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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. It looks as if Fred Gebhard once again in- tends to get together a good stable of horses, for he has now purchased the two good four-year-olds, The Rival and Gay Boy from C. F. Hill. Gay Boy was formerly the prop- s erty of Clarence Mackay and ran several : good races last season. Hill took such a lik- ing to this colt that he was not sold with the rent of the Mackay horses at Saratoga last season and he carried Hills colors in a few races toward the end of the season. The Rival only ran one race last season in Hills colors, that being the day when Hill purchased him at a sale at Gravesend, when J. E. Madden let him go at a sale held there. The Rival won many good races in the colors of J. E. Madden and also in those of T. C. McDowell, who owned him until a short time after he finished second to Major Daingerfield in the Realization at Sheepshead Bay. The Rival is the colt which ran so inconsistently during the Sheepshead Bay meeting as to create unpleasant talk. The accident to jockey Lindsey at New Orleans last Saturday seems to have been more severe than at first supposed. Coming at a time when the boy was in his best form and the future seemed to hold so much for him the accident is particularly unfortunate and will not only work a great hardship on the boy, but his employer, Joseph W. Pugh, of Covington, as well. Mr. Pugh is very solicitous as to Lindseys condition and has instructed that no expense be spared to secure his comfort and recovery. He has gone to New Orleans to look after the boy. In the meanwhile, Tom Anderson, who is Chief Pughs personal friend, is doing all possible for the injured lad. An eastern exchange says: "There is a movement being made by several wealthy patrons of racing to establish a circuit of small tracks in the eastern states this year that bids fair to have ultimately considerable influence on the welfare of the turf in this country. "Though the details ofthe plan are not sufficiently decided upon to warrant an official announcement, the promoters have gone far enough into the matter to make it certain that the plan will be carried out. "The idea has been under consideration since the successful meeting held at Newport, R. I., last summer, attracted the attention of racing men. That meeting proved conclusively that it is possible to get a sufficient number of class horses to insure good racing at points not too far from New York, and there is not the slightest doubt that a cir s : cuit such as is contemplated could be established with profit to the promoters as well as the horsemen." That part of Barney Schreibers stable which is wintering at Little Rock is on tht sick. list. Geheimniss, Mindora, Otis and about a dozen others are in bad shape at the Clinton Park track. But if Mr. Schreiber is unlucky in one place he is equally fortunate in another. Affairs at his breeding establishment at Woodlands are in excellent shape. Some of his crack broodmares have been safely delivered of foals by Bannockburn and the mighty Sain. The youngsters are good looking and sprightly, and being out of such mares as Uarda, Ellen and Lemon Blossom will doubtless make a name for themselves on the turf. Grand Shot, the Foul Shot-Grand Lady filljs is taking it easy and looks splendidly. She had a world of speed last year for about half a mile, but some of the employees at Woodlands are speaking of 1:12 for her for six furlongs this year. She is stockily built, and there seems no good reason why, with careful handling, she should not do well over a distance of ground.. The pride of the Woodlands farm just now is the imported English stallion Sir Hercules, which Mr. Schreiber recently bought from Ed Corrigan. He is a magnificent looking animal, standing about sixteen and one-half hands high. David Gideon, one of the most prominent men of the American turf, a breeder, racing owner, bookmaker and heavy bettor, has decided in the future to develop and train his own horses. Mr. Gideon, who returned to New York from Hot Springs last week, is authority for the statement that he will take full charge of the training of the string that he will campaign on the Jockey Club circuit during the coming season. For many years Mr. Gideon has been one of the best known men on the eastern turf. In conjunction with John Daly he owned the Futurity winners, His Highness and Butterflies and many other noted horses. He is the sole proprietor of the extensive breeding farm at Holmdel, N. J., and a bettor who has many times made his presence in the ring felt. Walter L. Winans has concluded to keep a stable of jumpers in training in England. He won his maiden race recently at Wye with the American-bred four-year-old Come to Order, by Order, which was successful in a hurdle race at the Kentish meeting.
