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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Jockey Buchanan statod yesterday that he would return to France next year and would in all probability attach himself to some important stable racing there. Although he expressed surprise at the action of .the French Jockey Club in taking licenses away from Reiff and Henry, he is under the impression that the jealousy existing abroad among the American jockeys, who are continually "knocking" one another, was mainly responsible for the banishment of Reiff and Henry from the French turf. G. J. Longs two-year-old filly Watoma, which gave promise this spring of becoming one of the best of her age in the west, is dangerously sick with lung fever with slight chanced of recovery. A maiden three-year-old filly that had never started, belonging to "Johnny" McHale, died yesterday at Worth. Scotch Plaid, winner of the closing race, entered to be sold for 00, was bid up 00 by T. Licalzi, Messrs. Durnell and Herz retaining the horse with an advance bid of . Scotch Plaid has been one of the most consistent horses in training and, although troubled with bad legs has managed to earn, including yesterdays win, forty-four brackets. G. C. Bennett has bought from W. Karrick the seven-year-old horse Intrusive, by Meddler Frolic Grace, by Sterling. Mr. Bennett will race Intrusive this winter if he stands training, after which he will retire hini to his breeding farm near Memphis. Francis Trevelyan, who was the presiding official tha past season at Hawthorne, sailed from New York yesterday for England where he will remain this winter in the employment of the Manchester Sporting Chronicle. Messrs. Durnell and Herz purchased yesterday from S. C. Hildrath the three-year-old Lucien Appleby and The Lady, paying for both the reported price of 3,000. Messrs. Durnell and Herz have been trying to secure Lucien Appleby for soma time, a small money consideration being the chief obstacle in the transfer. Unpaid forfeits, amounting to 0, ware responsible for the withdrawal of Green B. Morris horses from the races yesterday. Secretary Kuhl of the Western Jockey Club notified Secretary Jaspor that the above amount was due from Mr. Morris at St. Louis and Louisville for entrance fees to stakes and the amount must ba collected before the horses could be permitted to race. Mr. Morris at first was indignant and claimed that ho did not owe any of the forfeits. When the matter was explained to j him and he was shown that the money was due I since 1896 on his horse, Sir Play, he immediately settled, ifeaW
