St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-03
VALUED At $4,000.
The Great FutuPity Stake to
Be Run for at SheepShead
Bay To-Morrow.
At Least Twenty Crack Two
Year-Olds to Start for
the Prize.
Protection, With 1924 Pounds
Up, Likely to Be Made the
Favorite.
Ell Rio Rey, the Phenom enon
Of the Year, Will Not Be
Among the Starters.

NEW YORK, Sept. "wednesday will
be Futurity day at Coney Island. The
Futurity is the most famous stake in
America. and undoubtedly the richest.
Five years ago j. G. K. Lawrence. Sec
retary of the club, conceived the idea of
mammoth produce stake to be COM
peted tor by two-year-olds. 1t was his
intention that the stake should eclipse
all previous efforts at dealing in the
future as regards racing fixtures.
1t was open to mares, and the
progeny of those nominated were
allowed to compete. The first
Futurity closed June l, 1856, with 752
nominations. The plan of the declara-
tions allowing an owner to get rid of an
unwlse nomination or, rather, engage
ment by the payment of a nominal tor-
felt has always been very popular with
horsemen. The stake jumped into pop
ularity and long before the date of clos
ing the first of nominations the success
of the stake was assured. In 1887 the
list was again opened. 1t closed with
S15 nominations. The list of 1888 far
exceeded these figures, while there is
little doubt that the contest of 1890 will
be worth $4,000 to the placed horses.
Naturally, race of such
ENORMOUS PROPORTIONS
has attracted the attention of the entire
racing world. Executive boards of the
oldest Jockey clubs in England looked
at the gigantic enterprise in amaze
ment. They thought it was not feast
Die plan and predicted failure, but the
race last year between Proctor Knott,
Galen, Salvador and a lot of other grand
two-year-OldS taught the old racing fos-
sils a lesson that they have not recov-
cred from yet. The struggle at the fin
ish of last years Futurity was some
thing grand to witness. Proctor Knott's
victory was witnessed by $4,000 peo-
pie, by far the largest crowd
that ever assembled on an Ameri-
can race track. The victory was
popular one. Proctor Knott was the
best horse and he made the run in good
time. The value of the stake to the
winner was $4,000. Saltwater and
Galen also got big slice. AS stated
above. the Futurity of Wednesday has
SIS nominations. OF this number 234
are void, leaving 5S1 to either run or
pay forfeit. AS near as can be figured.
luG tdCC bulO Col VIII OO NOlOu SOO7OOO
to the three placed horses. Of the 5S1
to either race or declare, 174 declared at
S25 each-a total of 81, ,350-and 146 de-
clared at S75-a total of S10,950. Then
there is the added money, $4,000. In
the event of there being
TWENTY STARTERS
as seems probable from the present ont
look. the prize will be worth not less
than 100000, of which $4,000 will go to
the winner. Last year the race seemed
to be a foregone conclusion. Proctor
Knott had romped in ahead of his field
in both the Juvenile and Junior Cham
pions. The great son of Luke Black
burn did win, but by narrow margin.
Indeed, the flush was so close that it
was thought the late EnOch Turner lost
the race for Galen by pool riding. The
pace was so hot, the struggle so fierce
and the punishment so severe that both
horses Swerved badly. Wednesday the
field of starters will be much larger, and
the result will be in doubt until the
winning post has been reached. From
whatreliable information can be CLEANED
fine nrOha hie starters are: