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GOSSIP OP THE TURF. J. B. Haggin, the most important breeder of thoroughbreds in this country, next year will have close to 150 two-year-olds in training, the largest number ever in one stable in the states. With these he will make the strongest bid for honors on the turf ever made by the famous "blue and orange." It long has been suspected that Mr. Haggin would go into racing next year on a more extensive scale than ever, and the report was confirmed at Sheeps-head Bay by a gentleman close to the master of Rancho del Paso and Elmendorf . The small number of Elmendorf yearlings sold of those that were brought on here was the first straw to indicate which way the wind was due to blow. Then the shipment to Kentucky a few days ago of two carloads of yearlings belonging to Mr. Haggin gave interested people a second clue. Investigation develops that, added to forty yearlings shipped back from here to Elmendorf, fifty-five others have been sent to the same destination by Mr. Haggins orders. Some of this lot of nearly 100 yearlings may be sold privately, but the bulk of the lot still will be Haggins property next year. Added to this large number named, there are half as many more yearlings which never left Elmendorf. This makes a band of close to 150 prospective two-year-olds in the Haggin ownership. Most of these will be trained next spring to be raced in the Haggin colors in 1903. With such a large lot of two-year-olds to pick from, the colors that Firenzi, Ben Ali, Hidalgo and Salvator bore to victory will lie heard from to some purpose next year. J. B. Haggin is one of the prominent figures in the sport, and for over twenty years has lent his influence toward the furtherance of the best interests of racing. His colors have always been popular, as there never has boon the faintest breath of suspicion attached to their management. Morning Telegraph. Among the stables very likely to remain at Brighton Beach for soma time to come is that of J, R. and F. P. Keene. The horses are showing brilliant form at present, especially Port Royal and several of the two-year-olds. Many stakes have been gathered in recently by youngsters sporting the "white with blue spots," and they have engagements for the remainder of the meeting to the extent of about 0,000 outside of overnight events. Among the races for which the two-year-olds are eligible are the Produce Stakes of 5,000 value, the 0,000 Brighton Junior Stakes, and the Winged Foot Handicap and Atlantic Stakes. The next important engagement to be fulfilled by Gold Heels will be the Brighton Cup, at two miles and a quarter, weight for age, to be run at Brighton on Saturday, July 26. Gold Heels was all right after his race for the Brighton Handicap, July 5, and trainer Allen declared that he would surely be seen in the above event. If he starts he will possibly meet Blues, Argregor, Bonnibert, Hernando, Herbert, Goldsmith, Yankee, Dixieline and Carbuncle, all of whom are eligible. It is also the intention of trainer Allen to especially prepare Gold Heels for the Annual Champion. . F. R. Hitchcock has sold his good handicap horse Decanter, to W. T. Ryan, the vice-president of the Morton Trust Co. Mr. Ryan has a breeding establishment in Virginia, and through the offices of Harry Payne Whitney, secured the son of Deceiver to place at the head of his stud. He could not have made a batter selection, for Decanter has not only good looks and weight-carrying ability to recommend him, but was a first-class race horse and a horse of exceptionally fine disposition. One of the principal buyers of the Haggin horses in training at the recent sale was Dr. H. E. Rowelb a well known San Franciscan, who has been racing at Latonia and Chicago. He secured Bon Mot for ,500 and paid ,100 for Champagne. He has been very successful on the turf, especially in the handling of crippled horses. He won the Burns Handicap one year with Satsuma and has raced other well known horses throughout the country. He makes a practice of driving his horses to carts when fitting them for races. They all did well under this method. Some months ago Jockey Lester Reiff married a daughter of Dr. Rowell, and they have a fine home in California. At present they are in Chicago. Another stud possibility is Intrusive, the weight carrying son of Meddler Frolic Grace. He broke down recently and both Milton Young and L. O. Appleby are said to have offered ,000 for him for stud purposes. The old horse has been such a good slave to his owner J. D. Crimmins, Jr., that he is loth to part with him, and will likely put him in the stud himself. He has the sire, now therefore all that he needs is to buy the farm and the mares. While some of the owners are in a hurry to get to Saratoga, Green B. Morris is very well satisfied with the racing at Brighton. Mr. Morris has had a highly successful period of stake winning at the seaside track, and to data is the biggest winning owner of the meeting. Horses from the Morris stable have won three of the important stakes of the meeting. Old England and Homestead ran first and second in the Iroquois, a ,000 stake; Old England also won the Seagate, which netted Mr. Morris ,500, and Gravina trimmed Lady Josephine and Astarita in the Venus, which was worth ,300 to the winner. In addition to these stakes the Morris horses have captured purses and the shorter ends of overnight events, which have altogether made the meeting a profitable one to the man from Missouri. David C. Johnson, who retired from active work in the ring during the Morris Park meeting, now promises to enter racing from another angle. He has purchased from W. J. Roche the yearling colt by Knight of the Thistle Lady Alice. The colt is said to be one of the finest looking yearlings seen this season. The price paid was ,000. Johnsons new purchase has been turned over to William Lakeland at Brighton Beach, and will be trained by him. Mr. Johnson has been identified with turf affairs for many years. As a partner with Lucien O. Appleby, under the firm name of Appleby and Johnson, he was one of the biggest operators in the ring a few years ago. The firm also conducted a stable which raced prominently. They had the distinction of giving the highest price ever paid for a year ling in this country, when they purchased King Thomas, a brother to King Fox and Ban Fox, at the first yearling sale of James B. Haggin, in 1888, for which they paid 8,000. The colt was afterward sold to Senator Hearst for 0,000, and passed into history as the turf counterfeit of the age. Notwithstanding the fact that Prince of Melbourne has not raced since winning the Brighton Cup last year, Alex Shields, who gave ,500 for him at the disposal sale of the Walbaum Btable, thinks there are still many good races in the Bramble horse. Mr. Shields figures that the horse is worth that much, or more, for the stud, but thinks he will be able to get his purchase money back before it is necessary to retire him to the stud. Walbaum gave 1. COO for the horse a little less than a year ago. He never started but once in the Walbaum colors, and won the Brighton Cup three hours after the purchase. In addition to his royal breeding, Prince of Melbourne was a good race horse, winning the Realization as well as the Brighton Cup and other good races.
