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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Word comes from Louisville, saya a Cincinnati newspaper, that several Btables which raced at Douglas Park will winter there. P. Civill, who has had a useful lot carrying his colors the past season, says that Douglas Park has impressed him as being an ideal place at which to winter horses, and that ho will remain there until ho is ready to start out on next seasons campaign. Tom Hayes, who had about tho most formidable stable on the Turf Congress circuit, will ateo remain at Douglas Park for some time at least. "Even if the Western Jockey Club and the Turf Congress should come together, thus removing the ban from the horsemen who cast their lot with tho Turf Congress, I hardly think I would race at Memphis next spring," said Mr. Hayes to a friend the other day. "I dont want it to be inferred from that that I am sore on tho Memphis Jockey Club people, for I havo always been well treated by them. But I have about come to tho conclusion that it iB not good business policy to begin racing Bp early in the year. There is a lot of good money hung up in the west bjtween May and October, and I believe that a man with good horses can do much better to save his horses until warmer weathor Bets in and the racing season is at its height. I raced very little this year until after St. Louis opened, and I know that I did not lose anything by keeping my horses in the barn in April. As a matter of fact I have made more money this year than ever before since I entered tho racing business." Tho Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune in speaking of the meeting at Latonia that ended last Saturday, has this to Bay: "The Latonia fall meeting, which just closed, waa the most successful one that the Milldale track enjoyed in years. Excepting a few very cold days, ihe daily attendance was fully double that it waB any time in the last five years,, whilo the Saturday, half-holiday crowds were very much Derby day. "All this waB a plain indication that there is a chance for the racing gamo to revive in thiB Bection if it is properly conducted. "JuBt heres the rub. You cant fool the public all the time, and bookmakers will tell yoa that the race-going public in this section ia a very wise lot, and this makes tho layers end of tho game around here very hard. Some of the most glaring reversals of form ever, seen anywhere wore passed by unnoticed. 8ome of them were investigated, it is said, but, bb usual, there was nothing found to indicate that thero was any fraud intended. It is said that nearly all the books quit loser, but they always do; but they bob up just tho same at tho next place, and one wondera how they do it. It is hard to find who won the money, but it is safe to say that the astute German, Jakie Marklein, nover had a losing day. There are a few others that fared well, and probably the biggest winners are the ones behind the Bellow stable. "Landry was, without doubt, the best boy at the track, with Tommy Knight a close second. Tommy did not do as well as usual, as he was handicapped with an attack of boils. Lyno showed a great deal of improvement, but there is still room for more. Jackson rode in very poor form, and he appeared to be very much discouraged. Ho had an idea that some had It in for him and were trying to land him. So, after Mb call for foul riding, he took very few chances. "Henry Burt and Schnell Laufor woro the best of the older division, and Hunter Baine waa easily the best colt and Mabol Winn the beBt o gtUliea .
