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GOSSIP OF THE TUBF. "Boots" Darnell, the American trainer and jockey, who was ruled off in France a short time ago because he was left at the post in a race has arrived in New York on the Deutch-land. In explaining the trouble Darnell claims that the horse would not break when the barrier was released and that it waB no fault of his. Prior to this he had ridden in three races and won them all. This was the only race he lost. The stewards would not permit him to say anything. They called him uj and simply said "You prevented your horse from taking part in the race." He tried to tell them that it waB not his fault and that the Bt able connections had bet 0,000 on the horse, but they just waived him away and would not listen. Durnell started horses in sixty races, won twenty-three, placed thirty-one and ont of the money but six times. He said there is probably another reason why the stewards were down on him. He had twenty horses and evory one of them he took out of selling races. They are a good lot and he says he will race them next year. When asked how he could race there when his license is revoked, he answered: "The laws over thore are very different. The revocation of a license means that you can not train on Jockey Club tracks, but there is another French law which says that no person shall be deprived of earning a livelihood. Under this law I can train and race horses. I have a private farm and private grounds, and I am. permitted to enterand take a horse to the track and look after him just as though I had a license. The only thing I can not do is to go into tho jockey room and see my jockey weighed, but I can send my head man to look after this part of the business. The ruling affects me in this country, I am barred from training over here. I have horses in California now and their entries have been refused." Thore were other racing people on the Deutschland besides Darnell. Trainer James Dwyer was on board. He has come over to look after a jockey more than anything else. He wants a good boy weighing about 100 pounds. "Clem" Jenkins and "Eddie" Jones were also on board. They located tnemselves at the Metropole in New York City, and are there only to spend a short winter, when they will return. The New York Sun of December 5, has this to say of Mr. W. C. Whitneys racing some of his horses in England next year: "John Haggins, after a long consultation with W. C. Whitney at Westbury yesterday, said that he would probably return to England to train Mr. Whitneys horses for their various stake engage ments. He stated that Mr. Whitneys horses leased from Lady Moux and Major Eustis Loder would bo in hia charge, together with the American thoroughbreds already thero. Trainer HugginB also intimated that either Goldsmith or Nasturtium, or both, would go to England to start in the Darby, for which both are eligible. While Huggins did not make the direct statement to this effect, he said enough to lead one to believe that he and Mr. Whitney had discussed the matter with favorable results. This disposes of the story in circulation tho other day that Haggins woald remain hare and train Mr. Whitneys horses instead of J. W. Bogers. The latter is confined to his home in Westchester, suff sring from i kick on the leg, received recently from one of Mr. Whitneys two-year-olds. Mr. Bogers will not ba incapacitated from handling the Whitney string next year, however. HugginB sayB that Mr. Whitneys winnings in England last Beason, counting the victories of his American racers, and those leased from Lady Meax and Major Loder, amounted to 85,000. Horsemen who heard the news last night were confident that Goldsmith would surely start in the Derby and that Nasturtium would remain here. The New Orleans Picayune of December 4 has this to say concerning the diligence of Steward Bees concerning jockeys: "All praise is due Captain Bees and his associates for their efforts in regard to a proper understanding between the jockeys and the management. His watchfulness and diligence are rathor a novelty to horsemen who have not raced under his jurisdiction, and any suggestion to him may seem presumptions. Still, with due modesty, it looks like the proper time for at least a hint that will help to bring the high standard which he is seeking. A curtain lecture to the effect that, the inner rail, or, to be more exact, a position near it, when the track is heavy, as it was yesterday, is something to be avoided. Many of the riders participate ; ing in the races really do not understand this. They have been brought up with the idea that tho shortest way home is the best, but this is a rule that will not work here. "For example, Ben Chances defeat yesterday waB due solely to Munros efforts to negotiate the last quarter of his race where the going was deepest. Had he come to the outside, with the others, there is little question but what ho would have won, and by a comfortable margin, Intentions were eviden;Iy all right; it was simply that Monro sought the impossible. An explanation of the dangers of an effort of this sort is all that will be necessary. The riders should be instructed to hold aloof from the deep parts of the going, aB thoy would from an air-hole in an ice pond. Word comes from the oast that the reason asBignod for the bad riding of Jockey Cochran at the recent Bennings meeting is that his father gave him orders contradictory to those given him by the trainers. The elder Cochran hovered at the heels of the boy like a hen over her brood of chickens. Whenever he thought Mb orders better than those of the trainers he commanded his Bon to ride as he wished him. The jockey naturally obeyed his father, who knew nothing about the jockoys mounts. Cochran, in enrrj ing oat the orders of his father, threw away several races which he woald have won if he had followed the instructions of hia trainers. Enoch Wishard, who, until recently, was in charge of the horses belonging to Bichard Croker, in England, will leave there December with a string of twelve horses, the property 112 OOXTIXUBD OX 8KOOND fAQl, GOSSIP OF- THE TURF. Continued from First Page. of Mr. Drake, for this country and he will not return. This news was brought by a party of Americans who armed on the Oceanic Wednesday. All these horses, Iwlth one exception, are Znglish bred. 1 v It was the general belief that Wishard still had charge of Crokers English thoroughbreds, but this was denied. Wednesday, the connection beiDg severed some time ago. Wishard would have been hero before this date, but he remained in England for the December sales of yearlings and might poesibly have made Borne purchases to add to his string. During last week there has been an exodus of racing men from here to Ne"w Orleans. "Kid" Rogers is already on the ground and has a book on. George Ehrlich left Friday night, but will not hang up Mb Blate until the middle of this month, and Charles Cella will go down ready for business abont the same time, Fred Cook left last week for California, where ho will book shis winter. Some of his horses will be shipped to New OrleanB, and when got into winning condition will be sold. Tho pick of his string, however, will ba turned out for the-winter, and when taken up will be brought to St. Louis in preparation for tho next seasons racing. The horses which raced here all of last season Boom to class very well up, to judge from the fact that they win wherever they go. J. S. Brattons pair, Verify aDd Prosper La Gai, annexed purses at BsnningB in the latter part of last week. Both were at good prices, and the bookieB will have occasion to remember both races for quite a while. St. Louis Sporting News. In G. D. Wilsons private car, Thursday night, seven brood mares were shipped fiom Lexington, Ky., to Now York, from which point they will be sent to England and France. Three are from James R. Eeenes Castleton Stud and are consigned to the English Royal Stud, where they will be bred to Florizell II. next spring. Four daughters of Longfellow which James Murphy, of Lexington, sold to W. K. Vandorbilt, will go the lattars breeding establishment at Poissy, France. The Eeene lot are : Lady Invercauld, ch. m, 13, b7 Powhattan Invercauld. She is the dam of the sensational Brooklyn Handicap winner, Conroy. Starlight, b. m 14, by Iroquois Vandalite, the dam of Northern Star, CaBseopia and other good winners. Nautch Girl, ch. m, 6, by Pepper and Salt Cento, a young mare untried in the stud. The mares were selected by Major F. A. Dainger-fleld, master of Castleton, who made an especial study of tha blood lines of Florizsll II. in order to select the beat mares at Castleton to mato to him. The Vandorbilt mareB are all by Longfellow, as follows: Fauna II., b. m, 13, dam Sylva. Anna, b. m, 13, dam Lyda Gaines. , EincBem, b. m, 14, dam Sylph. Astride, b. m, 7, dam Ida Belle.
