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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Jockey Winkfield has left New Orleans for Louisville to join the stable of his employer, Pat Dunne. He had planned to remain at New Orleans to ride in the four-mile stake. Dunne, however, telegraphed for him to leave at once to help in the preparation of the Dunne horses for the spring meeting at Churchill Downs. This means that Wink-field may not be seen in the saddle at Memphis. Dunne had originally intended to race a few horses at Montgomery Park, but found it impossible to get them ready in time. Goldsmith, W. C. Whitneys four-year-old, is reported to be a much improved horse this season, and trainer Rogers believes that he will be the best horse in training. As a two-year-old, Goldsmith ranked with the best and was never beaten until the finish was passed. He won many big stakes, among them the first Saratoga Special. Last year he ran only a few times, being completely out of form. It is thought that he CONTINUED ON FOUETH Pa5e. GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Continued from first page. never really recovered from his sickness of the previous winter. This season he has filled out very much and Rogers says that he is 200 pounds heavier. If Goldsmith returns to his two-year-old form and Gunfire is the filly John Madden thinks she is, the Whitney colors will be first in many of the big events for three-year-olds and upward this season. Leonora Loring and Blue Girl, the crack fillies, are also said to be doing well, so that everything points to a banner year for the "Whitney stable. McChesney, favorite for the Montgomery Handicap, was sent the fastest mile he has been asked for since his arrival at Memphis during the morning trials at Montgomery Park last Thursday, and "Boots" Durnell, his trainer, was so delighted that he at once telegraphed the news to B. B. Smathers, the western champions owner. McChesney made a fast beginning and worked to the half post at a 1:40 clip, but instructions from Durnell caused the boy to slow up and he finished the circle in 1:44, some timers catching a fraction less. McChesney carried plenty of weight, and the manner in which he accomplished the mile helped to dispel any doubt that he would nottake to the local track. Ordnung, J. W. Schorrs candidate for the handicap, pulled up lame after a mile, but trainer "Walker stated that he did not regard the injury serious enough to interfere with Ordnungs engagements. Louisville, C. E. Mahones mare, worked a very, fast mile and an eighth, the distance of the Montgomery, before daylight. The time was 1:58. Sam Hildreth sent "Witfull a half in 53 seconds. Favonius accomplished the same in less than 50. Rankin, James Arthurs Arkansas Derby candidate, did a mile in 1:44. The stables of J. McLaughlin, A. C. Mc-Cafferty, T. E. Mannix, H. B. Skiles, "W. Midgley and H. T. Griffin have arrived atBen-nings. Mr. McLaughlins stable comprises twenty-one head, including the three-year-olds Blue and Orange, Tugai Bey, Examiner, Dark Planet and Dr. Saylor and the four-year-olds Rightaway and Gibson Light. Messrs. McCafferty and Griffin came from New Orleans, the former with Right and True, Alpaca, Ornature, Blue Delft, Mount Hope, Bernard and Star and Garter, arid the latter with Mezzo, Jove, Princess Tulane, Musical Slipper and Embarrassemnt. Mr. Midgleys string includes the three-two-year-olds Athlana, Goldsby, Sontag and the two-year-old Aqua. Mr. Mannixs stable is made up of "Warranted, McWilliams," Philma Paxton, Blue Victor, "Willard J. and Prince Herman. Mr. Skiles has Pigeon Post, Guess and Hilarity. J. P. Ross, formerly assistant trainer for S. K. Hughes and Co., is training the stable of Engman and "Wilkerson at the Kentucky Association track, Lexington, Ky. The stable is made up of four three-year-olds and five two-year-olds. It will open the season, probably, at Louisville, unless Lexington should decide to hold a six days meeting. In that case the horses will do their first racing over that historic old track here. The string includes the following: Irving Sibley, br. c, 3, by Pirate of Penzance Device. Lady Draper, ch. f, 3, by Macduff Alberts. . I Lady Chariot, br. f, 3, by Top Gallant Strathmaid. Battery, ch. c, 3, by Wagner Margaret: Jane. Falcons Pearl, b. f, 2, by Arkle Falcon Lass. Bill Knight, br. c, 2, by Traverse Statuette. Major Pelham, b. c, 2, by G. W. Johnson Strathmaid. Schoolmate, b. c, 2, by Wadsworth Margaret Jane. Tootsy Mack, br. f, 2, by Sir Walter Katy of the West. The officers of the Saratoga Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Horses are more than satisfied at the number of nominations which have been made to the twenty stake fixtures. A remarkable showing has been made in the Adirondack Handicap for two-year-olds, which received 160 entries. While it is true that other stakes events received larger nominations, it has never before happened that a stake closing for the same year that it is to be run in, received such a large list. The Adirondack Handicap is a guaranteed event of ,000. Last year when it was won by S. Sanford and Sons Molly Brant, it was worth ?6,375 to the winner, a surplus of ,525. As the event last year had only 138 entries, this seasons race will probably be worth in the neighborhood of ,000 to the winner. In a letter to Lou Fredericks, written from New Orleans, Sam Morton says he will be at Bennings with a string of ten horses. In the string are Hoodwink, Dodie S., Silver Fringe, and a number of others Morton thinks will have a chance at some of the stakes of the Washington meeting. He has control of Phillips, the jockey who gave such promise of developing Into a good rider at New Orleans, and who was exonerated last Tuesday, after being suspended by the stewards for a questionable ride on Lady Alberta the day before. Phillips will go east with the stable. Morton has never raced his stable east of Chicago, and if he is fortunate at Washington he is likely to remain in the east at least for the Aqueduct meeting, and possibly all summer. Daily America. In a letter to a friend in this country, Matt Allen, who will train the Messrs. Keenes horses in England this year, says that in all probability Conroy will not start in the Lin-, colnshire Handicap. The colt recently ran away t;wo miles, throwing Lucien Lyne, and also got a kick which, Allen believes, will put him out of all chances to start in the Lincolnshire. Up to that time Conroy, according to Allen, was working finely and looked better than ever before. Allen says that last year an Irish-bred horse, Bachelors Button, ran a mile in 1:33 1-5. Interest in turf matters has taken a decided spurt in Kansas City. C. C. Christie, the owner of a large stable of harness horses and the president of the Kansas City Jockey Club has decided to sell his string of pacers and trotters and purchase a stable of runners. "Yes, I have concluded to sell out my harness horses and to become an owner of runners," Mr. Christie says. "I may do this before the opening of the summer season and I may wait until next year. Eventually, however, I will sel all of my trotters and pacers and purchase a sable of-runners."
