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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Quitela" collection of Bporting celebrities arrived at New York from Europe on tho Osandanic yBBterday morning. "Jimmie" Morgan headed a party of American jockeys, Charley Thorpe, Al Bongsr and the Waldo brothr6, all of whom have been riding: frith more or lees success m European countries. Morgan was the most successful cf the qnintot of riders. Ho rode for the prime minister of Austria, Q. H. Yon Bohonzsy, during; the paot season with great succoss. Morgans salary for the season was 14,500 gulden, equivalent to about ,000 in tho coin of the United States. Morgan made as much more from valuable gifts. Baron Springer, of Austria, had second call on Morgans services. During the season Morgan had thirty-six winning mounts, twenty-eight escoads and twenty-five thirds. He will return to Austria next year. Unsightly, the fonr-ydar-old mare by FurBe-bo arsr Hira Villa, in now tho property of William McGruigan, who first trained and raced her. Unsightly was the property of B. J. Hiner and waB put up in the recent ealo of thoroughbreds at Lizington, Ky. During the bidding, while she was on the block, Hiner became angry at the we7 things woro soins and got the mare, paying C0 for her. Yesterday Mr. McQuigan expressed a" desire to purchase the mare and a bargain was Boon struck, tha price paid being ,000.
