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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. In the dissolution of the partnership of J. C. Rogers and J. C. Milam, the Lexington racing firm, the former has sold his interest to Milam in the brown colt Toupee, by Tenny Flores, by Victory, and a chestnut yearling filly by Goodrich Melody, by Longfellow. Price private. The filly is a half sister to Prince of Endurance and Harry Beck. When David Gideon and "William Lakeland met in the corridor of the Hoffman House, New York, recently the greater part of their conversation had to do with the question of jockeys. "I am going down to New Orleans about the middle of January," said Mr. Gideon, "and I shall try to pick out a young and suitable rider for my stable next year. Its as hard nowadays to get a good jockey as to get a good horse, and I have come to believe that the man with a good rider is better off than the the man with a horse. By that, I dont mean what you would call a good horse one in the first flight for when you get one of that kind you can have all the jockeys wanted for the mere asking. Its the man with a lot of useful horses that finds the greatest trouble , in getting the right kind of jockeys for them, and unless he has a rider of his own he is almost at the mercy of a lot of others. What I am looking for, and hes hard to find, I know, is a useful light lad, whom I can have under my own supervision. New Orleans is a great training school for these boys and every winter there is a good chance to get one of them that has not done enough -in public to make him think he is a star." It has been figured up that the horses owned by James R. and Foxhall P. Keene, both here and in England, during the past season won 10,000 in stakes and purses. The Keenes stood second to W. C. Whitney in the list of achievements on American tracks. Turfmen say that the Keenes Castle-ton Stud has developed into a veritable mint and could not be purchased for less than ,000,000. In addition to the noted stallions Kingston and Horoscope, the Keenes are soon to show the get of Voter and Commando. They have thirty-two yearlings which will be trained by James Rowe for next seasons campaign. Stake events for the Kinloch race meeting have been announced, five contests, with an aggregate of ,000 added, constituting the features of the spring meeting, commencing April 15. Opening with an Inaugural handicap, ,500 added, the list has as its feature the Mound City Derby at one mile and an eighth, with ,000 added. Three stakes for three-year-olds and upward, one race for two-year-olds and the Derby for three-year-olds compose the stake list. The Inaugural Handicap will be run the opening day, and is at one mile. The following Saturday, April 23, the Woodlands Trophy, for two -year-olds, with ,500 added, and a special cup, donated by Barney Schreiber, will be run. This event it at four and a half furlongs. The Tranquilla Stakes will be run April 30, a handicap sweepstakes for three -year-olds and upward, at six furlongs; ,000 is added. The Mound City Derby will be run May 7, at one and one-eighth miles, ,000 being added. The Lucas Memorial Stakes, a selling event, for three-year-olds and upward, with ,000 added, completes the card. The Mound City Derby is open for entries at 0 each, with a starting fee of 0 additional. Entries for ail stakes close February 1.
