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........ 8HIEP8HEAD BAT GOSSIP. "The meeting of the Coney Island Jookey Club which closed on Saturday was the most successful ever held at Sheepshead Bay. The attendance was far above the average and the racing, with few exceptions, was of a superior quality. The only blot was the tronble over Shaws ride on W. G. Whitneys Bine Girl in the Great Filly Stakes, but the action of the Jockey Club stewards in imposing a penalty, even though comparatively light, mnit have served as a warning not only to Shaw, but to several other riders who have been guilty of glaringly poor performances. It is understood that with the suspension of Shaw for the balance of the meeting there was a quiet intimation to Pittsburg Phil that in future his relations with Shaw must gradually be broken off. In the. light of what has happened it seemB passing strange that a man who has practically no Btable should have in his employ one of the best jockeys in tho profession to whom is paid a salary as large as any disbursed by millionaire owners," eays tho New York Sun of Monday. " Pittsburg Phil has an ironclad contract with Shaw, yet it is only occasionally that Shaw has a mount on one of the plungers horses. On the contrary, Bhaw is almost always riding for somebody else, notably for Frank Farrell, Big Chief Deverys friend. He has also ridden for Mr. Whitney, J. B. Madden, the FleiBch-manns, Clarence H. Mackay and others, his services being always in demand. "There have been rumblings among turfmeu for Bcme.time pasitanent the relations between Shaw and PittBburg Phil, the climax being reached at Saratoga, when 8haws ride on Phils horse, Lateon, was so inefficient apparently that St. Finnan won. Some persons charged the plunger with betting on St. Finnan, but he denied that he wagered on the race and no proof could be deduced from the layers sheets. The race had such a suspicious look that the stewards of the Coney Island Jockey Club made official reference to it in their recommendation to the Jockey Club in Shaws case. As a result of all this business it is quite probable that tho Jockey Club before another season will pass a rule to the effect that an employer of a jockey cannot be against the latters mount when owned by another person. With such a rule in vogue, Pittsburg Phil could not have placed his money on Lux Casta in the Great Filly Stakes while his jockey, Shaw, had the mount on Blue Girl. "Though a black mark has been placed against Shaws name, it must be said of the boy that he is well behaved, has no viceB and is a money saver. He lives near Sheepshead Bay track with Wm. Smith, a brother of Pittsburg Phil, and is constantly riding and working horEes, He goes to bed early and is up with the first signs of dawn. Out of a big salary he sets aside 580 a month to live on and he does not exceed the limit. "In striking contrast to Shaw, there are some jockeys who are fond of late Euppers, where the wine flows and where slick gamblers can talk buBineEB with the boys, if the latter are so inclined. Dissipation has ruined many jockeyB and thero are a few to day who are attempting with all their night-hawk pranks to ride horses backed by tho publics hard earned money. Whatever may be Baid of Shaw, it cannot be denied that he is alwayB physically and mentally fit when he climbs into the Baddle in the paddock. "The broaking down of Eockton in the 25,000 Annual Champion Stakes was not altogether unexpected. Senator Patrick H. McCarron was one of the men who figured that if Rockton went lame in his work on Thursday last ha was likely to go wrong in the race itself, especially in view of the distance to be covered. So the Senator sent a ,000 commission into the ring on Maid of Harlem, whose price was 6 to 1, with the result that when Eockton was overhauled in the stretch the tall Brooklyn politician was 2,000 richer. "The breaking down of Bookton and Prince of Melbourne, both inside of one week, is a severe blow to the older class of horses. Nearly very performer of recognized merit has either broken down this year or gone amiss in other ways. Bana3tar, Ethelbert, Imp, Star Bright, Standing, Commando, Conroy, Einley Mack, McMeekin, Bafaello, Outlander and others, together with Bockton and Prince of Melbourne, all of whom were expected to perform great deeds when the season opened, have been withdrawn from the races, and all of them will be missed. In the case of Prince of Melbourne hie new owner, G. Walbaum, who paid 0,000 for the colt at the sale of the Beard stable, is the real loser, inasmuch as Prince of Melbourne broke down before he could take part in any big stake" event that would in the event of a victory make up the price of his purchase. He was eligible for the Annual Champion Stakes and would probably have won it had he gone to the post fit. "It looks as if John Madden will bo the leading winning owner at the end of this years racing, for he heads the list at the Sheepshead Bay meeting, which ended on Saturday, making it the fourth time he has been in front thiB season. Madden won only one race at the meeting, this being Yankees victory in the Futurity, but it was enough to put him in the lead. Ab several of his horses finished in the money, Maddens winnings were 6,890. The victory of Leonora Loring in the Great Filly Stakes enabled her owner L. M. Myers, to win 5,055, while by winning the Annual Champion on Saturday Maid of Harlem put her owner, T. L. Watts, who races under the name of the Osceola Stable, in third place with 2,980. The owners who won 00 or over follow : OwDer. Amt. Owner. Amt. John E. Madden6,890 M.Clancy 935 L. M. My-rs .... 25,055 E. B. Bice 9S0 Oecoola Stable. 22,960 I. N. Megargee ... 920 J. B. Haggin . .. 11,630 T. C. McDowell. .. 920 W. C. Whitney . 9,700 B. G. Thomas 900 J.W.Schorr.... 9,310 W. T. Shafer 890 V. C. Rollins... 7,250 J. S. Ferguson.... 845 Green B. Morris 6,780 J. A. McGarry .... 840 C.H. Mackay... 6,155 P. 8. P. Randolph. 840 W. H. Bealoy ... 5,580 Setauket Stable.. 830 A. Featherstone 4,685 W. J. Smith 800 Aug. Belmont .. 4,670 D.Gideon 795 James B.Eeene 4,450 J. D. Crimmins, Jr. 790 AlbsmarleStable 4,040 A.D.HamptonandCo 760 Mr. Chamblet.. 3,335 C. F. Dwyer 770 Frank Farrell.. 2,915 Chinn and Forsythe 760 T. Hitchcock Jr 2,880 L. Thompson .. . 740 J. E. Widener.. 2,880 James Galway. .. . 720 W. Lakeland... 2,550 J. B. OBrien 720 Morris and Young 2,000 George Both 710 F.R.Hitchcock 1,90 W. A. Chanler.. . 680 B. Schreiber.... 1,820 Clay and Woodford. 540 John Daly 1,770 The Pepper Stable 480 GoughacresStbl 1,750 J. B.andF. P. Koene 470 J.H.McCormick 1,ES0 W.C.Daly 450 DryerandMGuire 1,480 F.C.McLeweeandCo 400 J.E.Seagram.. 1,450 J. E. McDonald... 380 J. Tabor 1,375 T. Monahan 370 T. J. Healey.... 1,330 CarthorsandShields 310 MarcusDaly est 1,250 C. H. 8mith ... 305 JeroDuan. . 1,210 MrB. F. Farrell... 300 J. B. Doerr, Jr. 1,170 M. VanPrangandCo. 280 J. G. Follansbae 1,190 G.B.Walters 280 MCrkleandMhn 1,180 Richard Croker.. . 270 P. Ryan 975 W. C. Hayes 250 N. Bennington. 975 P. J. Dwyer 250
