The herald., 1895-08-24
FUTUR|TY CONTEST TODAY
Great Races Expected at Sleeps
head Bay
TIE BATTLE OF 2=YEAR OLDS
List of The Starters and Probable
Jockeys
Things Beginning to Stir at Dallas Turf
Events. Baseball end other
Sporting Matters
Associated Press Special wis1.

Associated Press Special wisI.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Shouid the
present favorable weather continue the
greatest of all Futurity contests will be
decided at the Sheepshead Bay race track
tomorrow. 1t wall be a battle between
the best 2-year-old colts and tillies in this
country. While turfmen consider II a
great honor to own h orse that has won
the Futurity, the $4,000 that goes with
il is a more substantial and desirable
possession.
Contrary to prscedent no one horse is
looked upon by experts as having an
oyershadowing chance OF capturing the
rich prize. In FORMER ears the favorites
in the betting have won the prize. Last
wear it went to Gideon & sDaly's beautiful
fillv Butterflies. In 1s93athe black whirl-
wind Domino scored,the event for Messrs.
Keene, and so on down the list come
Morello, His Highness, Potomac. all
speedy Futurity winners, and nearly all
we're heralded long beforeithe events were
decided. 1t is different this year, the
crop of 2-year-olds being a better class
than ever before. This yeartstakes have
been divided among different stables and
one after another of the youngsters have
had to see themselves be6ten by colt
they have previously won IRON and ap-
parently for no good reason. Eaon week
of the training season during the spring
produced a likely Futuritv winner, and
therefore their number has been multi
piled until it is larger than ever before.
Tomorrow two or three VIII start at
about equal favorites in The betting, pos
sibly d slight difference in favor of Hast
ings. The reason for this possible favor
,tism of Hastings is the fact that he has
defeated Dwyers Handspring IN one Of
the fastest races of the year for the first
half mile. He carried seven pounds less
and in the first eighth of mile had
Handspring on tiptoes and held him
there to the three-eighths, when he came
away and won as he pleased. He is as
vet unbeaten, having run and won three
races. When he wass bought by August
Belmont for S37, 600 he was thought to
be the only colt that was dangerous for
Handspring. The latter is {. likely Sec
ond choice, although he ought really to
be this favorite. He was slow In round
ing to his true form, having been beaten
by J. J. McCafferty's Appleagte and Haz-
let for the Great American stakes at the
same distance.
P. J. Dwyer has another candidate in
his filly Axiom, who will be a hard one
to beat. She has fully as much speed as
Hastings, and with a prompt start will
be able to make him extend himself as
he never did before to keep the lead.
Requital should be in the first lot. He
has shown his ability, and his last race
was won very easily from Crescendo.
Since then Requital mas been worked
hard and has shown his swner that he is
to ha q hor rd tn n
eaily spring Hazlett was speedy, but he
has not done well since.
Applegate was expected to be one of
the favorites, but be did so badly in his
work yesterday that his owner said it was
doubtful if he started.
McCaffertys second and third strings
are Wishard and Jefferson. Thsv will 90
their share in helping Applegdte to tire
out his opposition. Merry Prince and
Refugee are also down IN the Blenton
august Belmont) interest but they are
only in in to aid Hastings. Formal and
Intermission are named to go under the
'all scarlet ID. A. q A. II. Morris), but
thus far they have not shown that they
are in the class with the leaders. Silver
II will represent Marcus DAILY, and for A.
Z. Walcott, Palmerston will go: King of
Bohemia will be there III p. Lorillard's
interest and with the colors of the Madi-
son stable. Beau Ideal II, who did so
well In the west and nothing at Brighton
and Aqueduct, is possible starter, and
Nimrod may also start. Mormon will
run under the colors OF /. Is. Roswell for
the first time, and Roundsman will try
for w. c. Hayes.
The starters and probable Jockeys with
weights are as follows:
AppIesate l22, McOaferty; Jefferson
1l5, Overton; Wishard l05, Ref; Hand
Hastings lis Griffin; Merry Prince 113.
Hampton; Refugee 1l2, Keefe; ReQuital
u.s. hazlet 11S r.. Williams; Inter
mission 112, Littleheld; Formal I13,
Penn Silver II los. Ballard Palmerstone
lis, O'Lary; King of Bohemia 1l5, Midg-
ley; Crescendo 113, Martin; Mormon los,
Nimora lis, Roundsman ia, Whippany
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. -Four and
half furlongs, -year-olds-La Lem
ster filly WON Carrara second, Ollie NJ.
third: time, SO
won. Favory second, Rob Roy third;
time, ;2S,
Six furlongs, .seling-Rose Clarke won.
Erebus second, Crawford third time,
l:l5H.
six furlongs, handicap-silver State
won, Royal Flush second, Ninctor third;
time, LA.
One mile, selling-Fred Gardner won.
Ike L. second, Peter the Second third
time, :42H.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Aqueduot re-
suits:
Five fuIlongs-Venetia II. won, Con-
nemaugh second, Fred Train third time,
l03%.
Five furlongs-Ameer won, Belde-
monio second, Maggie X. third; time,
l:031$.
One e-Inquirendo won, Cherry
Stone second, Lancer third time, :44%.
Handicap, one mile-Logan won, King
let second, Mirage third, time, 49,.
Mile and one-siXteenth-Chi won,
Speculation second. Baroness third
time. 1:5ll2.
Mile and one-eighth-Sr Dixon. ir..
won, Diabolus second, Mendicant third
time, :5sl4.
Guard won, Haroldine second, Lynd-
hurst third time, 1:17lI
Five furlongs-Nalle Ewing won. Car
rie G. second, Sylvia third; time, l:o4.
Six furlongs-Inyercauld won, Wa
1t lakes Us Shudder
To think of chills and fever But when we
really have it-supposing us to be so unfortur-