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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP T. P. Hayes, the owner of Jordan, the 2 to 5 favorite for the feature race, sent a telegram from Lexington, Ky., requesting that jockey Battiste bn substituted for J. Walsh, who was slated to ride tb horse. The change of jockeys was permitted by the judges, but it made no noticeable improvement in the running of the horse as he lacked the brilliant flash of speed tint he displayed whan he defeated Boiling Boer in practically the same kind of going as prevailed yesterday, . False Leads bad showing in the closing race yesterday was in striking contrast to his previous effort, on which occasion he won, beating among others Pirates Queen. Judge Hamilton was quick to take cognizance of the horses revarsal of form and questioned jockey W. Waldo, who r de him The judge also had an interview with ex-jockey Clerico. the trainer of False Lead, and lato an-nouncd the suspension of Waldo pending further investigation. C. H. Pmtingill, who acted as starter on the Now York tracks during the illness of Mr. Fi zgerald and presi ing steward at the Aqueduct meeting, passed through Chicago yesterday en r ute for California, where he will srve as thf presiding steward at Tneleside, Tanforan and Oakland. Jockey T. OBrien was yesterday suspended by the judges for an indent ite period for what appeared a bad r.ide on Belle Graham in the first race. . , Starter J. J. Holtman arrived yesterday from La-tonia, en route for California, and was a visitor at Lakeside. Mr. Holtman stated that the meetirg now going on at Latonia is the b st held there in years, and indications point stroi gly to the probability that the next spring meeting will bn i every respect as successful as those held in the 8Ps, when Latonia was considered of almost equal prestige with Washington Park. The big startrradded hit there was more money handled in the ring at the present menting than formerly, and an average of eighteen books has been catering 10 the wants of those who are speculatively inclined.
