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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Concerning the legal complications affecting the use of the McGinnis starting device on New York tracks, the Sun of "Wednesday-says: "Starter Fitzgerald had a talk yesterday with Patrick J. Ryan, who alleges that he is the inventor of the barrier, and who has tied up the use of it by an injunction, the purpose of the talk being to effect an agreement by which the barrier which Mr. Fitzgerald has used for years may be utilized without further complications until after the Morris Park meeting. It appears that the injunction was secured from Justice Thomas of the United States Court, the answer to the suit not being returnable until May 15. Mr. Fitzgeralds attorneys are endeavoring to secure a stay of proceedings, which, with the putting up of a bond, will enable him to use the barrier until the merits of the case can be argued in court Mr. Fitzgerald started the first race yesterday with a recall flag, but after that he used an improvised barrier of the simplest kind. It was a long piece of rubber tubing stretched tightly across the track from the arms of the ordinary starting machine, and when the fields were lined up a man on each rail pulled the tubing down in front of the horses heads. Then at the word of command from the starter the men let go of the tubing and it flew up with a jerk, the principle being the same as that on which the regular machine is accustomed to work. Several starts under this method were excellent, but the send-off in the final event of the day was not satisfactory. In the first race Mr. Fitzgerald drew a line across the track and told the jockeys that he would fine them if they crossed it before they got the word to come on. As Hoar, Creamer and Feicht crossed the line each was fined 5." While the field was going to the post In the second race at Louisville Wednesday, Jane Oaker and Joe Buckley acted as if they were inspired. Both appeared full of life and finally broke into a gallop. When the starting point was reached their riders, Helgesen and W. Daly, could not pull them up. Finally, after going two miles and a half, they stopped. Joe Buckley was all out, but not so Jane Oaker. As soon as Helgesen turned around to go back to the post the mare took it in her head to run again, and she went a mile and a half this time the wrong way of the track. The judges evidently thought that both Joe Buckley and Jane Oaker had been treated to a dose of the elixir of life, for an order was issued after the race that their future entries would be refused. So far the following applications for stable room at Latonia have been filed: Julius Fleischmann, 16; J. B. Respess, 25; T. W. Moore, 4; D. OBrien, 10; S. Wagner, 15; J. P. Banahan, 7; W. Gerst, IS; Baker and Gentry, 15; J. Greener, 12; S. K. Hughes, 14; M. Gold-blatt, 15; J. H. Baker, 1G; J. B. Lewman, S; Oots Bros., 10; Middleton and Jungbluth, 8; C. Hak, 4; Armstrong and Harding, 3; J. Fay, 8; L. Marders, 7; Torreyson Bros., 4; L K. Nay-lor and Co., 5; W. F. Schulte, 10; J. W. Pugh, 8; T. C. McDowell, 19; L. Dickerson, 8; W. J. Young, 12; Chinn and Forsythe, 14; Hughes Bros., 7; J. Everman, 10; C. R. Ellison, S; Clay Bros., C. The closing day of the Nashville meeting was marked by a pretty spectacle when between the first and second races there was a parade of all the prominent horses at the track. The horses had up racing colors and were paraded in front of the grandstand and club house. Those that were shown in public were Savable, winner of the Futurity; Wyeth, winner of the American Derby; Fore and Aft, winner of the Cumberland Derby; Nannie Hodge, winner of the Belle Meade Stakes; Sinner Simon, winner of the Carter Memorial; Red Robe, winner of the Cumberland and Canadian Derbys last year; Claude, which captured the California and Tennessee Derbys, besides defiant, Flying Ship, Whis-* key King and others. It is estimated that 00,000 worth of horseflesh was exhibited.
