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SARATOGA GOSSIP. Saratoga, N. Y., August 14. Sensational rumors are afloat that the great two-year-old, Mexican, the star of the recent Mackay sale, bought by R. T. Wilson, Jr., for 0,000, is lame. The gneeral surprise felt at the colts failure to fetch a price nearer 0,000, a figure which Mr. Wilson publicly stated after the sale he was prepared to pay to get him, may bo explained by the fact that a.prominent veterinary surgeon, at the instigation of George Gould, had failod to pass him as sound It appears that the colt is developing a ringbone, and his new owner is making overtures for his return. The prominent layer Sol Lichtensteiu was heard to say that J. A. Drake won the largest bet of his career on the American turf, over the victory of his crack two-year-old. High Chancellor. Mr. Gates paid the ring a memorable call when he laid his wagers in person accepting even money for his 0,000, which is one of the largest wagers ever made in a bookmakers inclosure in this country. This son of Oddfellow Leonatus mare No. 2 was bred by "Kit" Chinn, who is now starting on the Montana tracks, and raced with much success in California last spring. The colt has journeyed to and from California, some eight thousand miles, and steadily campaigned for seven months and today came out of the most impressive victory of his career without turning a hair and in the pink of condition. C. T. Patterson, trainer for Burns and Waterhouse, is ill and was not present to see Maxnics brilliant race today, which stamps him one of the top-notch-ers of the season, being beaten only a Ions neck in American record time of 1 :25 for the seven furlongs, conceding from 17 to 51 pounds to an all aged field. The winner Chuctanunda, the greatest sprinter in America today, was in receipt of 23 pounds, weight for age. Erbsmehl, an apprentice jockey who rode Dr. Hughes and suffered serious injury when his mount fell soon after the start in the fourth race, is still unconscious and likely to die. The betting operations in the ring here are on a stupendous scale. Nothing like it, it is admitted, was ever known on the Metropolitan tracks except on handicap days. Joe Ullman alone handled 29,000 on the day and on some of the horses stood to pay out 8,000. His losses on the six races totalled 0,000. Cowan, another of the leviathan layers, was 1,000 loser after the fourth race and broke 1,000 to the good after the days operations had closed, The Chicago crowd had the riDg on the verge of a panie in the fifth race. Gates again came into the ring and bet ,000 to ,000 at a crack on Titian, which was was hammered down from fours to 8 to 5 and an unprecedented scramble ensued on the part of the layers in their endeavors to hodge, the majority taking 3 to 1 and even 2 to 1 for part of what they had originally laid Gates 4 to 1. James Bowe intends to start three if not four of the Keone two-year-olds in the Fnturity, for which his chances look particularly rosy. J. E. Madden thinks Merry Reel, which makes her eastern debut tomorrow will win it. Mr. E. K. Wheeler, a prominent society man and an important acquisition to the turf, purchased and started a two-year-old today for the sole purpose of claiming Orloff, in which he was successful. He had endeavored in vain to obtain him by purchase.
