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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. S. C. Hildreth purchased yesterday from J. Burrows the contract for L. Wilsons services, paying the reported price of 0,-000 for the same. The jockey can ride at 67 pounds and is only a little over sixteen years old. Consequently Mr. Hildreth will have more than four years service from the youngster. In addition to the price paid for the contract, it is reported the rider will receive 00 monthly and the regulation retainer for the mounts. C. E. Mahone purchased yesterday from P. Dunne Poor Boy at private terms. B. Schreiber disposed of the two-year-old Gus Heidorn to G. W. Poole-yesterday. Jockey J. Boland arrived yesterday from i St. Louis and will do the heavy weight riding for B. Schreiber during the current meeting. C. B. Reid, the trainer of The Picket, although assured by a veterinary who examined the horse minutely yesterday, that nothing serious is ailing him, announced that he would not start The Picket in the Sheridan Stakes, fearing, as he said, to take a chance of completely ruining the Derby winner. J. A. Drakes added starter, Miss Veracity, in the Lakeside Stakes, although acting decidedly green at the barrier and, during the running, finished with great determination, coming from far in the rear through the stretch run, and at the end it was only a matter of inches between the first four, with Miss Veracity going the strongest, and she left the Impression that had the race been a little further, the Drake colors would have been in the van. C. R. Ellisons three-year-old Judge Himes is not as seriously hurt as had been reported; The horse is still a bit sore as a result of his race in the Derby, but the ailment is slight and manifests itself only whenever the horse is given a bruising race over a hard track.
