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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. E. E. Smathers, the owner of McChesney, was among the visitors at the track yesterday and received word from John W. Schorr before the first race that jockey Bullman, who was engaged to ride McChesney in the Harlem National Handicap, had been injured and would in all probability not be able to ride again for a week or ten days. Mr. Smathers wired back requesting that he be informed of the extent of Bullmans injuries and also to try and obtain the services of Burns or any other first-class eastern jockey for McChesney on Saturday. Mr. Smathers up to a late hour had not received a definite reply and could not state who would have the mount on McChesney. Secretary Russwurmof the Nashville Jockey Club interviewed several members of the Western Jockey Club regarding securing dates for a fall meeting at Nashville. If favorable dates can be secured, it is the intention of the Nashville management to give a meeting of ten or twelve days duration in November. J. A. Drakes American Derby candidate, Von Rouse, which was left behind in Nashville on account of an injury at the time of shipping the Drake string here, has suf-ficently recovered to warrant his shipment and will join the stable Sunday. F. B. "Van Meter arrived yesterday from Louisville with three horses. J. E. Lanes string of jumpers including Imperious and Arius will be shipped to Chicago at the close of the- Toronto meeting. Lucien Appleby was worked out the Harlem National Handicap distance before pulling up after the fourth race yesterday. Starter Holtman will leave tonight for Cincinnati, where he goes to relieve Starter Dwyer at Latonia. The latter will arrive here in time to do the starting at Harlem. Jockeys Owens and Hueston, who fell in the steeplechase, were both shaken up considerably and required medical attendance before leaving the track. The Kentuckiah, which won the second race, was bid up to 00 by "Kansas" Price, at which figure he secured him. Owner Durnell protested the sale to Judge Bryan, claiming that he had made an advance bid but the judge informed him that the bid had been made too late and that Price was entitled to the horse. The Kentuckian displayed a flash of his old time form in the race and his new owner received a bargain in securing him" for 00. Flying Torpedo was given a mile and one-quarter workout before the racing yesterday i at Hawthorne, in preparation for the Harlem J National Handicap. The horse negotiated 1 the distance in handy style, maintaining an even pace throughout and traversed the distance in 2:15. The track yesterday was in better shape than heretofore and the best time made during the present meeting was recorded in the different races, the most meritorious of which were Sardines seven furlongs in 1:311 and four and a half furlongs by Sanctum in 56g.
