Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
GREATEST OF FUTURITIEs.
A Memorable Contest WI, Open the
Fail Meeting at COncy Island.

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All lovers Of the thoroughbred are look
ing forward TO the Futurity, which will
he run a week from Saturday with grow
ing impatience Beyond all question II
VIII be the greatest 2-year-old race ever
run in America. In the high class Of the
horses and IN the general uncertainty OF
,he issue II will De- the most notable of
the struggles for the richest Z-yeaI-oiu
irize on the American turf.
The first Ftlturity was won BY Proctor
Knott. with Salvador second. These were
two horses of the very first rank, but
Sllvator's class was not at that time Wen
established and the public knew httle OF
h. ability. Proctor Knott had come from
The Vest only q short time before, ana
although q junior champion winner ne
ia1 none OF that warm personal following
Der. which comes TO the horse which race
gJers have followed in repeated strus-
sles. .,
In the second Futur!ty Chaos and 81
CARLO were only second-rate animals. 70
.orac's third Futurity aroused unusual
interest. and was probably the most popu-
ar Of the contests up 10 that time. In
he next two races His Highness ana
Noreilo so far outciassed their helds as
30 DESTROY much 0f the public's interest.
AfNilANhf NhiAAAi"ff am A'P"''''E 80
furnished "a most exciting and spirited
contest. but as In the two previous events
he great fame OF Domino dwarfed his
competitors and deferred many from see
ng a stirring race.
Last year Butt rifles was 80 much better
than the fourth-rdte colts entered against
her that she was an olis-on favorite and
won. half unfit. The class of the field con-
siderod, it was the poorest of all the Flu
turtles.
The race this year IS different from all
that have gone before in that at least
i've Of the probable start rs are OF highest
class. and they are AN known 10 Eastern
race-goers, who have watched them In ell
Their contests. Each one OF these horses
has his band Of paT,isans. There are Ap-
pl'gate men. and Hastings men. and
Handspring men, aud Ilazlet men, ana
Axiom men.
No horse VIII carry more than II
pounds, 30 that the nigh weights viii not
b. severely Handicapped. In addition. II
IS well known that weight affects 2-ychr-
olds much less than older horses. and 10
pounds VIII not stop either Apologize or
Handspring.
Talking Of the weights there win be
some lively arguments before the eniri s
are announced. August 2}d. ana the Jockey
Club may eventually be called upon 70
httlir tAe various N49.utN0.
all grows out Of the ambiguous wording OF
two or three stake races.
Hastings will probably be the faVorte'
although he has displayed so much tom
per In his work at Saratoga That the
shrewdest observers there are not partcu-
larry impressed with hlm In addition
Hastings win have 10 be ridden by some
second-Ciass Jockey.
Handspring Is expected al Gravese2a
Monday. slmms s. coming over from
England 10 ride him In the futuri'y.
simms Ia said 70 weigh ll5 pounds. ana
70 be entirely out 81 practice having
ridden very little on the other SIDE
Hazlei and Axiom are IN superb con-
dition. as their Saratoga races sA3H'
Halle, Is very much improved. Two
weeks ago his owner timed him at sara
toga-a quarter Of a mile In p 81 seconds