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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. A Frisco scriba grew enthusiastic over the breeding of one of the yearlings in the 8preckela lot sold at San FranciECO Thursday and wrote him up thus : "There is a colt to be soIdnextThursdaynight at the Bpreckels eale which will be a racehorse. He is called Pegalong; his sire is Creigbton, out of Sweet Peggy dam of Bernardo, Pompino and Osric, by Eyrie Daly. This great mare has thrown nothing but winners. She is a half-sister of the dam of the famous Buinart, winner of the Burns Handicap. Her dam is a sister to Cousin Peggy, dam of the great Geraldine. This is one of the best racing families in America. Peg-along is numbered 33 and is certain to be a stake winner." It ia to be noted that the buyers did not apparently agree with thia warm boost, for, while Pegalong brought a fair price, a number of the other yearlingB sold for better. It will be of interest to keep track of this youngster to observe whether the scribe or the purchasers were right in their estimate of his value. The decision of Mrs. Hester Clymer to foreclose the mortgage on the property of the St. Louis County Fair Association at Dwyer is arousing considorsble interest among local bookmakers, and it is said that they are already making preparations to bid on the property and conduct an annual race meeting on ita track. Louis Cella was in Clayton yesterday to consult with President F. W. Bauchenstein, the president of the Fair Association. Mr. Cella wants to make some arrangements whereby his bid, if he makes any, will in no wise conflict with any of the plana of the association. He is especially desirouB of retaining the good will and friendship of the Fair Association, as its directorate contains in its list a number of prominent officials and prominent citizens of the predominant political party in St. Louis County. It is not so much the ,5CO deed of trust on the fair grounds property that is bothering the Bteering committee having the matter of disposing of the grounds in charge as it is a ,500 note for which some five or six directors are being held individually responsible by the St. Louis County Bank, from which institution money on the note was obtained. They feel certain that the property will bring a price sufficient to satisfy Mrs. Clymers claim, but as nearly all the stockholders have promised to contribute to replenish the prospective drain on the directors, they are trying to devise a plan whereby they will not lose a single cent themselves. It is said that the bookies, before they obtain the "moral" support they are so anxiously seeking, will have to pledge themselves to assist in raising this fund. Meanwhile preparations for the eale are continuing. The property will be sold on January 10, the day originally set. St. Louis Bopublic. This is how Monk Waymans unexpected accession of speed Thursday impressed the New Orleans Picayunes turf scribe : "Monk Way-man won yesterday. He is a good horse when either he takes a notion to b3, the people who own him want him to be, or the jockey who rides him tries to make him be. Many claim that he is just the kind of a horse that will get an innocent man into trouble. It is said that he is a eulker. A well-known turfman once said that Bulking covers a multitude of sins, A turf writer cannot conscientiously criticise either an owner or jockey on the running of. a horse like Monk Wayman. The right money might be down, and every one but the horse might be trying. A notional horse is a bad betting proposition, and one dangerous to have around. He is too apt to breed scandal. There is but one excuse for Monk Waymans improvement over his last out, and that is that the race was over a distance of ground, and the pace was not fas! enough to make hi a sulk."
