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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Six more years at least of racing at Morris Park is the promise made to the public by the New York and Port Chester Bailroad Company, which bought the property some months ago and later announced the intention to carve it into building lots. Protests followed in upon the president of the road, W. C. Gotschall, and the interests behind it have decided to savo the situation by taking a hand in sporting matters themselves. They will spend more than 00,000 in the shape of a tunnel and a railway station to preserve the park. To do so the tunnel will run underneath Morris Park. "Sunday is always a quiet day at the racetrack, but yesterday proved somewhat of an exception. Secretary Clark and Bnfus Bush, his assistant, were busy all the morning arranging for the big shipments which are expected in the next few days," says the New Orleans Picayune of Monday. "The bulk of the St. Louis horses are looked for this week and they will comedown by special train, having on board fully 1E0 of the best racing stock that has been in St. Louis daring the season. The Chicago specials will also be in within tho next two weeks, which will give to the local race course several hundred racing animals by the 20th of the month. "The work of finishing up the betting ring" is being pushed ahead rapidly. The flooring was the only real big piece of work bothering the management, and this was finished up last week. The addition to the grandstand has been finished, painted and ready for the opening day. " The carpenters building the paddock are rushing this new building, which will be one of the best in the country. There will be a dozen stalls in a row, with a large covered shed in which the horses can be walked. The office of the Crescent City Jockey Club will be located at the end of the building closest to the betting ring and the jockeys quarters will be directly behind, with a stairway leading to the private stand from which the riders can view races. The same rule will be closely lived up to this season; no jockey will be allowed to talk with outsiders after the first race of the day is started, unless he is not scheduled to ride a mount on that day. "Thettrack itself, under the management of Superintendent Morgan, is in the very best of condition. The 2,0CO loads of sand distributed this summer have made a wonderful improvement. Even after the hard rain of a few days ago there was no mud, and the horses quartered on the grounds were exercised the very next day, "Yesterday all the runners were out, getting down to the hard work which must come before they are physically fit for the engagements they are to go up against."
