Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
MoRELLO TAKES THE FUTURITY.
The $4,000 Stake Captured by Col. Sim
gerly's Colt.

keriy'A COlf.
Col. Singerly's bay colt Morello. by Eolus
out Of Cerise, bred at Capt. r. ]. Hancock's
stock farm, in Aibemarle county. Va, won the
futurity stakes. valued at s75 0O0 at the Sleeps
head Bay track of the Coney Island Jockey
Club saturday. Ten thousand spectators
were present. The skies were ciouded and the
track deep in mud. August Belmont Lady
Viole; passed under the wire two lengths behind
the winner, with James r. Keene's Belladonna
colt at Lady Violet's neck
While Morello stood at the post before the
race saliva fell from his nostrils to the track
in profuse Quantities and the fifty or hundred
people that had journeyed TO the post to see the
seventeen contestants begin the futurity strug-
gle thought that Trainer Frank Van Ness must
be cray to send his colt to the post in such a
condition They were amazed beyond de-
scriution 20 learn upon their return to the
judges stand that this same colt had won the
S15,0 600 prlze by two open lengths from Lady
Violet. Horello's victory demonstrates two
facts-h first. that he il an unexceptionally game
animal. and. secondly, that this years two
year-Ol3s are worse than bad lot.
After ten minutes delay in getting the field
bcnched Starter Rowe dropped his lag to a
good start, with Lovelace in first place on the
rail. He was outspeeded in the opening six
teenth by the Belladonna COLT on which Ham,
1!tOn was enushNorlnS 10 make n runawaV race.
At the bend INTO the holneStretch proper. at
the end Of three furlongs, Morello was seen to
be breaking through from the bunch II The
half-mile post he was at the Belladonna colts
neck and Hamilton began to whip keane colt
in a desperate but futile effort to retain first
place. Nearing the last furlong post Hag
wards whip went up into The air and came
down wish vicious severity on Morelio side.
He then took a line in each hand and began
to ride the game son of Eolus. who
right at home in the mud his daddy loved
So well. From that point to the finish il was
race at ali. MOrello easily outspeeding his
opponent and winning. eased up in the last
dozen strides, by two lengths in LIZ 10 cork
ing good time considering the heavy condition
OF the track. Garrison rode one of his old-time
finishes on Lady Violet, but she had met her
master and could only struggle in second, beat
ing the Belladonna colt neck for second money.
Asa great horse race it was n failure all the
glory going to the winner for his gameness in
running such grand race in the face Of his
severe attack of influenza.
There we're two very angry jockeys ut the
track when the veteran rider. William Hayward,
was lifted into the floral chair adorned with
a horseshoe bearing the letters '.Futurity'' III
pinks.
They we're Jockeys Fitzpatrick and Isaac
Murphy. FitZ has ridden MoreIo in nearly all
his races and il was his great desire to throw
his leg over him and win the Futurity; besides
he was TO receive a fee OF 81 900 If Morello won.
Gideon and DAILY, who have first call on Fitz-
patrick, gave him to understand that he could
ride the colt, and he knew nothing to the con-
trary until Saturday morning. when the trm
notified him that he would have to remain on
the ground and they would start the Annie T.
colt and did not propose to permit Fitz patrick
to ride any other horse in the race. Fla was
too heavy to make Annie F. colts weight and
Simms given the mount. This exl la.ins
Fitzpatrick's not riding Morello; also hi loss
Of 81 900 that surely would have been his had
Gideon and DAILY given him permission to ride
Norello TO victory.
The other aggrieved jockey is Isaac Murphy.
Murphy Is under contract to the Ehret stable.
which started two candidates in Sir Francis and
Lidgerwood. Mr.. Ehret refused to let Murphy
ride either one of the colts and also declined to
let him ride Morello. By this action Murphy
lost all chance Of receiving the 1000, too. The
trainer OF Morello was in bad state of mind.
Both Fitzpatrick and Murphy had promised to
ride his colt, but at the last moment neither
could obtain the necessary permission from
their respective trainers. Fortunately Billy
Hayward was disengaged and he accepted the
mount, for which he will get the 81 900.
The race was worth Sal 900 to the winner,
s6 900 to the second horse and "a 900 to third.
The breeder of the winner, ". c. Hardy of
Virginia, receives 81 500 and the breeder Of
the second horse. the estate of the late August
$1,000.