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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Mr. P. Ryan, who, by the way, is one of the cleverest horsemen in America, often springs a "good thing" on the unsuspecting public, and this meeting has been no exception, as the bookmakers could attest after the races won by Afamada on Saturday last and Cyril on the following Monday. Probably the greatest surprise Mr. Ryan has furnished to race-goers, so far this season, has baen his midget jockey, J. Walsh. This boy, who hails from Canada, is smaller even than J. Reiff, who became so popular here last - winter, and appears to be superior to Reiff, inasmuch as he can hold a horse together while driving him. He has a good seat, splendid hands, and above all, good common sense. On Saturday last, when riding Afamada, he buckled up in the stretch with Thorpe, who was on Pat Morrissey. The regulars settled back in their seats expecting to see Thorpe put it on the "youngster," but imagine their surprise when instead of getting rattled, Master Walsh setdown likeaveteran, and.hacd-riding AfEmada,won on the post by and neck. Ho gave a similar performance on Monday, while riding Cyril, winning on this occasion, in a desperate drive, by a h?ad, and at that on a horse who should not have been better than third. Many good judges claim that many a race is lost through the use of the bat," or rather through the inability of the jockey to use a "bat." Most boys whon they draw their whip let a horses head loose, and this is particularly true of small, light boys. The fact that Walsh, instead of going to tho "bat," sits down and hand-rides his mounts hes gained for him many admirers during the past two weeks. We predict for him a bright future. San Francisco Breeder and Sportsman. Secretary Hoppers apportionment of weightB to the throa-yaar-olds engaged in the Latonia Prize, to be run Saturday, is as follows: Horses. Wgt. Horees. Wgt. Cambrian 122 Malaise... 100 Jolly Roger 118 Miss Patron 100 Gold Fox 116 Lee Bruno 98 Tulane 110 Beana 8 CarlC 110 Troubaam 92 Greatland 109 Freak 92 Ed Tipton 108 Iron Chancellor.. . . 92 Eberhart 10S Parrakeet 92 The Bondman 102 Mayme M. M 92 8am Lazarus 100 Oloska 90 Billy House 1C0 Dandy H 90 Hop Scotch 1C0 The distance is a mile and a sixtoandnth and at least twelve starters are expected to go to the post. Five broodmares belonging to Messrs. Walden and Morris weio offered to auction at Morris Park Tuesday, and were all bought by J. E. Madden. 1 he prices are : Carita, ch. m, 22, by The Ill-Usod Camilla ,2C0 Specialty, b. m, 14, by Sensation Minnie Mac 1,000 Suspense, b. m, 13, by See Saw. Lady Macduff 725 B. and S., br. m, 10, by Tom Ochiltree Toniquo 600 Fillotto, b. m, 21, by Kingfisher Filagree 100 Ed Corrigan is now training Azor, ono of Michael Tarpeys two-year-olds, that showed a good deal of speed at Oakland and Sacramento It is Mr. Tarpeys intention to sell all his older horses, in training and out, and begin racing again with half a dozen colts and fillies by Cicero, now yearlioga. These youngsters are said to he remarkably flue lookers.
