The evening times., 1895-08-07
TRACK AND STABLE.

at tue benninB track. IL can De DaQ 1Or
such an event. 1t is rot proposed to attempt
anything on q big scale, but to offer purses
of a couple of hundred dollars each, with
probably a $500 purse for a free-for-an
pace and trot. 1t is believed by come har-
ness horsenien here that such q meeting
could be put through all right. There are
others, however, who don't believe any
sort OF harness meeting could be made to
pay it's way.
The Futurity is now attracting the at
tention of horsencn everywhere. In the
East there is a belief that that great race,
which will put into the pocket of the owner
of the winner something like $65, 600, lies
between Phil Dwyers horse, Handspring,
mad Mr.. Bclmonts recent purchase, Hast
ings. In the West, however, it is thought
that neither OF these tw-year-olds would
have a sure thing if Ben Brush should start
with them, but as there is a controversy
as to Brush's being eligible to try for the
Futurity, the owners OF Hastings and Hand
spring are not worried about him. With
Brush out, a fast and splendid race is
looked for between the Dwyer and Belmont
colts. Handspring has proven himself
good and speedy colt, but opinion is divided
as to whether or not he can beat Hastings.
Mr.. Belmont will give Hastings little if
any racing from now until the Futurity is
run. The colt will be put in fine shape
for the event, and his supporters believe
he will give Handspring the race Of his
life il he does not run away from him.
Strathber5y, the pacing horse that prom
ised SO well at the opening of the seafon,
seems to have dropped out Of sight alto
gether. Not a word has been said about
him of late that would give any notion of
his future. At Bloomington, Ill, in the
early part of July, Strawberry went a mile
over a half-mile track in 2:1O, aud the
next week he went a mile over half-mile
track at Peoria in 2:0S; making worlds
record for such performance. A few days
later Strathberry met Fidol, at Davenport,
in the free-for-aI pace. He beat the won
derful stallion the first heat in 2:06 IA and
drove him out in the second heat in 2:O5 IA,
but after that he could make no race. He
was out of condition and fell sick that
night. Strataberry was looked upon by
many horsemen as the coming champion
PAGER.
Two jockeys, the Isom boys, who have
been riding for the Kentucky Stable, owned
by Chinu and Morgan, at the Oakley track,
are having a Eorry time Of it. They have
become dissatisfied with the treatment
of their employers and want to get away
from them. The stable owners want 81 800
for releasing them. The mother Of the
boys is willing to give this amount for
their freedom, but thinks Chinn and Morgan
should pay her sons lot of fees due them
for mounts. This the stable owners refuse
to do. The matter has stirred up a good
deal of feeling at the Oakley track. The
boys are among the best jockeys in the
West.
The announcement made at Saratoga
yesterday that the original intention Of
the racing association to carry on forty
days meeting. had been changed, and that
racing would end on August %, surprised
no one who has watched the progress OF
that meeting. From the start the Saratoga
meeting has been a dismal failure. The
racing has been Of the commonest sort, while
the attendance has been misera BILE. As
about all the money it takes to run this
meeting comes out of the pocket of one man
has been a heavy dram
upon him. 1t has been hoped all along that
would turn up that would allow
the clubhouse to resume operations on
the old scale, but this not having come about,
Walbaum has evidently tired of his con-
tract and thrown IT up. The prophecy
made months ago, that a race meeting at
Saratago without wide open gambling
attachments could not be made to pay,
seems to have come true.