The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-24
REOUITAT WINS.
Captures the Handsome Futurity Stakes
at Coney Island.

captures the handsome EuEur1Sy STAKES
at COney Island.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY RACE TRACK, Aug.
24-The Coney Island Jockey club track
at Sheepshead Bay was never in better
condition than today. The annual fall
meeting of the club is one of the features
of the racing year and with all its tri-
umphs of the past this year promises to
exceed them all. Today is the day of
the great Futurity race, when twenty
one 2-year-olds will struggle for the
richest stakes in this country and the
other races during the day are full of
promise.
The candidates for the Futurity ap-
peared on the track this morning with
their stable companions, but their work
was done and they were only taking
gentle exercise to keep their muscles
timber and their limbs in perfect con-
dition for the great struggle that is to
take place about 4:30 o'clock. Hand
spring is the choice of the majority of
the trainers at the track, in spite of the
fact that the betting men were in favor
of Hastings The former pin their faith
upon the Dwyer crack because he has
shown such consistent form since he be-
gan his winning career.
His string of victories at the Sleeps
head Bay spring meeting was the chief
reason for his following and his single
defeat by Hastings was not taken into
consideration, as much was expected.
Hastings has won his three races, defeat
ing Handspring il one. and the conf
| dence in the stable that he will win is
great. The other Biemton entries, Merry
| Prince and Refugee are doubtful, which
will doubtless bring about a change of
!
minute
Requittal and Hazlet are the best of
| the Gideon string, and the former is
! greatly thought Of He will have a large
| following when he goes to the post and
| in the betting he will not be far behind
| the others. Axiom is by no means an
impossibility, and if Handspring should
be carried off his feet by Hastings in the
! first quarter Axiom may be there or
| thereabouts.
OF the others which are entered it is
thought that sentiment is the sole object
| of the starting with posi- bility of a win
by accidents to the leaders. The
field is the best ever sent out for.
| At 10 o'clock the trainers had all left
| the track and their charges were resting
quietly in the stables with six hours
| wait for the contest of the year.
John Hyland, trainer of Requittal and
Hazlet and former trainer of Hastings
| had a group Of spectators around him
listening to his remarks. There is no
| doubt but that he has great liking for
Hastings and while he hopes to win with
| Requittal, if he is beaten, it would suit him
better to have Hastings do it. He spoke
of the race in which Hastings defeated
| Handspring as one of the fastest races
he ever saw, as dozen watches caught
Hastings at the half-mile in 4619 sec
Onds.
If Hastings can do that again today it
is a question whether any other contest
ant can live with him. Hyland declares
that RequittaI has never been tried, as
he has won all his races with but one
exception, and that was when he got
away twenty lengths behind Handspring
aud not in his stride yet finished we'll
up, With that race out OF the question
Requittal has an excellant chance.
There was much talk about the western
colt Nimrod later in the day and it was
argued that he must have good chance
for his owner to come so far and pay SO
much to send him to the post Silver l.
L had good many followers among the
rail birds who declared that he will make
them all run to win, In fact it is not a
hard matter to find during the morning Il
number of supporters for every horse in
the race.
1t was conceded on all sides that never
in the history of the state had the race
been more open, and there is possibli-
tv for a dozen horses. even though the
favorites we're only two in number, with
good odds about the others. The fair
estimate formed from conversation with
leading trainers at the track makes
Handspring the choice of the majority
with Requittal second, Hastings third
ahd Hazlet, Axiom and the others fol
lowing.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, Aug. 24-4:3O-
Requital won; Crescendo second and Sill
yer IL. third.