness Retribution; JE Madden , 1,525 Chestnut filly, by Juvenal Pilgrimage: J H McCormick 200 Chestnut gelding, by St. Saviour Kava; J McCuo 1C0 Brown filly, by St. Charloi Gala; J W Colt 50 Chestnut filly, by Morocco Galliana; L Blank 55 Brcwu gelding, bv Pactolus Pow Wow II.;EHHanna 25 Brown gelding, by Pactolus War Dance II.; EH Hanna 85 Pursenride, ch. f, 4, by Porsebaarer-Prido of Kingston; A Cashin 75 Queen Isle, b. f. 3, by Long Island Ro- gina; C W Wads worth 25 T. C. McDowell has sold to John E. Madden the threo-yoai-old clnstnut filly Spirituelle, price S3,CO0. Spirituelle wont wrong in her tiaining this season, and Mr. Madden, after starting her once or twice, probably at the Morris Park meeting, will retire her to his stud in Kentucky. Sume time ago Richard Croker made a contingent offer for Batten, Rush and Spirituelle, but tho deal fell through. Hs is said to be still negotiating for Batten, having an eye to the value of the colt for breeding purposes after his racing career is ended. Of aome features of the opening day at La-tonia Sundays Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune says: "Eight bookmakers, not including the one field book, drew in at Latonia yesterday afternoon end did a good business, there bsing play all aftoinoon. Pravioas to the draw-in the bookmakers agread to pay seven-eighths of OOKTIND3D OX 8KCOSO PAOB, GOSSIP OF THE TURF. . . Continued from 1st Page. the daily purse, or in the neighborhood of ,300, the plan being the eame as that in vogne at Harlem and Hawthorne. Any bookmaker is at liberty to cut in at Latonia provided he pays his pro rata share of the purses. The ring is an open one in every respcst and the prices that prevailed yesterday were, as is usual with an open ring, very liberal. W. E. Applegate, CharJos Bollinger, William Applegate, John Hittick, John Troy, W. Shannon, Jerome Bona-parte Respass, Morris Lellyett and the Boston Club were the bookmakers who cut in. Secretary Ed Hopper was much gratified with the attendance as it was very liberal and, best of all, a paying one, most everybody cheerfully giving up the teventy-five-cent admission foe charged. Starter Kit Chinns work with the flag was nothing to brag about, and he was very rusty. He is handling the flag during Morgan Chinns absence in Kentucky on political business."
