The evening world., 1894-08-23
A $4,000 FUTURITY,
Fine Let of Youngsters in tbs
Richest Stake of the YEA.
Chances Of the Various Candidates
Considered.
The Race to BE Run at Shcep,beaa
Bay Saturday.

The chief topic in racing now Is N,
Futurity. the richest stake for two.vea,.
olds in this country. which is to be r,,.
of on the track OF the Coney Isl.r
Jockey Club. at Sheepshead Bav q
Saturday. In the last few Years IN
contest has been locked upon az a for.
zone conclusion. Domino, Morelle, Hia
HlgHness and Potomac being the favor
i.es. and justly 30 from their showing
during the months preceding the race
rms year, however. II is an entire,v
Inherent matter, for none Of the Young.
sters has shown anything like consist
ent form. and one after another m.
probable winner has been forced TO IN.
rear. while new candidate for m.
honors or two-year-old racing has com.
to the front, only to be knocked down
by new one. This has made the rae.
more open than In former years ana
there will be much guessing about IN.
| winner
In the beginning Of the season II WAS
thought that Jacob Rupert had all thu
stakes at his mercy with Gotham and
Counter Tenor. for they had been run.
ming half miles in trials In record time
and they were undoubtedly as good
lockers as any that had been seen in
former years. But Gotham broke down
and soon after Counter Tenor went
amiss. leaving Manchester as the onIy
one OF the string to be depended upon.
He did not show his form in exercise
or In any of his races. and 1t looked like
hopeless case. Then Mr.. Rupert CON
Guided to change trainers. and hired
John Campbell to take care OF the lot
In hopes that the colts might be ben
| efited The horses were taken to Sara
/ n u trn 1xSI -
are In about as good condition as they
were In the early Spring.
Gotham is not in the Futurity but the
other cfn, , two are, and in the trials this
all their old speed. Last week Man
| chester ran six furlongs over the Sara
ttoga track n LA - and Counter Tenor
the same distance in lis. In the race
l.amly will have the mount on Manches-
ter. while Garrison will ride Counter
Tenor. Col. Rupert makes no secret Of
latter.
Gideon Daly will be well represented
by BUTTERFLIES, Walter and Keenan,,
snd Nh sbs Gideon thinks highest Of the
any Of the colts In training in the Spring,
but broke down. She has rounded to,
however, and Is now all right again. al
break her down. Walter has won a lot
of rich stakes. but he has not shown
consistent form, although in that re.
| SptCL he mas Deen IN company with
the other youngsters. Keenan, is the pet
of the stable, but he resembles his
brother. Patron. in that he is a good
locker and worker, but does not perform
as well as his trials would indicate he Is
capable of.
If Butterflies stands up until the day
Of the race she will not lack hackers.
for she is as fast flly as has been
three-quarters in company with Keenan,
in LIS at Saratoga; BUTTERFLIES. will
have her nrt final trial la today and the
Edward Corrigan has Handsome and
Leo Lake in, but 1t is doubtful II either
goes to the post.
which has shown anything like Futurity
form has been Sadie. but she is far be-
low the average from this stable, and the
Pierre. Lorillard's best is Liza. and al
though she has run well In good company
for short distance. she does not seem to
be In the Class with the others mentioned
Louis Stuart thinks he has in Monaco
a very high class animal, and will prob
ably send him to the post, although he
has not done much in high-class COM
pany
The Magnetism colt owned by Perry
Belmont, is undoubtedly fast, but he IL
bad actor at the post and uses up q
good deal Of strength in fighting. He
will go, however, and should be promi-
nent for mile at least.
Agitator Is the only one Of the Keene
string which Is thought to be equal TO
the emergency, and with Taral up the
colt will not be neglected. as he will DO
better ridden than any Of the others.
The oneck Stable may have two IN
we'll. California Is the one on which
Mr.; Knapp pins his hopes, and she will
make them all theink they have been TO
the races, for she is fast, and with
Doggett up she is pretty sure not to
get much the worse of the start. =.
A lot of others of more or less speed
are among the likely starters, and the
most favored of the lot is Connoisseur.
which showed such turn of speed at
Norris Park. Fred Littlefeld will ride
him. and he will take some beating.
Ponds his appearance on Saturday, as
he is the only one in the Dwyer-Croker
string OF much account.
The stake is worth about $4,000 this
year, and should provide a great con-