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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Jockey Frank Reed, who has been riding for John Schorr at San Francisco, is expected to reach Memphis during the next two days. He will remain there during the entire meeting and will accept mounts. He is a capable boy, who has done some good work on the coast, and his presence will relieve the jockey situation somewhat, as boys are decidedly scarce at the present time. John W. Schorr is about to make a contract with jockey Fuller, the New Orleans star, for second call on his services. If the contract is made he will be used for the lightweight work, Bullman doing the other riding. W Young J. Daly will ride Buckley and Baileys J Sir Faust in the Montgomery Handicap. For some time the trainer of this stable has been in a quandary as to which of his horses would stand the better chance to win, but has finally settled the question in favor of the Sir Dixon colt. He will be asked to carry only 94 pounds. The stewards of the French Jockey Club are reported as saying that whatever their ruling in the cases of jockey Henry and Jleiff raay be, it will not be binding on the Jockey Club here. The Ontario Jockey Clubs stabling at Woodbine for this season has been increased by fifty-six boxes, but there is every indication that if the addition had been twice as large it would be none too great, for the attendance of horses this spring is likely to far exceed the record. The harrows have been placed on the track and there is good galloping half the width of the track all the way around. Rain has made it muddy, but there is no frost in the ground and the conditions will improve daily. Messrs. Durnell and Herz have applied to Mr. Charles F. Price, Secretary and general manager of the New Louisville Jockey Club, for stable room for a string of twelve horses, including McChesney, which is entered in the Clark Handicap, and Dick Bernard, entered in the ,000 Nursery Stakes and the Bash-ford Manor and Juvenile Stakes in 1903 and the Kentucky Derby in 1904. Both horses were recently sold to E. E. Smathers. A car load of thoroughbreds arrived from New Orleans last Tuesday. Thomas Shannon brought Miriam W., Ed Bradley and Aline Newman, Billy Carroll, Adelante and Hide and Seek, C. K. Burdeau, Strangest, Hay-ward Hunter and Lou Woods, while Vic Henderson arrived with Richard Carvel, Ad-die Tunstall and Seal Spotts. Although John W. Schorr will begin an early eastern campaign this season and race during the Bennings meeting, a strong division of his stable will be seen at the Louisville meeting. He has written to Secretary Charles F. Price reserving eight stalls and indicating that Spencer Reif and Rightful, his two Derby colts, will be in the division which will be sent there. Another stake candidate in the lot will be the two-year-old brown filly Volto, by Dr. Rice Voltine, which is entered in the Nursery Stakes. These horses will join the California division of the Schorr string, which will be shipped direct to Churchill Downs in charge of John Schorr. In this division will be sent the younger Schorrs Derby candidates, Esherin, winner of the California Oaks, and Gold Bell. The united stables of John W. and John F. Schorr will number about twelve or thirteen horses. Witfull, the Crescent City Derby victor, was taken on the track at Montgomery Park last Sunday, for a slow gallop. Shortly after she started off, she broke from the control of her jockey and before she could be gathered in hand she had circled the track twice and was on her third lap. When finally brought to a standstill, Witfull was exhausted, and trainers expressed an opinion that the incident would have no good effect on the preparation her owner is administering for the Montgomery Handicap, to be run next Monday. S. C. Hildreth, however, was of a different opinion. He escorted his filly to her stall, and after she had partaken of her usual big meal, he said: "The work will do her good. She is on edge now and the runaway will benefit her by the rest she will be afforded for several days." Word comes from Washington that A. Shields stands ready to race his horse Advance Guard against both Hermis and McChesney at Saratoga, over the two miles and a quarter, Advance Guard to receive ten pounds from the other two. Shields will go in a three-cornered sweepstakes at ,000 or 0,000 each.
