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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. 1 That Mr. Jamea Gal way has not lost hia grip ! on racing ia shown by J. Breckenridge Viley j sending to Trainer Frazee, at the Lexington track, ten yearlinga owned by Mr. Galway, to be trained and broken for next years racing. They are of royal breeding by Linden, Belvi- , dere and Likely. A chestnut colt by Belvidere Livonia, by Longfellow, la considered the best, and it is stated Mr. Galway has been offered S10,CCO for him. The list is as follows : Bay colt by Belvidere Crncite, by Powhattan ; chestnut colt by Belvidere Livonia, by Long fellow; bay colt by Belvidere-Zara, by Mor-temer; bay colt by Belvidere We-Way, by Longfellow; gray colt by Likely Lindele, by Linden; bay colt by Linden Glamor, by St. Blaise; bay colt by Linden Boldemere, by Belvidere; bay filly by Linden Lizzette, by Hindoo; bay filly by Belvidere Legacy, by Long fellow; bay filly by Belvidere Bonnie Bobb, by Hurrah. One of the pleasant items about Saratoga was the good riding of Willie Bimms, who has effectually proved he is not the back number some have thought him. That the public thought this way was shown by the applause accorded him. Simms has not changed hia seat to conform to the idea of the new school of riders. He uses a short stirrup, and there ia no reason why he should not be ablo to hold his own with the beBt, but ho was one of the first to ride this seat, and was ridiculed for it. He left the United States last year and went over to France, where he had considerable success, and during the early part of this year he concluded to come back home. Spirit of Ihe Times. "Six Shooters winning of the Northern Stakes at Chicago recalls a little history connected with his purchase by, Borne Bespaes. Six Shooter was one of the Fleischmann string, and waa the one that Bespass had his eye on, and he stated to his friends, though the colt waa looking bad at that time, being low in flesh, that he believed he was a great colt, and that he was going to buy him, no matter what the price would be," aays the Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. "When the sale came off, Six Shooter, which waa a maiden, waa away down on the list, and while waiting for him to be led into the eale ring Borne waa called to the telegraph office and was absent from the sale for about ten minutes. "When he returned he found that Six Shooter had been sold for 32,900. Bespass immediately hunted up the individual that had purchased him, and no amount of salve could make him part with the colt for less than ,000. Bespass took him at that price, bo his absence for ten minuteB from the sale cost him just ,100. "The colt showed well enough in his work for Bespass to start him in the American Derby, in which he made a poor showing. The manner and the time in which he landed the Northern Stakes showed that Bespass judgment was correct and that the colt ia a fast one and a dangerous factor with light weight up.
