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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. This year has been marked by the retirement or partial breakdown of a truly remarkable list, of famous horses. It is doubtful if any former racing season can be recalled that was marked by an equivalent list of disabled racers of high rank. Last years brilliant trinity, Kinley Mack, Ethelbert and Imp, were, so far es any one could forecast last spring, likely to add to their list of great achievements during the progress of the campaign of 1901, but all three have gone from the track to the breeding farm. Bana8tar may be patched up to race again but it is donbtful. Speedy but erratic Box has run his last race. Prince of Melbourne, Alcedo and Star Bright, all great racers, are laid up for repairs. Sidney Lucas struck himself at Washington Park when apparently rounding into his beat form and has been unable to start since. Ildrim, one of the best of last years threo-year-oldB and deemed certain to become a great handicap horse this year has not even been aeon at the post. Waring, one of the fastest horses of recent years, was compelled to forego all of his rich Chicago engagements despite the assiduous care of one of the most skillful trainers in tbiB country. Early in the yoar the remarkable performances of Commando, Conroy and The Parader made it appear that they easily held the other three-year-olds of the year at their mercy but Commando is probably hope. CONTIKDED ON FIFTH PAGE. . GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Continued from First Page. lessly broken down. The Parader has been retired for tbe year because of a spread hoof, and Conroy, although in training, has to be handled so gingerly that his starting again this year is to be gravely doubted. When the high class of theee horsea is taken into consideration it ia plain that their enforced retirement has robbad the years racing, brilliant as it has been, of much that would otherwise have served to make it one to be long remembered. About midsummer thero was an impression iu the minds of experienced turfmen that the present years crop of two year-olds was not of -a high order, but that fesliag has disappeared largely because of later parformances. It ia quite sure that the west has produced a high class colt iu Aba Frank and a high class filly in Endurance by Right, while in the east Yankee, Nasturtium, Goldsmith and Blue Girl will well challenge comparison with the stars of former years. Yankees Futurity was by far the fastest ever run, and Nasturtiums Flatbuah was a marvelous exhibition of the extreme of speed. It is clear that those named stand at the head of their age, but treading closely after comeB Allau-a-Dale, Masterman, Leonora Loring, Otis, Cunard, Ed Austin, Heno, Compute, Lux Casta Hatasoo, King Hanover, Pentecost, Gunfire, Charles W. Meyer, Baron, Flywheel, Cameron and many others credited with parformancsa that hold out a cheerful assurance of good racing in the three-year-old stakes of next season. To the general public it will be a cause of much regret that Yankee, Nasturtium and Blue Girl are to be sent to England,tbnt rival owners will probably view that circumstance from a different standpoint altogether. It may very well be said that it is a fortunate racing year that produces two such magnificent fillies as Endurance by Bight and Blue Girl. In respect to speed of the highest order, ability to carry high weight and stay over any route horses of their age are asked to traverse they are beyond cavil. The legal troubles of the Delmar track officials and bookmakers is over until October 9, when Judge Zachritz of the St. Louis Circuit Court will appear in the Supreme Court and show cause why the order of Judge Gant should not ba made permanent. This, of course, bringB proceedings to an end until that date, tbe order being issued against the St. Louis Circuit Court ob a body, so no action can be taken by any of the other judges. Saturday the Delmar officials wired to State Auditor Allen that two bookmakers were anxious to cut in at the track and asking if he wonld issue them licenses. Mr. Allen wired back that he would not. As the cut-in is for three days, bis refusal will cost the track 00 in revenue, and has already cost it much more, as other bookmakers have bad to keep off because of the auditors refusal to isBue licansee. "The licenses taken out August 6, which have been attacked by Attorney General Crow, numbered only fifteen, so, until the matter can be settled in court, that is the limit to the number of books which can be operated. Formal application for the additional licenses has, of course, been made to be used as evidence iu a Buit for the recovery of the revenue from which the association has been deprived.
