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, GOSSIP OF THE TURF. "From present indications there will "be twenty-five, starters in the Futurity next Saturday. It is almost an assured fact that the colors of J. B.and F. P. Keene will be carried by Dazzling, Sir i i 1 1 ! i Launcelot, Dalesman, Whitechapel and Fly- e ing Prince. They will be ridden by Shaw, Spencer, Bice, Shea and Brennan, although the mounts have not aB yet been allotted. Many trainers say that Sir Launcelot, a brown colt, j by Kingston Citronella, which will carry only 117 pounds, has a royal chance to win. Trainer Healey said yesterday that B. T. Wilson, Jr.s Mexican has . entirely recovered from his lameness and will surely start," says the Sun of Wednesday. "C. R. Ellisons Skilful, because of his victory at Saratoga yesterday, has made many friends-August Belmont is still expected to start Mizzen, Fire Eater and Lord of the Vale. J. P. Kraners Golden Maxim, because of his phenomenally fast work last week, already has a host of followers. J. E. Madden was busy yesterday putting the finishing touches on his smart filly Merry Beel and the colt Biver Pirate, W. C. Whitneys Payne, and Whitney andDuryeas Irish Lad and Acefull. Julius Floisch manns Hurstbourne, according to Tom Welsh, cannot lose. S. S. Browns Blue Bibbon is considered by many to bo a dark horse, especially as he has been burning up the track at Sh9epshead. The probable starters and their weights areas follows : Horses. Wtr. Horses. Wt. Irish Lad 130 Golden Maxim 119 Mexican 127 Onatas 119 Mizzen 125 Bensonhurst 119 Dalesman 125 Blue Bibbon 119 Skilful 125 Lord of the Vale 117 Eugenia Burch 123 Acefull 117 River Pirate.. 122 Fire Eater.. 117 Sovereign 122 Teddy Mac 117 Whitechapel 122 Flying Prince 117 Hurstbourne 121 Sir Launcelot 117 Africander 119 Orlando 117 Savable 119 Leipsic 117 Sir Voorhies 119 Dazzling 116 Hurst Park... 119 Merry Beel 114 "It was said yesterday that the regular starter, C. J. Fitzgerald, might be able to send the big field away. Mr. Fitzgerald is well on the way to recovery from hisrecent attack of typhoid fever," At the dinner given by Mr. Whitney to the directors of the Saratoga Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Horses at the club Tuesday night the affairs of the association were informally discussed. One of the men who was at the dinner made the following statement : "There were no set speeches, but everybody chipped in something to the general conversation. It seemed to be the general opinion of all the directors that, when the matter came up for formal decision, the same dividend on the stock as was declared last year should be declared this year. The net profits last year were about 8,000. The estimated profits this year from the meeting which will close on Thursday will be about 30,000. "The increase shows the wisdom of increasing the price of admission, and you may depend upon it that the admission will be before it is ever again . The purses will be increased next year and all the surplus will be used in making next years meeting better than this. "Entries for many of the stakes to be run next year closed on the 18th. One of these is a new event, to be called the Saratoga Derby. It will be a race for three-year-olds, at one and five-sixteenths miles, with ,000 added. The stake closed with 168 entries and promises to be worth to tne winner between 5,000 and 0,000. Of the stakes which closed on the 18th, the nominations averaged forty more to a stake than they did last year."
