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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Jockey Coburn was suspended for three days by the starter for misbehavior while at the post in the first race and jockey Dominick was fined 0 for the same offense. The Lady, which started in the Flight Stakes yesterday, was badly cut down in the race and the attending veterinary gave it as his opinion that the mare would in all probability not be in fit racing condition again this year. Jockey Coburn was to have ridden Waina-moinen in the Flight Stakes, and Barrack in the Prairie Stakes. Both the horses were carded to carry 109 pounds, but as Coburn could not do less than 1155, their owners McDaniel was in anything but an amiable McDaniels was in anything but an amiable mood when informed that Milkirk was carrying overweight in the first race, and did not hesitate to call Coburn to account. Golden Rule wheeled as the starter released the barrier in the Flight Stakes and was practically left at the post. High Chancellor also was off badly, but raced up to a contending position at the stretch bend, and was taken wide, causing him to lose ground. He came again strongly through the last furlong and near the end was gradually wearing Gregor K. down for second place. Had he gotten away on even terms with Skilful, it was the opinion of many shrewd observers that he might have beaten the Ellison crack. Jockey Henry was fined 00 by the judges " yesterday for his foul tactics on Rolling Boer in the Prairie Stakes, and also given to understand th-aare severe punlsh-ment would to hlm shoiild he beMJ LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from first page. again be guilty of the same offense. He laid up close to John McGurk for nearly six furlongs and kept him pinned in against the rail until nearing the half-mile ground the last time around, where he nearly caused John McGurk to go down by crowding him. Not alone was he guilty ot fouling John Mc Gurk, but he also cut Barrack oft sharply as soon as he got a small margin in the lead in the last half mile of the race, and effectually destroyed his chances of winning. The track, although .still slow, is gradually becoming better, and horsemen freely predicted that should no more rain fall a mile would be covered In 1;43 or better before the meeting cosies to a close. •
