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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Although jockey Dominick, who rode St. Minor in the first race, made no complaint about being bumped into by Estrada Palma, the judges had Coburn before them to explain why he allowed his mount to bump into St. Minor. The jockey stated that he could not prevent the horse from swerving when he struck him with the whip. The riders explanation was accepted by the officials, but the jockeys admission left them no alternative but to disqualify the horse for fouling, as Rule 120 states : "A horse which crosses or jostles another so as to impede it, shall be disqualified, whether the cross or jostle was the result of the willful or careless riding of the jockey, or the swerving of the horse." Section 4 of the same rule says that "The judges must take cognizance of violations of this rule without complaint." A. Simons, who paid ,700 for Andy Williams recently, sold the horse yesterday to John W. Schorr and he will be shipped to Saratoga. OONTINUKD OH BBOOHD PAQB, LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from First Page. C. E. Mahone purchased at private terms from P. Dunne, the two-year-olds, Banter and Marco, the former is a chestnut gelding by Bassetlaw Mar cela, and the latter is a brown gelding by Ben Ali Santuzza. The report that jockey T. Dean was released by Tichenor and Co was erroneous. The rider was never under contract to the Tichenor stable but was engaged to G. W. Poole, who still has a three years contract on the jockeys services. The judges refusal to allow Dean to accept mounts in races where the Tichenor stable had an entry onaccount of Pooles connection with the stable caused the latter to send the boy to St. Louis. John Fay, before leaving for Saratoga, turned Hunter Baine over to Pat Dunne to train and race. Lester Beiff, who rode Sardine, the winner in the second race yesterday, scored his first winning mount since his suspension in England. The trainer-jockey denied the rumor that Jockey Lyne had been released by J. A. Drake. Gypzene, one of the starters in the Test Stakes, and of which mnch was expected by her people, darted to the outside fence soon after the start and continued running out all the way, despite jockey Woods strenuous efforts to keep her in.
