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GOSSIP OF THE TUKF. What is believed to be one of the most valuable yearlings in this country is at Kacaland Stud, New York, the property of Catesby Woodford. It is a chestnut colt, by Sir Dixon Bonnie Blue II., hence a full brother to Blues, Blue Girl and Blue Ribbon. The youngter will be sold next June. Bonnie Blue II. is with fcal to Sir Dixon again, but next season her owner will mate the remarkable broodmare to the young imported stallion, Star Shoot, by the famous Isinglass, and if the produce is a colt ho will be reserved for stud duty at Raceland and Ennnymede, his running qualities alone being sold as a yearling. E. D, Morgans two-year lease on the stud service of Belmonts horse Don de Oro having just expired, the horse has been returned to the Nursery Stud, where he wil in the future hold court with Hastings, St. Bla sq, Octagon, Margrave and Henry of Navarre, his owner having declined to renew any lease looking to the son of Rayon dOrs future stud services, though Morgan was anxious to get the use of the horse again. A Cincinnati newspaper, says the forecast of nominations insures a magnificent entry list to the stakes renewed for the spring meeting of the La-tonia Jockey Club this year. While the entries closed on Thursday of last week, the list is not complete by reason of the fact that mail from distant quarters is yet out, but it is apparent that only a very few of those who came forward with liberal subscriptions at the rejuvenation and restoration of Latonia last year have not repeated this yoar,-while the stables and owners entering now, and who wore not in the list last-year, makes a very gratifying increase in numbers and adds to the character of the entries. Dr. J. D. Neet, proprietor of Kindergarten Stud, Lexington, Ky., and breeder of Plaudit, Hastings, Handsome and other noted performers, left for California on Friday to spend several months. During his stay on the Pacific Coast he will pick up a number of promising young mares to add to his already small but great collection of stud matrons. Ho will secure them in time to be bred to fashionable Kentucky sires next spring. Of the fourteen mares W. S. Barnes of the Melbourne Stud mated last spring to Handspring, siro of Major- Daingerfield and Merry Acrobat, overy one now gives indications of being safe in foal. . All the mares of Capt. James B, Clay of the Iroquois .Stud bred to P. J. Dwyers son of Hanover are also reported in foal. T. C. McDowell, for the first time in several years in fact, since the days of the spring racing over the old Kentucky Association track has decided to do his winter and early spring training on the home track at Ashland Farm, Lexington. Ky., this year, whore Kitty Clive, the first stake winner McDowell ever raced, was trained, and David Gar-rick, the late P. Lorillards crack son of Hanover, was trained in his yearling form. McDowell has a stable chiefly of two-year-olds this year and will do his first racing this season at the Louisville spring meeting. It is not likely that he will go east before the close of the Washington Park meeting, as he will not attempt to lit his Kentucky Dorby winner, Allan-ajDale, for any of the bg spring handicaps. In tbe opinion of tho vetoran trainer, Charles Marvin, the son of Halma will certainly race again, but he has advised his owner to wait for warm weather to sat the great Derby colt down to his bast paces. For a long price Gorman and Bauer have bought privately of George Mills, manager of the Melbourne Stud, the two-year-old brown filly, Blue Pennant, by Rainbow The Brown Countess, half sister to Fancy Wood and bhandonfield, by Wagner. Blue Pennant will be shipped to Cumberland Park, Nashville, to which point Gorman and Bauers stable, now at Owonsboro, Ky., will be sent on tbe 15th inst. She is engaged in more than 00,000 worth of stakes in 1903 and 1934, After Creamers ride on Farmer Jim recently S. C. Hildretli told the boy he wanted him to do all his lightweight riding for the remainder of the meeting at New Orleans. "It was one of the best rides I ever saw a lightweight boy put up," said Hildreth. "I believe the lad has the making of a jockey in him." The noted racemare, Sunny Slcpo, by Eshor Meta, by Onondaga, died New Years Day of pneumonia at McGrathiana Stud. Sunny Slope was owned and raced by Jere Dunn. She was tho dam of Sun Shower, which was her first foal. Sunny Slopes greatest race was in the Brighton Cup, in which she was only beaten a head by The Friar, behind her being Bon Brush.
