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GOSSIP OF THE. TURF. After a retirement of eight years from the turf, Capt. James Williams has purchased the Btockwood Farm, at Bpring Btation, Ky , says a Cincinnati paper, and reopened the track over which such horses as Hindoo, Kingfisher, Spendthrift, Bpringbok, Baden Baden, Glenmore, Troubadour and Lady Wayward received their I t ; , i early education. Besides improving the stables and farm in many wayB, he has also erected a handsome residence. Some of the most noted horses on the American turf were, owned and trained by Captain Williams, among them being Fair Play, Vera Cruz, Checkmate, Joe Cotton, Luke Blackburn, Bob Miles, Glockner, BesBio June and Princess Limo. Last spriDg he purchased from "Sporty" Sayres Andy Williams, the "Hindoo of Newport," and has campaigned him in the east this summer and fall with great success. He thinks so well of him that ha has entered him in all the large three-year-old stakes in the east, and at the Woddard and Shanklin sale at Lexington Tuesday last purchased his sire, Kingstock. He has also the chestnut yearling colt by King Eric Eloise, that he thinks well of, and is now in training at Btockwood. The bay yearling colt Walbaum, by Tristan Token, he considers equally as good as Luke Blackburn at the same age. He recently purchased his weanling half-brother by Halma for ,000. Captain Williams will race exclusively in the east next year. John Huggins, in speaking about English Derby possibilities, thinkB Goldsmith is a grand horse, but believeB he is a bit Email for a candidate, while Nasturtium fills the eye of the trainer on account of his size and conformation. It may be that both colts will be companions of Huggins on his return to England. In case one should drop into the ailing list the other would be on hand to carry the Whitney colors. Should either one go to the post in as good condition as he haB.shown in this country it will take a horss far above the average to take his measure.
