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GOSSIP OF THE TUBF. Some particulars of the steeplechase that brought jockey Pierce to grief at New Orleans Wednesday are thus told in a special to yesterdays Enquirer: "Johnny Dyment told friends among the horsemen and others prior to the race that the 1 only nay his horse, Fred Perkins, could lose was to fall down. That looked like a very remote contingency, as the son of Perkins has on nnmerons occasions shown bimeelf to be a good, safe .jumper, and the horse was very heavily backed in out-of-town pool-rcoms, while the play on him in the local ring was euffiuif ntly heavy to diive the odds about him from 8 to 5 down to even money. The race showed that with a fair deal Fred Perkins was the certainty that his owner thought him. He made a show of his company and came to the last hurdle fifteen lengths in front of Brakeman, bis nearest pursuer and the only horse in the race that was conceded a chance to beat him. Just when he had the race at his mercy, though, and bis beckers were feeling most jubilant, he went down and out; according to an eye-witness, the track superintendent, who happened to be opposite that obstacle. Pierce did not raise him to that jump. Instead he ran the horse against the obstacle and he was unseated when the jump came. With Fred Perkins out of the way, Brakeman, whose price had receded from 3 to 2 to 2 to 1, had no trouble in winning from old Van Brunt. Hampden, who was having his first trial at racing through the field, jumped well the first time around, but tired and stumbled at the obstacles in the final round. "Pierc e was suspended by the stewards pending investigation into his riding, especially in the last previous steeplechase, ss the officials believe that he rode Fred Perkins to lose on that occasion. "After the close of the days racing Captain Btes and Manager Bush went up to the hurdle where Dyments horse fell today. Just beyond that obstacle there was formerly a narrow ditch, which was filled when the steeplechase , course web built. After iain that strip is , naturally much Bcfter than the groundon either . side of it. It was found that Fred Perkins was 3 taken through that soft strip for fully 100 feet t before coming to the embankment. There was 3 evidence aho that the horse bad been run into the ecbankment, as one of his feet had stopped I tinder it. While it has not been stated officially it is almost a certainty that the suspension of f Pierce will be made indefinite, which will be equivalent to his being ruled off." The latest English exchanges contain the newB of ihe death of Mr. Richard Christopher Naylor, which occurred at Mb home, Kelmarsh Hall, NorthamptonBhlre, on Thursday, November SO. As a young man Mr. Naylor took an active interest in yachting, end in 1846 won the Queens Cup at Cowea with the Sultana, and two years afterwards wbb elected a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, remaining one until hisdcnise.l In 1848 he started breeding horses at Hocton Hall, but did not race until several years later, and the first victory he ecored was with the Oaks winner, Summarside, at Newmarket in 1860, the year in which her owner purchasedt8tockwell for 2,500. Mr. Naylors colors were first "lilac jacket, primrose sleeves and cap," I but in 1862 he changed them to primroBe, cherry cap," and the latter remained his colors until ho gave"" up racing in 1888. In 1862 Mr.fNaylor won the Oaks with Feu de Joie, and the following season be captured the 2,000 Guineas and the Derby with Macaroni, who, in ihe latter race, beat Lord Clifden a short head after a terrific struggle, At the stud Macaroni 1 , , . 3 t 3 I f proved a great sire as far as mares were concerned, by getting, among others, the 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks winner, Spinaway dam of Busybody, who also won these events. Lily Agnes dam of Ormonde, Vista dam of Sir Visto, winner of the Derby and St. Leger and grand-dam of Cyllene, and Napoli. Mr. Naylor captured the Cesarewitch with Cherie and Jester. He took a keen interest in hunting and at one time was Master of the Pytchiey Hounds Spirit of the Times. Ed Corrigan is delighted with the work of Vassal and Riley. "Both are doing as well as any two young horEes I have in my stable," said the noted owner. "I am feeding Riley rive quarts of oatB a day, and he is getting hog fat. The old fellow likes his work, and he is as kind as a kitten. In tpsakirg about feeding oats, it is my opinion owners feed too much grain. I believe in giving the average horse about eight quarts a day, but plenty of hay. I like to have horses eat a great deal of hay. Oats, I think, burn horses out. It has been my experience if yon feed oats heavily the horses will first stop eating hay, and finally they wont touch their grain. Their appetites will disappear altogether. Keep their grain down and give them plenty of hay, and they will always eat heartily. In regard to Vassal, be is going along splendidly. He worked a mile for me in 1:48 today and was pulled up. I look for both Riley and Vassal to win races." John Bodens Firearm will be among the entries to the Metropolitan next season. He may be named for one or two of the other great handicaps, but that is not certain. Firearm is one of the beet of the get of Rayon dOr, and under Trainer James Bodens care last sea-1 sob developed into one of the fattest horses on the American turf. It is eaid by Bome persons who have the reputation of being good judges that Firearm is a sprinter pare and simple. They Baid the same thing about Domino, Kingston end Correction, but it didnt hold good. Morning Telegraph. The MetBTB. F. R. and T. Hitchccck will have a good stablo of jumpers next season. The string v.ill include Tantris, br. g, 5, by Sir Modred Sister to Jim Douglas; Rbeinatrom, ch. g, 6, by Spokane Planchette: Tamor, ch. c, 4, by Tammany Oriole; Glorian, b. h, 5, by Sir Modred Glorianna; Mazo, ch. c, 4, by RosBing- ton Rena B and Plagiarist, b. g, 4, by The Bard Lute. The horses are wintering at Aiken, B.C. 1
