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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Mr. William B. Leeds, president of the Rock Island Railroad, has purchased an interest in the stable of thoroughbreds owned by Andrew Miller, one of the stewards of The Jockey Club, and will race this season in his own name and colors. The details of the partnership are not known as yet, but it is j said that to preserve their individuality J Messrs. Leeds and Miller will each race a separate string. The partnership and the. colors claimed by Mr. Leeds will be registered with The Jockey Club in a few days. It is said that Frank Regan, the trainer recently employed by Mr, Miller at a salary of i 0,000 for the season,will train for the new ; Arm. Mr. Leeds will be a welcome acquisi-! tion to the turf, and will doubtless speedily ! take rank among the Whitneys, Belmonts, and other men who are prominent in their ef- ! i forts to promote and elevate the sport in this country. Mr. Leeds acquired a fortune in tin plate, and later drifted into the railroad business, and became the president of the Rock Island system. Andrew Miller is one of the best known turfmen in the east. He is treasurer of the Saratoga Racing Association: The new rule of The Jockey Club requiring that horses shall not only be entered and start in an individual name hereafter, but that the name used shall be that of an owner whose interest in the horse in question is as great as that of any other partner, and that all partnerships must be registered in percentages, is revealing many a hitherto jealously guarded stable secret. The latest of these to come .to light is that "Terry" McGovern . is the principal owner of the aggregation of horses he has heretofore been generally supposed to be slightly interested in. They will race in his own name and colors this season. The notification of this fact comes in the official announcement of the entries received for the Carter Handicap, which appears in the current weeks Racing Calendar. "Terry" McGovern Saturday entered the four-year-old he purchased from R. W- Walden and Sons. The Carter is the earliest handicap of the year run in the city and state of New York, being the star event of the opening day at Aqueduct on April 15. W. OB. Macdonough, the well known Cali-fornian, who bought the celebrated Ormonde, has retired completely from the racing game, although he will contiue in the breeding industry. He has notified Secretary Fellowes of the Coney Island Jockey Club of the transfer of the three-year-old colt Glen Arvon, which is engaged in the Realization, to W. j Fisher, also of the sale of Beau Ormonde, j who is eligible for the Annual Champion to E. L. Kripp. Ada IV., by Hanover Kitty, by Uncle Vic, valued by her owners, K. Hughes, at ,000, is dead of spinal menengitis at F. D. Knights breeding farm in Jessamine county. Ada IV. was the dam of . Declaimer and the Kentucky Oaks candidate. Belle Mahone. She was in foal to The Pepper when she died, and leaves a chestnut colt by Ornament, now a two-year-old.
