The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24

NEW YORK, Aug. 23-Should the pres
ent favorable weather continue, the
greatest of all futurity contests will be
decided at the Sheepshead bay race
track tomorrow. 1t viii be a battle be-
tween the best two-year-olds and FLIES
in this country. While turfmen consider
it a great honor to own horse that has
won the futurity, the $4,000 that goes
with 1t is more substantial and desir-
able possession.
Contrary to precedent, no one horse
is looked upon by experts as having an
overshadowing chance of capturing the
the betting won the prize. Last year 1t
went to Gideon & Days beautiful hlly
Butterflies. In 1893, the black whirlwind
Domino scored the event for Messrs
Keenes and soon down the list comes
Morello. His Highness, Potomac, all
speedy futyrity winners and nearly all
were heralded long before the events
were decided. 1t is different this year,
rhe crop of two-year-olds being better
class than ever before This year stakes
have been divided among oltterent staples
and one. after another, the youngsters
have had to see themselves beaten by q
colt they have previously won from, and
apparently for no good reason. Each
week of the training season during the
spring produced a likely futurity WIN
ness ana, therefore, their number has
been multiplied until it is larger tnan
ever before.
Almost Equal FavOrites.
Tomorrow, two or three will start at
about equal favorites in the betting, with
possibly slight difference IN favor or
Hastings The reason for this possible
favoritism of Hastings is the fact that
he has defeated Phil Dryers Hand
spring in one CT the fastest races of the
year for the first half mile. He carried
seven pounds less, and in the first eighth
of mile had Handsprings on ttptoes
and held him there to the three-e.ghths,
pleased. He is as yet unbeaten, having
run and won three races. When ne was
bought by August Belmont for S3f,V0O, he
was thought tc be the only colt that was
dangerous for Handspring. The latter is
a likely second choice, although he ought
really to be the favorite. He was SLOW
in rounding to his true form, having been
beaten by J. J. McCafferty'S Apologize
and Hazelet for the Great American
Stakes at the same distance.
Ewyerss Axiom.
2. J. Dwyer has another candidate in
his illy Axiom, who will be a hard one to
beat. He has fully as much speed as
Hastings and with a prompt start Will
he able to make him extend himself as
he never did before to keep the lead.
Requital should be put in the first lot.
He has shown his ability and his last
race was won very easily from Crescen-
do. Since then Requital has been work
ing hard and has shown his owner that
he is going to &c g nara coIt 10 pedl. HI
the early spring Hazlet was speedy but
he has not done well since.
Applegate was expected to be one OF
the favorites but he did so badly in his
work yesterday that his owner said it
was doubtful If he started.
McCadertys second and third strings
gre Wishard and Jefferson. They will dc
their share in helping Apologize TO tire
out his opposition. Merry Prince and
Refuge are also down in the Blentor
august BelmonD interest but they are
only in IL to aiG Hastings Formal and
InterTnission are named TO go under the
s'all scarlet ID. A. and A Morris), bu'
thus far they have not shown that they
are in the class with the leaders. Silver
II viii represent Marcus Daily and fol-
A E Walcott Palraerstone will go. kinE
of Bohemia will be there IN P. Iorillard'
interest and with the cotors Of the Madi
son stables. Beau Ideal II, who did SC
well in the west and nothing at Brighton
and Acqueduct is a possible starter, anc
Nimrod may also start. Mormon will rur
IL the colors OF T. B. boswell. for tbs
first time and Roundsman will try fol
". c. Hayes.