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tiOOAL TURF GOSSIP. J. J. Marklein was much chagrined over the fact that he had allowed his entry, Obstinate Simon, to run unbacked in the fifth race yesterday. In the horses previous attempt Marklein placed 00 on the horse and on that occasion Obstinate Simon failed to finish in the money, whereas yesterday he made his field look cheap. M. N. Macfarlan, who presided at the Windsor meeting, returned yesterday to Chicago and was a visitor at Harlem. Mr. Shannon, the owner of Maxette, bst Mr. Herz, oftDurnell and Herz, .50 against ,003 that he could pick six winners, naming the following: Chickadee, Fairbury, Aladdin, Gregor K., Alaska and Alee. After the first four named had been returned winners Mr. Herz offered Shannon 00 tocall the bet off. Mr. Shannon accepted Mr. Herzs offer, but was later porsuaded by C. R. Ellison to bet the 00 on Alaska. S. C. Hildreth denied yesterday the report that he had disposed to Durnell and Herz the horses Top-soil and Vulcain. The reported negotiations by the latter firm for the purchase of Lucien Appleby for 5,000 was also denied. The bad weather prevailing in and around Chicago will possibly cause several owners of the better class horses to ship away their strings during the next week either to California or eastern tracks. Among those who will probably race east until the closo of the season is C. R. Ellison.
