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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Many spectators, who watched the running of the Columbia Handicap closely, were of the .opinion that Caliban, at the weights and as the race was run, was the best and should have won by a big margin. When straightened into the homestretch, Caliban was well in the lead and running as steadily as a pieca of machinery, but in the last furlong Donnelly took a steadying pull on his mount, which caused him to shorten his stride and permitted McChesney, which was under a drive at this point, to pass him. Once in the lead, Buchanan also eased his mount. T. Dean, on Lucien Appleby, began easing up at the sixteenth post, the result was the three horses which ran placed and constituted the Darnell and Herz entry, crossed the wire in practically little better than a canter. At that, had not McChesney been a sufferer from much interference during the race, especially at the half mile ground, where he was bumped into by Rolling Boer and palpably knocked out of his stride, he in all probability would have achieved a victory that his owners and the numerous admirerers of the western three-year-old champion could have well been still more proud of. , Green B. Morris, owner of Sombrero, acknowledged after the Columbia Handicap had been decided that McChesney was a much better horse than he had at first believed him to be, CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE. LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from First .Pago. Obstinate Simon pulled up very lame after tho two-mile race. Owner Markloin noticed that the horses bad leg had filled considerably over night and tried to have him excused from starting. There will be a sale of race horses at auction in the paddock next Tuesday. The entire stable of S. C. Hildreth will be offered for sale, including Topsoil and St. Marcos. Durnell and Herz will also dispose of three horses which are ready to race. S. P. Harlan and Co. have decided to dispose of Ethel Wheat, Nauhlaka and two others. E. J. Arnold and Co. have purchased from S. C. Hildreth, on private terms, the useful horse Searcher. H. Dernham arrived yesterday with five horses, the property of Curtis and Dernham. The report that Gold Heels was threatened with lung fever was erroneous, the horse is in the pink of condition and was fired yesterday by Dr. Mc-Killlp.
