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LODAL TUKF GOSSIP. Green B. Morris, the veteran turfman, arrived yesterday from New York with a string of twelve horses, which includes the highly tried three-year-olds, SpmbrerOj.Cunard, Old Englandapd Homestead. Among the younger horses in Mr. Morris string are the good performers, Artvis, a frequent winner on tho metropolitan tracks, Gold Van, Gravina, Durazzo and Slave. Stuyve, a frequent winner at Washington Park the past summer, was recently acquired by Mr. Morris and will also be raced at Worth. The statement that Winnie OConnor would accompany the stable from New York and would ride the Morris horses at Worth was erroneous. The Morris colors will be carried by J. Daly, who is doing most of the riding at the present meeting for E. J. Baldwin. F. D. Weir is negotiating with eastern parties for the purchase of the four-year-old, King Pepper. His horse, Brigadier, the holder of the record for one mile, is still in a dangerous condition, but should no further complications set in the horse has a fair chance to recover. The Worth record for one mile and seventy yards was yesterday reduced by Leviathan from 1 :45 to 1:45. Jockey Pieratt was fined 25 by starter Dwyer in the third race for failing to join the field at the start. P. J. Gorman wired secretary Jasper yesterday to reserve stable room for his horses, which include Jack Rattlin. Ex-jockey Tom Murphy arrived yesterday from New York with the horse Hindred. Leviathan, the winner of the second race, was bid up to ,000, an advance of 00 over his entered price, by W. Curtis. Mr. Ezell, his owner, retaining him with an advance bid of . Prince of Endurance, winner of the fifth race, was bid up to ,000 or an advance of 00 over his entered price by Tony Licalzi. Durnell and Herz retaining the horse with an additional bid of . J. J. Murray and M. Foster each put in a claim with the secretary after the second race for W. H. Ketchimans Illowaho. M. Foster was awarded the horse by virtue of having the prior claim on account of his entry, Count Em Out, having finished third in the race. Mr. Foster later resold the horse to his former owner for an advance of 00 over the price of ,100 he had to pay to secure the horse. The reported serious illness of the fast sprinter Burnie Bunton was erroneous. The Newman sprinter is as good as ever and will, shortly be started. Jockey J. Mclnerney has been released by C. E. Mahone and returned yesterday to Fort Erie, where hB will ride free lance. Naulahka, the heavily backed favorite in the first race, bolted as tho starter released the barrier, causing her to be virtually lef c at the post. That she finished third, despite the mishap, left no doubt as to her superiority over the field. The filly has been in the habit of leaving the track by the gate opposite the starting point whenever exercised on tho track, and this, in all probability, caused her to bolt towards it.
