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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. According to the terms of the contract, Matt Allen will train the stable of James R. Keene in England for two years, with the privilege of a renewal for a third. This is one of the important matters settled on between them since the first announcement of the engagement was made. Mr. Keene has decided to strengthen his stable abroad materially, and he will soon ship twelve young horses to England from Castleton stud. Among them are some grandly bred yearlings that have been highly tried. Together with some of the stars now there, they should form a strong stable to carry the "white and blue spots" in the English classics next year. With.a clever man like Allen to train them, the Keeno horses may be prominent factors. Allen is the recipient of numerous congratulations upon his engagement, and his career abroad will be watched with interest. He expects to start for England within two or three weeks. W. C. Whitney is evincing the same lively interest in the English turf as Mr. Keene. He is engaged in greatly strengthening his stable on the other side of the Atlantic, and during tho past few months eight two-year-olds and twenty-two yearlings have beon sent from Kentucky to Newmarket, where they will be trainod by John Huggins. Among tho most highly regarded youngsters are two Meddler colts, and two by "JPSSeB
