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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Jockey H. Phillips, who had the mount on Miss Mollie in the opening race, was suspended for three days by the judges for rough riding. He was the chief cause of Riceful, ridden by Gray, falling shortly after the start. Jockey R. Crowhurst received a telegram yesterday from W. McDaniel, trainer of Fore 1 and Aft, asking if he would ride the horse : in the American Derby. The jockey wired 1 back to McDaniel that he would if it met the 1 Continued on second page. • | LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from first page. y approval of his contract employer T. C. Mc-rI owell. ; E. E. Smathers and his party left last night ; in; their private car for the east. Before leaving the owner, of McChesney announced c i ., | : ; that he would return to Chicago in time to witness the running of the American Derby. The judges decided yesterday that the claim made by O. S. Newman for Floyd K. was not valid, on account of not having written authority to act as the agent of his father. The horse was awarded to J. F. Hacker who later sold him back to his former owner S. C. Hildreth. S. C. Hildreth protested to the Western Jockey Club yesterday against the contract signed by jockey Gray to ride for John A. Drake. Hildreth claims to have made a verbal contract with the rider during the Hawthorne meeting, and says he had no right to sign with the Drake stable. It is reported that Gray will get ,000 a month from his new employer. Ex-jockey Gardner, who was the owner of Doc Riddle, which fell dead in a race recently on account of excessive use of drugs, arrived yesterday from New York and stated that the prevailing opinion in the east, is that Irish Lad will be a certain starter in the American Derby, but it is extremely doubtful if any of the other eastern candidates will be shipped here to start in the race. Dick Welles was yesterday given a workout at Harlem. The Respess crack was only asked to go six furlongs at a moderate pace, but the horse appeared anxious to run, and the slowest he could be made to work the distance in was 1:18, hard held. Two of Corrigans American Derby candidates, Maxey Blumenthal and another one, were given a mile and one-quarter work-out at Hawthorne yesterday. The horses traversed the route closely together and negotiated the distance in 2:18. Another American Derby candidate to be worked over the Hawthorne track yesterday was C. R. Ellisons Skilful, which did the best work of the morning, covering six furlongs over the slow track in 1:16. Talpa, which won the fourth race, bolted when Starter Dwyer released the barrier and was practically left. Jockey H. Booker finally got her straightened out and running on the extreme outside she overhauled the field and assumed the lead shortly after passing the half mile post. Her early effort caused her to tire badly in the stretch run and she barely lasted long enough to cross the finish in the van. She was timed separately the distance in l:26g, or two seconds faster than the official time. It was reported late last night that S. C. Hildreth had withdrawn his protest against the contract signed by Gray to ride for Drake and engaged the jockey to ride Dick Bernard in the stake race, which is carded for decision today.
