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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Jockey Coburn left last night for Louisville, Ky., where he will ride the Bennett entry Sanctum in the Nursery Stakes, to be decided today. H. N. McTyerie arrived yesterday from Nashville, Tenn., with the following horses: Charley Thompson, Carrie I., Pea Ridge, Uncle Ruben and Frances Yowell. M. Jordan reached Worth yesterday from Baltimore, Md. His four horses, including Fingal, will arrive today. Merryflight, which started in the opening race yesterday, is reported to have worked recently by moonlight six furlongs in a fraction better than 1:14. Evidently some one else besides her owners shared the secret of the great flight of speed she had shown in her workouts, for the price posted against her chances was a small one, considering that in her only previous start she had been left at the post. In yesterdays race she was again away poorly, but chiefly on account of jockey Robbins slowness at the barrier. The midget rider was also responsible for the failure of Autumn Leaves, her stable companion, she being practically left. Had they both been sent away on even terms it is more than likely that they would have won their respective races. Bmshee, which was heavily backed in the fourth race, was nearly thrown down at the stretch turn by The Lady. Otis on the former was about to make his run and attempted to go through next to the inside rail, but Pirrman on The Lady pulled in, forcing Otis to pull up to keep from going down, and effectually destroying Emshees chances. Linguists poor performance yesterday was a disappointment to a number of his admirers who had imagined him to Have a chance in the American Derby. His trainer, W. Phillips, could not account for the horses bad showing other than to say- that he attempted to run out on all the turns. The Orland Stakes, at one mile, which is carded for decision today, contains a goodly number of horses with pretensions to class Continued on fifth page. LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from first page. and should result in a spirited race and a close finish. Lord Tennyson, Miss Hortense and Crusoe, Avhich started in the two-year-old race, showed their lack of schooling to the barrier, and shied when starter Dwyer released the gate, causing them to be practically left at the post. Jockey Henry permitted his mount Mimo to swerve when about to draw his whip and bump Soothsayer. The latter in turn caromed into The Don, which was nearly thrown down by the mishap.
