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Judge Himes, ch. c, by Esher — Lullaby. t LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. C. R. Ellison stated In the paddock at Harlem yesterday that the report that he had backed Judge Himes heavily In the future books to win the American Derby was entirely false. "The only bet I made on him for the Derby was 50 against 8,750. This year at Hawthorne by Judge Trevelyan, for | an alleged criminal ride on J. V. Kirby, was at Harlem yesterday and stated that he will make application to the Western Jockey Club at its next meeting for reinstatement. E. Corrigans imported horse, heretofore called Ravel, which is carded as a starter in the American Derby, will run in that race as Rate. The change was made on account of the name Ravel already being in use. Rough riding on the part of several jockeys while going around the first turn in yesterdays opening race was instrumental in causing Galba, ridden by J. Reiff, and Discord, ridden by Sinclair, to go down. From the grandstand it, seemed probable that the acci I him to have his arm put in a sling for several weeks, and a cut on the head. He was removed to the Garfield Park Sanitarium. Jockey H. Phillips, who rode Bonnie Lissak in the last race, escaped injury when his mount fell. Jockey C. Davis, who rode Goldaga in the last race, was fined 0 by the judges for pulling his mount in on the field and nearly causing Omdurman to. fall while rounding the first turn. bet was made last winter with OLeary when he was quoting my horse at 125 to 1. Some bystander jokingly remarked, why dont you lay It off at 10 to 1? I know I would not have any trouble to lay it off and make a handsome profit, too, but I think well enough of my horses chances in the race to stand pat." S. W. Streett arrived yesterday at Washington Park from Detroit with twelve horses. Jockey J. Woods, who was suspended last dent would be attended by serious results, as both the jockeys appeared to have been struck by the rearguard of the field and laid seemingly lifeless until picked up by some stable hands, who carried them to the paddock. The doctors, who were summoned, after a hasty examination found that beyond a severe shaking up and a cut on, the head, jockey Sinclair was uninjured. Reiff was found to have sustained a slight dislocation of his left shoulder blade, which will cause
