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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Concerning a horse "that has won distinction in California recently, Captain T. B. Merry writes Pacific Sporting News: "In these days when good horses, well bred and well formed, are being knocked to pieces by too early training, it is well to observe that great big bay gelding, Solon, owned and trained by George Webb, now at Agricultural Park. He was bred in Sonoma county by the late James B. Chase and sold by his executors. He was not promising as Continued on second page. LATONIA FORM CHART-CONTINUED. Reservation was easily the best, began slowly, as usual, closed a big gap and was then cut off at the sixteenth post and had to come to the outside, finished with a rush in the last fifty yards and was going away at the end. Bardolph showed the most early speed and lasted longer than usual after setting a very fast pace. Fonsoluca was hard ridden all the way. Throw Thanes race out. Tancred can also do much better. Reservation, show, out. Bardolph, show, 8 to 5. Fonsoluca. show, 2 to 5. Thane, show, out. 4:2 721 SIXTH RACE 7"8 Mile Purse 00. 3-year-olds. Selling. lnd Horses A Wt St hi hi StrFin Jockeys Owners O H C lJ 4266S2F. LADY ANNA w 9S?-1 l1 Is 1 l4 l4 D Austin C C McCafferty 7-5 7-5 0-5 1-2 42649MAMSELLE w 103 4 21." 2h 21 2 21 J MclntreJ Arthur 7-5 9-5 9-5 3-5 42649 JOHN COULTER w 103 2 3nk 3" 33 32 33 H PhillipsA L Kirby 4 7 6 9-5 42621 NESTORIA w 102 5 4i 0 510 5 4l Munro C S Brownell 30 30 30 8 42625 SINNER SIMON wsb 102 6 62 4"k 4U 4s 58 Holller Gorman and Bauer 20 20 9 3 42577 BOUNDARY w 99 7 7 7 64 65 62 H GilmoreF M Arthur 40 100 100 40 42656BEATCAIRE wb 348 8 S 7 7 7 Hyams A J Bresch 30 60 60 15 42682 GUADALQUIVIR w 104 3 53 5h S S 8 Crawfrd B S Dimmitt 30 40 40 15 Apprentice allowance. Time, 24$, 50, 1:17, 1:31. Winner Blk. f, by Plaudit Red Veil trained by C. C. McCafferty. Went to post at 4:22. At post 1 minute. Start fair. Won easily; second driving. Fair Lady Anna showed the most speed for the entire trip, opened up a winning gap before the others got to going well, was never in trouble and had considerable in resei-ve at the end. Mamselle ran well and outgamed John Coulter in the stretch drive. The latter had to go all around his field to get up and tired when the final drive came. The first three were the only real contenders. The winner, entered to be sold for 00, was run up to ,100 by T. Hatfield and bid in. Scratched 42668Rossmond, 10S; 42574 Galba, 10S; 42263 Irby Bennett, 102; 4266S Olonetz, 99; 42226 Diamonds and Rubies, 94; 42C0S Blue Grass Girl, 94. Overweights Fair Lady Anna, 21 pounds; Guadalquivir, 5. Fair Lady Anna, show, out. Mamselle, show, out. John Coulter, show, 3 to 5.
