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GOSSIP OF THE TURB Samuel C Wagner made the following state ¬ ment last night In regard to the dispatch from St Louis concerning Louis Thompson and tho Washington Park Club I havo this to say Louis Thompson has complied with overy rule of the Western Jockey Club and has never been disqualified Ho raced some of his horses at St Louis but they were engaged in stakes there and in permitting him to race at Washington Park that association has not deviated from the Western Jockey Club rules in any particular The state ¬ ment made this morning in in a local sporting paper was erroneous and misleading and I wish to placo both tho Washington Park Club and Louie Thompson correctly before the public Thompson was temporarily suspended at St Louis but not ruled off and restored to good standing in short order after an investigation investigationSays Says a St Louis acribo concerning two colta being raced in that city When yon regard the running of the two good thrsoyearolds Maximus and Wall you cannot help wondering how it is that Wall is a medium of speculation while Maximus is barred in tho betting If there is a bad betting proposition on the track it is Wall Mr Darden never starts him save where he can win and he is always trying Wall has run just one kind race this season All his other races havo been sulky ones Ho is CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE GOSSIP OF THE TURF Continued from First Page a good horse when right and always well backed at a short price Time after time he throws down his backers and destroys betting on the race Those who know he can win fear he will not run and yet they fear to bet on anything else knowing Wall can beat the other one if he does make np his mind to try tryMaximus Maximus ran a few inconsistent or rather sour races in the spring when he was not in condition The judges ordered him barred in the betting Since his disqualification he has not run a single bad race He is the most con ¬ sistent horse at the track and probably the best threeyearold at it over a distance of ground groundA A dispatch from Buffalo to the New York Sun of Sunday says Negotiations are pending for the transfer of the interests of John Hood and Attorney German of Welland Ont in the Fort Erie race track They value their share at 23000 although it represents notes that are considered worthless These notes were made when liens wore foreclosed on the old Fort Erie Jockey Club tho original owner of the track Ever since the opening of the present long sea ¬ son Hood and German have tried to get their money back Mr German who represents his district in parliament has evolved a scheme it is said which has brought the opponents to terms The license privilege to sell liquor on the tracks is an important one and without it it is said the track could not exist It is said that Mr German has succeeded in preventing the issuing of a license this year and because liquors have been sold there Hood and German are in a position it is believed to seize the en ¬ tire outfit unless suitable terms are made Barney Schreibers Sain twoyearolds Otis Schwalbn Father Wentker Dewey Trauer and Picquart have all been sick since their arrival in the east Forte the great stretch runner whose dashing finishes so won him favor at the Fair Grounds is also on the hospital list Jnst at present the master of Woodlands has no horse fit to win for him He is resting up Satchel and others for the fall campaign By the way Mr Schreiber has Bannockburn in work again and hopes to get him fit for the fall racing The big son of Hayden Edwards prob ¬ ably the finestlooking thoroughbred that ever started has been bred to a few choice mares this season Mr Schreiber expects a lot of him at the stud Sain has had practically all the good Woodlands mares but Mr Schreiber thought so well of Bnnnockbnrn that he saved him a few matrons Foul Shot and Balgowan were bred to the culls but that does not mean that Balgowan may not gat another Sofala Clay Woodford of Rnnnymede stud who recently lost by death their great sire Hindoo have purchased in England the racehorses Bridgewater and St Evox for a large price The former is now at McGrathiana Stud and St Evox is yet to be shipped St Evox is a bay horse 6 years old by St Simon Saltire by Ben DOr Both horses are closely related to good winners in England The leading winning owners at the recant meeting of the Coney Island JocKoy Club are as follows Owner Amt Owner JE Madden 21750 A Feathorstone 5268 R T Wilson Jr 13750 THitchcock Jr 4495 J Fleiscbmann 13365 FCMLeweeCo 4240 4240J J H McCormick10035 J R Keone 4248 4248C C Littlefield Jr 9110 AL Aste 3984 W C Whitney 6205 Frank Farrell 3970 American nominations to the Stewards Cup at Goodwood one of the most coveted events of the meeting although it is only a six furlongs sprint are W C Whitneys Prince Charles II 3 Elizabeth M 3 Watershed 3 and Spec ¬ trum 5 F Keenes Olympian 3 and Noonday II 3 J R Keenea Disguise II 4 and Cha cornac 4 E Corrigans Golden Rule II 4 Rose Tree 5 and Geyser aged 8 B Joels In ishfree 4 J 8 Curtis Star of Hanover 4 Mr Crokers Flambard 3 and Harrow 5 and Lord Wolvertons Caiman 5
