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GOSSIP OF THE TURF Though no predictions can be made with any de ¬ gree of accuracy until the weights have been an ounceu tne 6pinion held from present indications is that the Brooklyn Handicap will bo a very open affair with numerous public choices including such horses of recognized merit as Blues Gold Heels Hernando Alcedo Brigadierj Toddy Her ¬ bert Kamara The Rhymer and Oom Paul It is not generally believed that Endurance by Right is intended to be a starter but has merely been en ¬ tered by Mr Whitney as a compliment to the Brook ¬ lyn Jockey Club Whatever may happen between now and theday of the race it is a safe bet that he field for the Brooklyn will excel that of last year and in fact will rate much higher than those seen in more recent years The increased number of en ¬ tries in the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs other stakes is a convincing indication that there is to be another boom in racing this year which bids fair to eclipse the phenomenal popularity of the sport last season New York Sun SunRacing Racing will be put upon a high plane at Nashville if the present purposes of the track owners are car ¬ ried out The sport at Nashville like at many other places has been overdone Two years ago this property fell into the hands of a party of gen ¬ tlemen who do not run a rack track as a business Being breeders their purpose is to give short high class meetings Since coming into possession of Cumberland Park they have given two meetings of only seven days duration each This year nine days will be given no more Their program for this time calls for 20000 All stakes will be added money events and the Derby will be run on the opening day April 24 Never in the history of the turf in Tennessee and racing has been conducted in Nashville for sixty years has there been so much localxinterest in turf matters At present at Cumberland Park there are upward of200 horses wintering being prepared for the coming meeting At Memphis there are even a greater number No sickness prevails at either place Out of the large number of horses on the grounds of Cumberland Park fully 75 per cent are owned by local people Many of their largest breeders have embarked in the business of develop ¬ ment mentThe The practice of giving high weight races over a distance as well as in sprints is becoming more and more popular out on the coast It gives all the jockeys who are increasing in weight a chance to ride The colony of New Yorkers at New Orleans is daily increasing The closing of the poolrooms in the metropolis is said to be responsible for the exo ¬ dus to the Southern track
