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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. S. LHommedieu sold yesterday all the horses that were in his stable. Lady Chorister was purchased by H. C. Riddle, in whose colors she ran in the fourth race, A. Zimmer bought Trebor, T, Licalzi Preetorius and M. Shannon secured Guy H. for 00, but returned the horse after getting a good look at his legs and LHommedieu gave him back tho money. Guy H. was bought by LHommedieu for 00 after he had won tho last race on Wednesday. The following day the horse was entered in a race and the plunger owner bet ,000 on him, but Guy H. was woefully deficient in speed and finished an indifferent third to Pirates Queen and Ida V. The adverse criticism that LHommedieu has been subjected to of late was the chief reason for getting rid of the horses, as he stated yesterday that whenever one from his stable was defeated the cry was raised that he did not try, and when one of his horses won it was given out that he had scorched the ring and his winnings were estimated to be anywhere from 0,000 to 5,000. As a matter of fact his losses of late have amounted to nearly double that of his winnings, but no one hears of this ; it is always OOHTXITUHD OK SEOOMO FAtir, . h n c I ? i i t 1 2 1 j i 1 LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from First Page. his winnings that are made known and they are magnified until the amount is equivalent to a colossal fortune. His operations in the ring yesterday were decidedly bad and 5,000 would be a conservative estimate of his loss. The judges were not satisfied with the ride put up by J. Hicks on About, which was the favorite in the second race, and suspended him pending further investigation. The jockey will, however, be permitted to ride out his engagements made today and will have the leg up on Hunter Raine in The Harlem Handicap. Jockey Kelly, who rode Icehi in the steeplechase and finished second, had his mount disqualified for fouling Captain Conover in the stretch. The jockey, in the hope of havingthe judges overlook his rough riding, lodged acomplaint that the winner, Ada S. G., had impeded his mount. Coupons will be issued to owners and trainers at Hawthorne by Secretary Clark Sunday. Jockey Coburn was taken suddenly ill after having ridden Mackey in the first race, and by his request was excused by the judges If rom riding out tne remainder of his engagements during the afternoon. Jockeys C. Johnson and NelEon who fell in the steeplechase were, Deyond a shaking up, uninjured. Steeplechase jockey J. Johnson was fyesterday released by G. R. Tompkins. The latters reason for releasing the rider was that allhis horses are practically out of condition and it would only be doing Johnson an injustice to keep him on the ground and deprive him of earning a living, as the rider would not be nermitted under thn ruleslto accept a mount in which Mr. Tompkins had.an entry.
