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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. A few days ago several persons went over, after the races, to T. C. McDowells stable, to ascertain the extent of Allan-a-Dales injuries, and while being shown the horse the conversation drifted towards the running of the remaining handicaps and the probable winners. McDowell said it was the ambition of his life to win one of the rich handicaps. He said that while he was looking at Allan-a-Dales bad front legs. "Perhaps he may not be able to go In either the Young or the Wheeler handicaps," he continued, "but I have a little jewel here in this mare," and he stepped over to Monar-kas stall and patted the brown beautys neck. Monarka snapped playfully at her owners arm as he petted her. "Thats the way she has of telling me she is ready to win," the owner laughingly told his friends. "She always does what the public does not expect of her. She is an unfortunate lady— always meeting with trouble in her races, but she is honest and I always bet on her because I know she will do her very best every time I start her." Very few persons are aware that Monarka was bred last spring to Allan-a-Dale and is at present in foal. Mr. McDowell has already gone to the extent of selecting names for the expected produce. Should ,it be a colt it will be called Lawrence Young, and if a Ally Miss Young. The names were selected as a compliment to the president of the Washington Park Club. The usual raid on the bookmakers occurred yesterday, and created little less than passing notice. The constables yesterday were admitted to the grounds when they appeared, but were told that they must act like well-behaved men, and do their work in an orderly manner. The police, acting under orders from Inspector Hunt, assisted the constables to locate the persons wanted, who were escorted before a justice and released on bonds until July 17, when their cases will come up for trial." At the sale of the MelbourneStud yearlings at Dexter Park tomorrow night a number by Prince of Monaco will be sold. Monarka showed in the Young Handicap yesterday what the get of Prince of Monaco can do in the line of high-class racing, and her splendid performance should serve to enhance their value in the eyes of prospective bidders. The sales so far held here have shown gratifying results, and as no breeder sends out more winners than "Col. Bill" Barnes, these Melbourne bred youngsters should sell readily at good prices. % A. T. Dobson will ship Epicure and the yearlings he recently purchased to California today, where they will be rested until the beginning of the racing season there. Epicure, in his last start, was knocked into the fence and the mishap was sufficiently serious to cause his retirement for probably three months. Ed Trotter returned yesterday from St. Louis with Scorpio and J. W. ONeill. Jockey Helgesen has the" distinction of having piloted the winners of the three principal stakes so far run during the current meeting, having won the American Derby with The Picket, Sheridan Stakes with San-ton, and the Young Handicap with Monarka.
