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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Jockey Coburn was fined 0 by the starter for disobedience at the post in the first race. Only thirty-one books did business in the ring yesterday. This was nine less than on the opening day. C. R. Ellison stated yesterday that should the track be soft on the opening day at Har lem, Judge Himes will be a certain starter in the 0,000 Harlem National Handicap. His weight for that race will be 104. C. E. Mahone has purchased from H. J. Scoggan a contract for the services of A. Decker, a lightweight apprentice, who is considered by many horsemen to show indications of a good jockey. Ort Wells, the full brother to Dick Welles, is a grand-looking youngster, but decidedly fractious and caused no end of trouble while in the paddock and on his way to the post. Alice Dougherty, which won the third race yesterday, has not been started before since August 30, 1901. Her last appearance was at Hawthorne as a three-year-old, when she raced in the name and colors of F. Phillips. Jockey Dominick returned last night to St. Louis, where he will do the riding for E. Trotter until the opening of Harlem. Trainer W. Phillips was rather dubious before the second race as to whether Linguist would run kindly in the going and refused to bet on him at the short price. After the race the trainer was all smiles and said that If the horse continues to improve as much as he has in the past two weeks, the horse that beats him in the American Derby Tvill have to be a better three-year-old than has shown so far in these parts.
