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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. The Toronto Jockey Club has announced the following list of stakes, entries to which will, close September 11 : Toronto Autumn Cup, three-year-olds and upward, ,000 added ; 1 1-8 miles. , Dominion Autumn Handicap, three-year-olds and: upward, 00 added; 1 1-16 miles. Michaelmas Handicap, two-year-olds, 00 added; 3-4 mile. Pheasant Plate, selling, three-year-olds and "upward, 00.added; 1 1-16 miles. October Handicap, all ages, 50 added; 3-4 mile. Jockey Club Handicap, three-year-olds and upward, ,000 added; 2 miles. September Steeplechase, ,800 added; about 2 miles. , Champion Steeplechase, ,000 added; 3 miles. "Albert Featherstones fillies are in hard luck just now. Beina, the fleet daughter of Esher, which was kicked by Herbert while at the post for the Saratoga Handicap on Monday, was in such bad shape today that she was not able to leave her stall. She has a deep gash on her If ft hind leg, which has filled up, and Julius Bauer is not yet able to say just how severe the injury to the winner of the Brooklyn Handicapvwill be. There iffno doubt in Mr. Featherstones mind that the fillys poor showing in the race was due to the blow dealt OONTJNCKD OK SHOOHD PAQB, GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Continued from First Page. by the hoofs of the vicious Herbert," says a special from Saratoga to the Morning Telegraph. . "Right on the heels of Reinas injury, further casualties came to Mr. Featherstones stable. Hataeoo was kicked on the off hind leg by Par Excellence before the start of the Alabama Stakes. Lux Casta was on her bad behavior, and, after narrowly missing Josepha with her nimble heels, she tried to take a crack at Hatasoo. The latter, i her eagerness to get out of the way, limped .heavily into Par Excellence. 1 "The daughter of Eantaka ii a high spirited miss and she promptly resented Hatasoos interference, with the result that the latters off hind leg has a bad bruise." Last Tuesday the racing firm of Baker and Gentry lost four valuable suckling fillies, which were struck by lightning in the paddock at Kingston Stud. The youngsters were purchased with the rest of Kingston Stud stock on Monday. Three of them were by the Baker and Gentry stallion, St. George, and were out of Freewill, by Friar Rush ; Gadabout, by Wanderer, and Sallie McAllister, by Zorilla. The remaining filly was by Knight of Ellerslie Tohgenie, by Powhattan. The list of horses eligible for the Annual Champion Stakes, for three-year-olds and over, at two mileslanda quarter, has been announced. Among the best of the horses in training are BeUario,Con-tend,IChilton, Goldsmith, Hyphen, Kilogram ,King Hanover, Lux Casta. Major Daingerfieid, Peninsula, Slipthrift, Sun Shower, Tom Kenny and Yankee. The best hope for the race, which is the most valuable prize of the American turf for horses three years old and upward, is that it will bring to the post the pick offtthe three-year-olds,;;which will include Major Daingerfieid, Yankee, Goldsmith and nypiien. John Watt, the noted English jockey, died July 29.jj He won four Derbys, on Persimmon, Ladas, Sainfoinrand IMerry HamDton.OHeJwon the.Two ThousandGuineas twice, with Ladas andRoyal Hampton.!. IFive St. Leger, winners were ridden by him, Ossian, The Lambkin, Memoir, La Fleche and Persimmon. "Ho won the Oaks four times, with Bonnie Jean, Miss Jummy, Memoir and Mrs. But-terwick.
