Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-25

tasors. every o4e Il = aon can sc tie
t18sk from start ~ Lnlsa-
TIE FuczriIy stake viii be worth So, -,
heaelng l.ast Years stake b. Al isas- s-.s.'A
Nothusg u is sx-s ever oeen known
ia tie racing hIsrast Of England ana ia
this country Such stakes As tbose II the
Junior ckampiCa. Brooklyn hsLeicap,
Suburban haDcisaP AID Omnibus Nhi,E
are tAe most nosable after tie tuturity,
se..ion sxces.l 500
There xas the unusual BumbeF n ~
entries tor thls year, Fu1unty 7ace, ye-
onlg abo4I twenty possib.e starters are Ga
rle looks, and IL rs very probable thas tle
Lel4 alSa the bll--ie calls the horse - TIE
pss-f giu not eNceesi twelve candidates.
The resssoa there are 80 few starters out
q such a host II eILrles - nes strange
when the eoIssllr i,sas of the entries are IN
Grlslood Mast ~ tae entries. u Eot al.
arr made before The eoit Is foaled, and 4
matter II Two and three years from entry
u start Uakss Il a lottery OK 10 small
chance
Among tie probable starters u the vel
known ? y-sss-olls ia the race are the tol-
l9Wiu4. r. Nau Ness Morello. John hun
tar's Lovrlage, NJ K. Dryers hamiole,
Foxhau kecue's Ilellsdouns colt and & hes-
wick. Burridge's Summons. Malcott aud
Campben's Eagle Eisd, Blemton's Lady
Violet. Corduroy and Clarinda, Marcus,
Days She'll, futile aud Dietary, Empire
stables Co4nanche. r. A. Ehrets Sif
Francis Erred 0sohharlt's klsino colt and
j. A and A. H. Norris Freeze and Life
boat. Il Is possible that II. Michael may
start and IL he does ne VIII bc second choice
Ia the betting
A great deal of regret il expressed be
cause Don AlcnEe, the winner oi the a uniOr
Champion stakes, Is not eligible Tor the
reason that ke Wa not entered The west
ern people believe that either the johnson
colt or \ % Tam bsen could walk away with
che big stsAc II they were starters. IL Is,
however. notable tact that 10 prominent
western 2-ye,,r-old j. among the so en-
tries for this years racc, though the first
Futurity stake was carried OF 10y a west
cra colt
Morello will undoubtedly 90 To the post
a prime fav0rits Ira the betting lie IS a
very large, brown colt with lOng striCe
aud though he las never won a stake, be
has carried on more thsn hall score Of
rich purses this year. Morello il weaS on
a circular track, becauses he Invariably
loses ground in the turns; but on a striu CHIT
away course. such ~ that over which the
FutuIity i run, be is fast from start to
finish. and he il equally good comparative
/. upou = fast OF slow track
ColIee j. the regular jockey for Morello's
stable. hut 10 Is not likely that Mr. Van
Moss viii trust his great chance for the
-ich stake u Cdiee's riding. \ more eN-
perienced jockey viii &et the mount if one
Is os hers, rs diseceGged. The eastern race
goers would like ~ see Garrison up en-
Norelio, but he Is probably due To ride
Conlanche or oGe Of Marcus Days entries
Moreilo has never been penalized by
reason % his nos being = stake winner, ana
he should not ke weighted over IFS pounds
Ii ST. Michael starts be will have 10 carry
at leas. 10 pounds.
The Euturity was originated in 1883, or
rather for that yeSr. hy James q. h. Law
renee. president 81 the Coney Island JOCKEY
club. IL was novel idea, which required
ali entries 10 be made before the colt was
foaled, aud that SsEe the race its name
The Euturity.7 The first race was run
IN less. the stake amounting 10 $50 Ii
was Won by Proctor hn mott, the great Ken
tucky colt
In the east he irst won at the Saratoga
meeting Thence he went TO Monmouth
park and captured the Junior Champion
stakes. That made him "A hot favoritt
in the pools for the Futurity, aud he woS
without much trouble.
la 1855 me stake increased to $50. CO., and
Chaos won it. In 1890 it went up to SIS,
coo and was won by Potomac. whose stable
mate took second money. Last year the
stake sxelled TO 81, OO0, and was carried oil
| by Ifis HighHess.
The owner of the winner this year Wi
have a great advantage over previous
winners Heretofore all entrance fees
where the horse was declared or did not
start had ID he collected by the winner.
This year a new rule prevails hereby the
money must be paid into the association.
and until IL Il paid the owner Of the de
faulsinS canddat< il barred from the
track The refore the owner Of the winner
stands good chance To get the full value
of the stake without any after collecting
business.
Among those named above as possible
starters SOME VIII surely h. scratched be
fore the call 30 the post, because there ar,
| "A few in the ded who are entirely out
riasssd.
The race viii be run over the straight
| course The dist &nce Is about thTee-quar
ters Of Il Iaile Ii VIII b. seen that most
Of tho contestants for the Junior Cham
| pion stakes Don Aloazo being n no, able
exception sre named As candidates in tat
big event CGCINNATUs.