The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-24
TO-DAY THE fUTURITY.
Twenty-one Horses to Strive
for the $4,000 Stake.
THE ENTRIES A FINE LOT.
Never Before Has There Been such .
Fast List OF Two-f ear-oids-
Speculation on Their Chances.

rcv York. Aug. 1-Should tn, pre-ent
favorable weather continue, the gTeaIss1
O. an Futurity contests VIII be .iecided az
the sheepshead Bay track tomorrow. Il
will be a battle between the best z-year-
olds and FLIES in this country. While turf
men consider IL a great honor 20 Own
horse that has won the Futur.ty, the
81. 900 that goes with it Is a more sub
slantial and desirable possession
Contrary 20 precedent, no one morse IS
looked upon by experts as having an
overshadowing chance OF capturing the
rich prize. In former years the favorites
in the betting have won. Last year II
went 20 Gideon e. Days beaunfui nliy
Butterflies. In 1898 the black whirlwind
Domino won the event for keene, and SO
on down the list comes Morello, His High
ness. Potomac. all speedy Futurtty Wiz
ners. and nearly all were heraided long
before the events were decided. II IL diff
ferent this year, the crop Of 2-year-olds
being OF better class than ever before.
This year the stakes have been divided
among different stables. and one after an
other the youngsters have had 10 see
themselves beaten by a colt they have
previously won from, and apparently for
no good reason. Each week OF the train
ing season during the spring produced a
likely Futurity winner, and therefore their
number has been multiplied until IL Is
larger than ever before.
Tomorrow two or three will start at
about equal favorites in the betting, pos
sibly slight difference in favor OF Hast
ings. The reason for this possible favor
itism OF Hastings is the fact that he has
defeated Dryers 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 yet UNI
beaten. having run and won three races.
When he was bought by August Belmont
for $3.50 ne was thought to be the only
colt that was dangerous for Handspring.
The latter is a likely second choice. al
though he ought really 10 be the favorite
He was slow in rounding to his true fern,
having been beaten by j. ]. McCaffeTty's
Apologize and Hazlet for the great Amer
lean stakes at the same distance. p J.
Dwyer has a good candidate in his FLY
Axiom, who viii be a hard one 10 beat.
She has fully as much speed as Hastings,
and with 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 abil-
ity, and his last race was won very easily
from crescendo. Since then Requital has
been worked hard and has shown his
owner that he Is going to be hard 10 beat
In the early spring Hazlet was speedy.
but he has not done well since. Applegate
was expected 10 be one of the favorites.
but he did so badly in his work vester-
day that his owner said il was doubtful
IL he started. McCafertys second and
third strings are Wishard and jefferson.
Ihey whl do their share in helping Apple
gate 10 tire out his opponents Merry
Prince and Refuge are also down in the
Blenton august Belmont) interest. hut
they are only in IL to aid Hastings. For
mai and Intermission are named to go UNI
DER the "All Scarlet ID A. and A. Nor
ris}. but thus far they have not .howa
that they are In the class with the load
ers Silver III. will represent Marcus naIv.
and t. {. Wilcott's Palmerston will go.
King of Bohemia will be there in T. Lor-
lizards interest.and with the colors of the
Madison stables. Beau Ideal II. will also
start. and is expected TO do good WORT
The starters and probable Jockeys. with
weight. are as follows: