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LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Ed Tipton, of the Fasig-Tipton Co., said yesterday: "Chicago is a most healthy market for thoroughbreds nowadays. Everything of account sells well here. We shall extend our western business and hold more sales in Chicago from this on. There are but three good markets for young thoroughbreds in this country, New Tork, Chicago and Lexington." The sale of the Tichenor and Co.s horses in the paddock at Washington Park at noon tomorrow promises to be easily the sensational sale of the local season. Such a sale of a compact bunch of horses, all fit to race and all good enough to win in good company, does not often come off. Flo Bob will be sold with an excellent chance to win the rich Hyde Park Stakes only a few hours away, and is likely to provoke much competition, while such horses as Waswift, Sidney C. Love, Flocarline, Early, Elsie L. and the other members of the string will not be overlooked by owners ready to strengthen their stables. Jockey Henry, who rode Batts yesterday in the stake race, was suspended indefinitely by the judges on complaint of the starter that he had cut across the field at the start, thereby nearly causing a serious mixup. Hargis, which started in the fourth race, while rounding "the upper turn was nearly thrown down by being sharply cut off, and before Henry could straighten him out again the leaders were a long way in front of him. But for the mishap he would have finished much closer up. Jockey L. Wilson lodged a complaint with the judges after the second race, that his mount Major Tenny had been impeded in the last sixteenth by Bard of Avon, ridden by Wonderly. The judges, after listening to Wilson, sent for timer Sanders, who was in a good position to have seen if the foul had been committed, and he corroborated Wilsons statement. The judges then disqualified Bard of Avon, placed Major Tenny first, Kilmorie second, and Carat third. They later suspended jockey Wonderly indefinitely for foul riding. Continued on fifth page. LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Continued from first page. jockey Treanor was yesterday suspended by the judges for an indefinite period for his foul tactics on Orfeo in the fourth race Monday. Treanor suffered a similar punishment at New Orleans last winter at the hands of Judge Bryan, and for rough riding last fall at Worth he was also set down by Judge Morse. The latter subsequently reinstated him on his promise never to offend again. T. F. Sellers arrived yesterday with three horses from St Louis. It was reported that Flo Bob was scratched from the Edge water Stakes so as not to incur a penalty in the Hyde Park Stakes, in case he proved the winner of yesterdays race.
