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I LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. J. S. Bratton came down from St. Louis to see his entry, Teller, run in the Golf steeplechase. Ho appearod somewhat disappointed on account of the horses inability to get a place at the finish as in Mr. Brattous estimation Teller is one of the grandest jumpers that ever went through a field. Mr. Bratton spoke highly of the coming meeting to be held at Kinloch Park and mentioned the many improvements that have been made thero which will prove beneficial to horsemen and the public and insure the promoters handsome returns for their liberal expenditures. Jockey Winkfield was accorded a great ovation . OOKTINUKU ON SECOND PAGE, LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from First Page. on his way to the post with Emathionin the closing race. The jockey displayed all his old-time cunning in the matter of handling a horse and rode an extremely hard race considering his long absence from the saddle. His mount, however, was not equal to the task and finished sixth. After the race the rider said except for feeling very tired he was all right and from now on would accept mounts regularly. Antonius, the winner of the second rece, was bid up by H. E. Rowell to ,000, owner Haverly retaining the horse with an advance bid of . There were fifteen starters in the second race and as the entrance money was 0 the purse amounted to 00; of this the winners share was 50. The second horse, by virtue of receiving fifty per cent of the run-up money, got 57.50 out of the race. Jockey Jesse Mathews, who was injured by a fall from Ice King and has been resting at his home, returned to the track yesterday and will accept naonnts- today. S. C. Hildxeth and Albert Simons will send part of their big string of horses tonight to run at the coming Kinloch Park meeting. Jookey Donnelly was fined 3 in the fifth race by the starter for disobedience at the post.
