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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. The well known colored trainer "Dow" Williams, who formerly handled the Santa Anita racing stable of "Lucky" Baldwin, was at Gravesend Tuesday. The former trainer of Los Angeles took that celebrated mare in a special car all the way from Santa Anita farm, in the San Gabriel Valley, Cal., to Philadelphia, where he left her at A. J. Cassetts Chestorbrook farm a few days ago. Tho old mare stood tho trip well, and Williams expects that her union with The Bard will produce a great performer. The purchase of tho mare by Isaac Labold was made for a Mr. Shanley, of Philadelphia. The latter gentleman may shortly branch out in a racing stable. When tho Santa Anita stable waB at the zenith of its success, "Dow" Williams led back many winners trained by him. Some of his amusing experiences with "Lucky" Baldwin throw Albert Coopers in the shade and would make that worthy turn pale at their recital. Morning Telegraph. "Dick" Williams has left the employ of Barney Schreiber and has gone to his farm in Oklahoma. CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE. GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Continued from FirstPage. It is said that Mr. Williams made a lot of money in the time he was with Mr. Schreiber. He invested it in the Oklahoma farm. Herman Brandt will train Mr. Schreibers yoar- lings and take care of the lot at the farm, while ueorge Covington will have charge of the Schreiber string in California. Mr. Schreiber has already sent his yearlings west. Otis, Picquart, Father Wentker and most of the four-year-olds will winter atWoodlands. Samuel S. Howland, who acted as the Jockey Clubs representative at the race meeting at the Kenilworth track at Buffalo, is very much ploased with the prospects there. "The racing was clean and good," said Mr. How-land at Gravesend Tuesday afternoon, "and although the people were a bit slow to patronize the sport, the attendance Ipicked up materially as tho meeting advanced. It will surely be a great racing center in the course of time." The Hon. William Howard McCorkle, who raced a stable at the meeting, has also returned to tho metropolis and speaks highly of the treatment he received there. Tha association has not settled all of the pursesryet, said Mr. McCorkle, butjthe money is absolutely safe and no one need have any fear on that score. Daily America.
