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j I ] | I I ! j j 1 ; : I ! GOSSIP OF THE TURF. At the request of the managers of the Queen City Jockey Club, whose races are now in pro-1 gran at Newport, starter Holtman has post-i poned his departure for Chicago until Saturday night of this week, and will not arrive here until Sunday morning, instead of Thursday as originally planned. He has arranged, however, to send his chief assistant here and the latter will begin the schooling of horses at Hawthorne tomorrow. Lessons will be given at the barrier daily from 10:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m., with the pur-; pose of getting the animals accustomed to the new mode of starting before the racing season opeus next Monday. Holtman is having good luck with the flag at Newport this week. His send-offs have been so uniformly fair and even, that all the racing reporters have made special comment on it in their news reports. The Cincinnati Enquirer of Tuesday refers to it as "the best work with the flag ever seen in the south." W. S. Barnes arrived at Hawthorne yesterday with The Lady in Blue, Lady Elite, Scarlet Lily. Shallendale, Prince of Reason. The Conqueror, Prince of Victory and several others. Bobin-son and Moore also got in with eight head, among which are Larkspur, Isabinda and John Verkes. William Wallace wired yesterday for six stalls at Hawthorne, but had to be turned away, as all the stables are full, as well as all the available barns in the vicinity of the track, over one thousand thoroughbreds being now quartered there.
