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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Yesterdays St. Louis Republic says: "The annual meeting of the Fair Association took place yesterday and resulted in the re-election of the old Board of Directors, who immediately went into official session and re-elected the old officers, as follows: "President, Bobert Anil; first vice president, August B. Ewing; second vice president, Charles Clark; third vice president, James Campbell; eecretary, Joseph A. Murphy, and treasurer, W. M. Lockwood. "The Board of Directors consists of L. M. -Bumeey, Robert Aull, J. M. Sellers, Charles Green, James Green, Holla Wells, William Nolker, D. R. Francis, James Campbell, C. C. Maffitt, C. H. Turner, A. B. Ewing and Charles Clark. "President Aull stated after the meeting that the stake events for the racing season of 1900 would probably be ready for announcement as toon 88 the Board of Directors have officially approved the list. It is likely thit the Junior Championship will be lengthened into a eix-furlong race. Heretofore the route for this event has beon five and one-half furlongs. The conditions of the new Turf Congress Stake have not been framed yet. Louisville and Memphis have already decided to make their Tnrf Congress Stakes for three-year-olds." Of all the fools in Christendom the jockey fool is the most remarkable. Here are some figures connected with jockey fees that may appear startling to the every day reader: In the west Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and California the average purse raced for is, say, 00. The average number of starters for each purse is about eight. Under the rules, a jockey not under contract to his employer gats for a losing and 5 for a winning monnt, unless the purse exceeds 00 in first money, when it is 0 and 5. Assuming that each mount entails a jockey fee, it will be seen that abont 0 or one-eighth of the purse, is paid out in each race for the jockeys who ride. If that percentage is maintained throughout the season, look what an enormous amount is paid out each year to a band of jockeys limited as to number, for the same lads ride in race after race. The owners may become bankrupt, the trainers may lose their situations, but the jockeys go on year after year adding to their incomes, for the horses must be ridden. That is why I say that jockeys who do anything to lose public or private confidence are the biggest fools in this world. Exchange. The weights for the Preliminary Derby, to be run at New Orleans Saturday, were posted Wednesday. The conditions of the race are: For two-yeai-olde, at three-quarters of a mile, for a guaranteed stake of ,0CO. The stake closed with sixty-three nominations, and the weights take in a range from 93 to 127 pounds. The horses from which the field will probably come and their weights are as follows : Bidney Lucas, 127 lbs.; The Rush, 120; Cleora, 119; Flaunt, 118; Hagerdon, 117; Sam Fallen, 116; Fleuron, 115; Florizar, 112; Bed Cross II., Ill; Belle of Orleans, 109; Alex, 109; Dissolute, 108; Prince of Veronia, 108; Freylinghnysen, 107; Misericordia, 106; Macie Maree, 105; Vendig, 105; Caviar, 105; J. Lucille, 104; El Derim, 103; First Past, 100. Ed Hughes has severed his connection with the Turney Brothers, the well known turfmen. G. B. Moreland, who haB been handling the grey horse, Pat Cleburne, at New Orleans, will leave for New York in a few days to take charge of the stable, he having signed a contract to train for the Turneys next season.
