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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. That the turf glory and success won by the horses bearing the famous copper with silver sleeves of the late Marcus Daly may be handed down to his son-in-law, James "W. Gerard, Jr., will be the wish of turfmen of all classes, says the Sun of December 24. In connection with the advent of Mr. Gerard, announced today for tne first time, it is worthy of note that horsemen always have a warm welcome for any man whose com-i ing may be of benefit to the sport. In this respect they seem to be and are the soul of unselfishness. The famous Bitter Root stud of Montana, established by Mr. Daly at the expense of much money and care, was dispersed so completely on his death that it does not -seem probable that Mr. Gerard will begin his career as a turfman with any of the sons or daughters of that famous establishment, but this is not impossible. The mere announcement of his debut as a turfman already has stirred a thousand memories of the successes of the Daly horses. Racegoers are talking of the triumphs of Tammany; of the Suburban winner, Montana; of the Futurity winner, Ogden; of that great sprinter, Isidor, and last, and greater than all of them, the fleet Hamburg. Turf-,l men readily will recall the mystery which surrounded the purchase of Hamburg by Mr. Daly from John Madden at a price never announced with any degree of definiteness, but said to be upward of 0,000, a price greater than ever had been paid in this country for a horse in training. There was no secret about the sale, but the identity of the purchaser was shrouded in mystery until about a month after it had been made. When it became known that Mr. Daly -was the possessor of the colt, that had passed Into retirement as a two-year-old with the championship beyond dispute, he fas warmly congratulated. Hamburgs racing career was closed at the end of his three-year-old season, and only as a three-year-old did he race in Mr. Dalys colors. His starts in this year were the Belmont Stakes, in which he .was beaten because of lack of condition, and the CONTINUED ON FOUETH PAGE. GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Continued from First Pago. .Realization Stakes and the Brighton Cup, both of which events he won with ridiculous ease. At the close of his three-year-old season he was as sound as a dollar, but Mr. Daly believed .him to be an uquine marvel and thought it would be best to retire him to the stud rather than to continue to race him. If Mr. Gerard lives up to the standard" of spqrtmanship steadily adhered to by his father-in-law he will be a, valuable acquisition to the turf indeed, and worthy to have the good fortune of owning another Hamburg.
