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FOREIGN TURF GOSSIP. A statement issued by the French Department of Agriculture shows that the amount received by the pari-miituel during the racing season just closed was ,O7O,535. As eight per cent of this goes to the state the treasury profits by the sum of over ,000,000. After Maher had steered Lord Derbys Burscougii to victory in the final race at the Liverpool fall meeting, his. lordship sent for the jockey, and, in accordance- with the annual custom, highly complimented him upon his work during the season In the "black "and white" livery. After running in the Melling All Age Stakes on the last day of the Liverpool Autumn meeting, Richard Crokers Hayden was claimed by A. F. Bassett for ,S50. The latter may be considered a bargain, as Mr. Croker had given 0,000 for him in the spring to lead Orby in his Derby work. Richard Waugh, the well-known trainer, who has loft the Royal Prussian Stud at Graditz, after twenty-five years service, has received the Order of the Crown fourth class, a distinction offered for the first time to a trainer, thus constituting an especial mark of royal favor. Mr. Waugh is about .fo open a new training .establishment at Iloppe-garten and will train for all comers. Commenting on Star Shoots success as a sire in this country, London Sportsman says:- "Bred aud owned by Captain now Major Eustace Lodcr, Star Shoot was got by Isinglass out of Astrology dam of Telescope,1 etc., and was himsnlf a big two-year-old winner, his three successes at hat age including the National Breeders Produce Stakes at Sandown and the Hurst Park Foal Plate. It will be remembered that In the latter race Star Shoot was ridden by the then little Johnny Rein", who could go to scale at a trifle over eighty-four pounds, and he had to put up nearly forty nine pounds dead weight.
