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LOCAL. TURK GOSSIP. J. B. Respess will today ship his horsos, including Belles Commoner, Dick Welles, and Colonnade to Buffalo, N. Y. Belles Commoner is entered in the ,C00 Buffalo Derby, which is down for decision on the opening day. Jockeys Birkenruth and Prior were fined 5 each by the starter for disobedience at the post in the second race. J. Murphy, the well known bookmaker and owner returned yesterday from Saratoga and reports that tho book operated by Ullman and Weller is the largest ever known. M. Shannon bought from Burns and Waterhouse yesterday the two-year-old Maxette. 8. C. Hildreth purchased from Burns and Water-house yesterday the horses Favonius and Scotch Plaid. The latter raced in tho Hildreth colors in the fifth race, and after ho had won was bid up by CONTINUED OH SECOND PAGB, 1 1 r t 8 8 Q y - j 1 I 1 LOCAL TUBF GOSSIP. Continued from First Page. J. Mayberry, acting for C. E. Ellison, to ,000, an advance of 00 over his entered price, at which figure Hildreth let him go. Jockey Coburn has received of late numerous offers from eastern owners and trainers, including James Bowe, for his services in the Futurity. Mr. Bennett stated yesterday that the jockey would have a mount in the valuable race, but did notjcaro to disclose the person whose horse Coburn would ride. The horse Favonius, which S. C. Hildreth purchased yesterday from Burns and Waterhouse, belonged before to Hildreth, who bought him frfcm G.B.Morris for ,000 while racing in California during the winter of 1900. Favonius ran and won some good races in the Hildreth colors and was sold to Burns and Waterhouse for 0,000. The latter purchased the horse with a view to capturing the 0,000 Burns Handicap with him, but overconfi-dence on the part of Bullman caused his defeat. The Fretter, to which he was conceding fifteen pounds, beat him less than one length for first money. Since then Favonius has shown very little and the races he won dnring the Washington Park meeting are the first brackets ho has earned in over a year. Mr. Hildreth repurchased the horse yestor-aay for ,800, or ,200 less than he sold the horse for.
