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GOSSIP OP THE TUBE, While there are a great many horses at the Ben-nings track, the demand on Superintendent Strahan for stalls far exceeds the supply, notwithstanding the fact that the Washington Jockey Club has completed six new stables since its last spring meeting. The arrivals will begin on the close of the Morris Park meeting, and next week will see many of the principal stables on the grounds. August Belmont has built a model stable. Mr. Burch will have charge of the horses of F. R. Hitchcock, John E. Madden and William C. Whitney. H. M. Mason has engaged twelve stalls for the Follansbee horses. The Pepper stable has asked for twenty-five stalls. T. J. Healey has written for fourteen stalls for the horses of R. T. Wilson, Jr., and Andrew Miller. Dave Gideon also asked for fourteen stalls. Among the other applicants for stable room are R. Bradley, 17 ; A. C. McCafferty, 12; Schladt and Co., 5; W. T. Ryan, 4; H. T. GrifBo, 10; P J. Miles, 6; Turney Bros., 15; William Jennings, 5; Fred Burlew, 12, and T. E. Mannix, 6. The total number of stalls already engaged is about 500, and the superintendent is beginning to look around the village of Bennings for accommodations. There will be no Hermis-McChesney match. That much was decided irrevocably by the reply of the French Jockey Club to Secretary Hanlpn of the Jockey Club, who cabled, asking for the status of Durnell on the turf of that country. The reply was that Durnell "could neither engage, race, nor ride where the code is enforced." Mr. Ball will not ship Hermis we-t, McChesney cannot race in the east, and whatever chance of a match there was, has vanished into thin air. The French Jockey Club placed Durnell under the ban because he was left at the post while riding there. This was the reason made public, although it is supposed they had other reasons for their action. Mr. Durnell has raced his horses in irreproachable fashion, here, and his position is unfortunate. So long as his status abroad was a matter of doubt the position of the Western Jockey Club in the matter was one of tolerance and inaction. Now that the case is clearly defined it is probable that the Western Jockey Club will move in the matter at its next monthly meeting. Its action will be awaited with interest. The claiming of the horse HetzelbyE. Handrahan from Barney Schreiber last Saturday raised quite a storm in official circles at the Fair Grounds. Mr. Handrahan started Pennant in the race and finished away back. Hetzel also was out of the money. Mr. Handrahan at once claimed Hetzel for 75. He got the horse and shipped him to Latonia in charge of George Innes. Mr. Schreiber felt that his horse had not been claimed by Mr. Handrahan for himself as the rules, provide, but for some one else, something which thn rules forbid and which is punishable with indefinite suspension. Upon investigation it is said that Mr. Handrahan admitted that he had claimed the horse for and at the solicitation of Mr. Innes and in further consideration of the sum of 0 give a him, he said, by the same Innes. Innes and Handrahan were before Mr. Brady Fri-.day, Handrahan admitted that he had claimed the horse for Innes, as told above; Innes in turn claimed that he was but a messenger in. the deal and that the real claimant, the man who employed Handrahan to claim the horse, was A. B, Hopton. This Hopton denies. Innes insists that Hopton gave him the money to give to Handrahan to get the colt. The horse was at Latonia, but is en route to St. Louis, pursuant to Mr. Bradys order that he be returned pending investigation of the matter. Decision has been reserved in the case. Mr. Schreiber said Friday night that he had no desire to push the matter further than to get his colt back The affair, is, however, beyond his control., and is in the han,ds of Mr. Brady. St. Louis Republic.
