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GOSSIP OJT THE TURF. It is reported in New York that Danny Maher, the only American boy in England who has invariably received kind words from the turf critics, will be paid 5,000 as a retainer by the Duke of Devonshire. Tho announcement made Friday to the effect that Maher had received this engagement caused considerable pleasure to the I metropolitan racing men. Maher waB very popular in New York. He went to England to ; ride for the late Pierre Lorillard. By being retained by the Duke of Devonshire, Maher becomes, so far as the social ladder of the race world is concerned, the premier jockey of England, and also the royal jockey, for King Edwards racing string is racing under Devonshires name. When Queen Victoria died the King had to transfer the horses he ran as Prince of Wales. Thoy include Diamond Jubilee, winner of last years Derby. Maher is to get, in addition to his retainer, which is the biggest ever paid to an American, a princely salary. The Duke, and of course, the King, will have his services exclusively. The only jockey who ever equaled the figures to be paid Mahor was Fred Archer, the greatest jockey Enaland ever turned out. Said the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune of yesterday: "It is said that the Campbell County Grand Jury, now in session, will make a partial report today, and in Which it returns an indictment against F. F. Fowler, manager of tho Newport race track. The charge is that of conducting a betting ring at the Newport track during the race meeting held last spring and Bummer. The authorities secured sufficient evidonce to prove to the jury that tho laws had been violated. It is also rumored that a number of bookmakers that wore at the track will meet a similar fate. "The indictment does not come as a surprise to Manager Fowler, and he has stated that he feels thoroughly safe behind the charter of the Queen City Jockey Club. He claims that the charter, or rather tho articles of incorporation, of his track places it in the same position as all CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE. GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Continued from First Page. other race tracks in the state of Kentucky. The codification of the Kentucky laws knocked out all special legislation by the Legislature and put Latonia, Louisville and Lexington on the same footing as the Newport track." .A life size painting of the great two-year-old Nasturtium, by Henry Stull, is to be presented to William C. Whitney by the trainers of the metropolis. No subscriptions will be received from owners, jockeys, etc., the trainers only, as a body, desiring to thus demonstrate their appreciation of Mr. Whitneys efforts in behalf of racing interests generally, and particularly in connection with the Saratoga Association, the large increase in stakes and purses, which is directly due to him and the great impetus given to breeding by the large amounts paid for Hamburg, Meddler. Nasturtium, Endurance by Right, and so many other high priced thoroughbreds of various ages. New York report Bays that Eddie Burke is a bigger loser on the seasons racing than any other bookmaker has ever bean in this country. He is credited with being 50,000 loser on the year, and there are only a few days for him to get back part or all of that immense amount of monoy. Burke is probably the largest operator this country has ever seen. He operates in thousands where others deal in dollars. At Westchester last year he was a big loser, but on the closing day of the meeting they broke well and he quit something like 0,000 winner on the day. Mr. Burke is not alone in his bad luck. Other big operators are in the same box, their losses ranging from 5,000 to 00,000. The present meeting has been eapeciallyjdisastrons to them. Mr. Edward Corrigans greatest success in England is with English-bred horseB and he won at Manchester with Fancy Man, by Best Man, and Semper Vigilans, by Carbine. Fancy Man won the Prince Edward Handicap of 1,670 sovereigns, carrying 91 pounds, and running a mile and a quarter in 2 :03, This is an English record for the distance. At the same meeting Mr. M. IAnsons Bread Knife filly Loch Doon ran five furlongs in 57, when she won the Palatine Handicap. The best English record for the distance is 57, by Othery, at Epsom, three years ago. Exchange. Colonel Charles Green, of St. Louis, waa in Cincinnati a few days since and in the course of an interview said : "I have been on a short visit over in Indiana, among old frienda, and am on my way back to St. Louis. No, my visit here has nothing to do with racing. We have had one meeting this year of thirty days at the Fair Grounds, and the present meeting will continue for the same length of time. The racing, with us, has been successful, viewed from every standpoint this year. I believe that the differences between the American Turf Congress and Western Jockey Club are in a fair way to settlement, although I know nothing personally in that connection. From what I have heard recently I feel tolerably certain that the trouble will be adjusted within the next few weeks. I had intended giving a ten days race meeting at the Lexington track, commencing about November 15, but as I hear of a coming fall meeting at Louisville at the Douglas track, I am inclined to believe my plan will have to be abandoned. I had. not formally announced that I would giva the meeting." Colonel Green said the prospect for good racing next year was excellent. Ha felt that there would be no more fighting among racing associations, as this seasons experience has been too costly to be repeated." John Walters, the Canadian horseman, has arrived at Nashville and is in charge of Goorga Hendries stable, which will winter there. J ohn Greeners stable is in fine condition and he has some of the btst looking two-year-olds in the country. William Gerat, who bagged several purses at the last meeting, was not content with the quality of his racers, and has bought a now Btable of one to three-year-olds, and will be in position to capture rich stakes. The stable of Frank Bruhn, who recently sold Ben Mac Dhui for 0,000, will also winter there as well as stables of Harry Franklin, who owns Paper j Maker and other well-known racers. The other stables wintering there will ba those of J. M. Johnson, Albert Franklin, Scott P. Hardin, Ed Moore, Tom Hayes and Wm. Hayes. In all 500 horses will winter at Nashvillo. Ten yearlings belonging to Chinn and Forsytho, and shipped from Harrodsburg, Ky last week, have arrived at San Francisco, and will be prepared for the spring races. These yonngstors were broken by Alvin Patterson at the Fon-tainebleu farm. Nine of them are by Odd Fellow and the other is by Russell.
