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TEXTILE DESTINED FOR ENGLAND. Thomas Monahan Decides to Ship Away His Good Colt to Find a Purchaser. New York, July 2!. P. J. Dwycr, president of the Brooklyn Jockey Club, and Thomas Monahan, owner of Textile, Paton and Rocklield, are daily visitors to the Gravcsend track. Owing to the turn of affairs racing has taken it is Mr. Monahans intention to ship Textile to England, with a view-to racing him and finding a buyer for him. He is too good a colt to remain idle. Today he is one of the best-looking tiirec-year-olds in training. Textile is a ricli chestnut by Indexible Gold Lace. He has improved a great deal and no one knows really how good a horse he is, as all he lias been asked to do is to gallop and every now and then canter along miles in 1:48 or 1:49. In these workouts he has always been fighting for his bend. To get a buyer here for him is out of the question. Jack Gohlsborough and George Kraus have shipped their horses from Gravesend to Fort Erie. The former has a fair horse in Billy Vandeveer, which he bought from William Lakeland, lie worked well several times before Mr. Gohlsborough made up his mind to ship him. One of the men who left this couutry with the Burlew outfit for France lias returned home and says that all the Americans are doing well. lie also said that Henry Shields, who rode here a few years back, has one of the best handicap horses in France. Eugene Leigh offered 0,000 for him, acting for a rich baron. Brandosies is the horses name. Shields rode in this country for Galen Brown and Frank Taylor. Horsemen about the Shecpshead and Gravesend tracks have heard about a meeting of five days which will be held at Flemington, N. J., in connection with tlie Somerset County fair. Charles Koliler has shipped from Gravesend track to his farm In Madison, N. J., the old campaigner. Master Robert, and a two-year-old that went amiss lately. The rest of the string Chickasaw, Herodia and Ballymeiia will go to Canada within a week. All are doing well anil are ready to race.
