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j LUoAL turf gossip. Jockey J. Daly, who rode Americano, the winner of the second race, weighed in one and one-fourth pounds short of weight. Investigation disclosed the fact that carelessness in adjusting the riding equipage on the horse was responsible for the loss of several pieces of lead out of the pockets of the lead pad. Trainer Speirs was fined 0 by the judges for not supervising more closely the saddling of the horse. Had the shortage been two pounds or over the judges would have had no alternative under the rules of the Western Jockey Club but to disqualify Americano. Jockey Winnie OConnor is reported to be on his way from New York and will ride at Worth for Green B. Morris. R. P. Dodson arrived yesterday with six horses from Toronto. Seven horses, the property of K. D. Orr, and four belonging to J. H. Moody, arrived yesterday from St, Louis and will be raced at Worth. Mistie, backed from 100 to 1 to 30 to 1 in the second race, flattered her backers by leading Americano to the stretch head, at which point she bolted to the outside fence and carried Philo the heavily backed choice with her ruining whatever chance tho latter might have had. Four horses belonging to George Carroll, who served at Hawthorne as the Western Jockey Club steward, will arrive at Worth tomorrow from La-tonia. Harry Stover brought twelve horses from Toronto. Illowaho and Kenilworth were the mainstays of the stable at the latter place. C. R. Ellison shipped yesterday all his horses in training, consisting of ten head, to Morris Park, N. Y. They will bo raced on the metropolitan tracks until the closo of the season and will then be sent to Memphis, where Ellisons horses are to be wintered. Eight yearlings, which were purchased at various sales during the summer by Ellison, were sent direct to Memphis from Chicago yesterday. Burns and Waterhouses strong stable in charge of Doc Riddle will be sent to California today. Jockey Donnelly was fined 5 by Btarter Dwyer in the stake race for disobedience at the post.
