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GOSSIP OF THE TURF TURFTho Tho death of Pierre Lorillard removes one who has long been a familiar figure in racing on both sides of the Atlantic In the early sev entios when Jeromo Park Long Branch and Saratoga wero the only tracks of much conse ¬ quence near Now York ho and his brother George kept up powerful racing stables and an nually finished ia the front rank of winning owners His fame as an owner was firmly established abroad and enhanced in this conn try when ho took his horees to England and won tho Derby and St Leger with Iroquois in 1881 as tho culmination of a campaign that began at Newmarket Heath in 1879 when tho fine old gelding Parole mightily shocked Eng ¬ land by running away from tho then boree of a century Isonomy in the Newmarket Handi cap and followed this up by winning the City and Suburban and Great Metropolitan Handi caps Cheshire Stakes and Epsom Gold Cup in rapid succession In recent years his racing operations were mainly in England in partner ¬ ship with Lord Berssford although his colors fere frequently Been last year and the yoar be fora oa the Nov York tracks It is said that Kinloch Park track will surely open about tt o ond of tha currant month and will run uinaty days Tho Florissant track ia ast and pretty The most exciting racing ovar seen in a track waa eeon thera last fall No aster racas and no such exciting nose finishes jatwoon half a dozan horses over ware saen anywhere Tho class of the horses and of tho riders were quite up to that sean anywhere in tho west The fact that Jack Chitm started was enough to make the meeting a success There aro battar starters than Colonel Chiun but dona in whom the public has such comp eta confidence Ic is said that Coloaol China will start at tha coming moating at Kinloch This goas a long way toward assuring its success Mr China has not yat announced tha nirm of the presiding judga but ho says he will ba a man of groat national repute reputeOf Of course the oponidg of Kinloch will pro voko a racetrack war with its attendant ovile but that is tho lookout of tho tracks The run ning turf as it exists today is not such a sublime and beautiful thing that the world could not survive its extinction There seems to bo scarce enough play about St Louis to sustain one race track but if two want to squabble ovor it that is their business The public interest in their battle is limited to tho secnral of a fair field and no fa ror rorCommando Commando was eerionsly injured in the run ning of the Bealization Stakes at Sheapshaad Bay on Thursday When Commando reached his stable afcer tho race it wai found that his off fore foot was bleeding freely and at tha same time it was thought ho had cracked his hoof Upon examination it was found that it would bo necessary for Commando to have ab ¬ solute rest for possibly tha remainder of tho season Mr Keene it is said is determined not to run the Domino colt again until he is abso ¬ lutely fit and well as the injury sustained IB of a nature that requires many months to euro Tho disablement of tho colt will be regretted by all lovers of the turf and in a measure it ex ¬ plains bis defeat in the Bealization Stakes A foreign book was to have been opened at tho Newport track yesterday but opposition do veloped which finally led Manager Fowler to postpone the matter for a time at least It is s said that tho jockeys at the track notified him a in a body that they would not ride and risk out lawry if tho foreign book was put in operation and many owners took the same stand 1
