Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
FUTURITY'S RICH STAKE
The Chief Topic Discussed in Racing
Circles.
Trials of Manchester and Counter
and Garrison Counter Tenor.

NEW YORK. August 23.-The chief topic
In racing now is the Futurity. the richest
stake for two-year-olds in this country,
which is to be run OF on the track of the
Coney Island Jockey Club, at Sheepshead
Bay. on Saturday.
None OF the younsters that are to start
have shown anything like consistent form,
and one new candidate after another for
the honors Of the two-year-old racing has
come to the front only to be knocked down
by a new one.
In the beginning of the season it was
thought that Jacob Rupert had all the
stakes at his mercy with Gotham Counter
Tenor and Manchester. for they had been
running half miles In trials in record time
for racing. and they were undoubtedly as
In former years. But Gotham broke down
and soon after Counter Tenor went amiss,
leaving Manchester as the only one of the
string to be depended upon. He did not
show high form in exercise or in any of
his races, and il looked like a hopeless
case.
Then Mr.. Rupert put John Campbell In
charge Of the lot. the horses were taken
to Saratoga, and all have rounded TO. so
that they are in about as good condition
as they were In the early spring Gotham
Is not In the Futurity. but the other two
are, and In the trials this week they have
shown that they have all their old speed.
Last week Manchester ran six furlongs
over the Saratoga track in LA IL, and
Counter Tenor the same distance In LIS
In the race Lamley will have the mount on
Manchester. while Garrison will ride
Counter Tenor. Col Rupert makes no
secret Of the fact that he hopes to win with
the latter.
Gideon and Daily will be well represented
by butterflies, Walter and keenan,, and
Mr.. Gideon thinks highest of the hlly first
ramed. She was as fast, II not faster, than
any OF the colts in training In the spring.
but broke down. She has recovered how
ever. and Is now all right again, although
one race would probably be all she wanted
Walter has won lot Of rich stakes but
has not shown consistent form. 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 run fast enough
10 win when he Is sent to the post. II But
terf1ies trains all right up to the day of the
race she Will not lack hackers for she is
as fast dlly. as has been seen In years.
Walter has worked three-quarters In COM
pany with keenan, IN LIS at Saratoga
Butterflies will have her final trial today,
but the time is not apt TO be made public
Edward Corrigan has Handsome and Leo
Lake in as the best of his string but Il is
Doubtful Il either will go to the post. The
only one from Marcus Daly's stable which
has shown anything like Futurity form has s
been Sadie. but she is far below the average
and the stable may not be represented at
Auc pt1A.a
Pierre Lorillard's best IN Lima. ana al
though she has run well in good company.
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 viii probably
send him to the post, although he has not
done much in high-class company.
Perry Bemonts Magnetism colt Is un-
doubtedly fast but he is a bad actor at the
post, and uses up a good deal Of strength in
lighting. He win go. however. and should
be prominent for a while at least
Agitator is the only one OF the Keene
string which is thought to oe equal to the
emergency. and with Taral up the colt will
not be neglected..
The Oneck stable may have two In it's
string, Tor Doggett has done fairly well
California Is the one on which Mr. Knapp
pins his hopes. and with Doggett up she
Is pretty sure not to get much the worst Of
the start.
lot Of others Of more or less speed are
among the likely starters, the most favored
OF the lot being Connoisseur, which showed
a turn OF speed at Morris Park.
Utica runs today. and on his race depends
his appearance on Saturday, as he is the
only one in the Dwyer-Croker string OF
much account.