New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
THE DAY OF THE FUTURITY,
AMERICAS RICHEST RACE TO BE RUN
NOT LARGE FIELD OF PROBABLE STARTERS
TIE OTHER CONTESTS.

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THE OTHER CONTESTS.
,,,s q, the opening day OF the Coney Island Jockey
cuhs autumn meeting at sheepshead Bay. An at
.,.. ,a,a "a presented for the consideration OF
ro.rs The race for the Futurity Stakes. OF an
,a,ea value of 500 0o Is Of course the chief feat
49, ~ the programme. There are eleven probable
.r,ers with the possibility that the number VIII be
,creased by some additional two-year-olds at post
.,,,s ornament who has raced credably both In the
r., and the West. is the favorite for the contest
o~n.ment carries the top weight according to the
s4,s sent out but his owner claims that lib pounds
y, ,bs weight the colt should carry Owing to the
,re =. the stake It is likely that Ornaments owner
n not object to l16 pounds II the racing ofncials
tide that to be the colts proper weight
ornament will be ridden by Tod Sloane. which
. ,.sof & decided advantage. as Sloane Is one OF
-. few .krful Jockeys on the American turf Ar
.sr, Whites Challenger is considered by many
s-,vd urfrnen to be one OF the dangerous elements
:. the Futur,ty. Challenger has worked well ana
-" ,un fairly In some Of his races. At Brighton
Challenger was left at the post in an important con-
zee, aus, when his owner was DESTROYS OF obtaining
", =, him for the Futurity. Challenger worked in
s,,ne style on Wednesday afternoon and ne VIII not
49,, ,-,.nds in the betting ring Starter Flynn should
SIT that Challenger receives an even break with
IN. others In to-days race
ov.asss will represent the Keene stable. Inc
90, daughter OF Wisdom and Faustne Is
500 IN her work, and the marve.lously easy
- :, which she disposed Of the pretensions OF
r,,o,hus at Brighton has enlisted many race-goers
=, ,bs ranks OF her followers. Rhodesia Is a hano-
- A,lv and is the special pet OF James X keene.
who IS confident that she VIII 'ehuel eoou "o -
herself this afternoon
a,.. ,os sh,nped East from the land Of silver
t. gunner Marcus DAILY who has made the Ions
Journey from Montana TO see the colt try cohciu.
sons with the two-year-old cracks Of the East anc
&, 10th willing and anxious to accept odds at INC
.o,,o ~ 10 10 / against Ills chances. Marcus Day
=. =, the Holland House. So is Shelly Tuttle' ana
" -. many other believers in the prowess OF the
~, tror, the far-oH land of the Bryanites where
,b,skers flourish and silver is plentiful. ooo,,ish
rs,ot,sn with Taral up. will also carry the Day
ooIolWS Rogerss Roderm,nd caused that trainer 10
lose much sleep OWING TO lhe manner IN r " ZANE
his work but quit badly IN si his Of @oderate
t bsnsG al haifile and has done well in some
recent trials that Rogers believes IT gooo speGud
ton TO him and take the chances OF winning
81 The Rrookdale colors will be carried by bastion
who as NJ as James hI HUTe nc s the Morris Parh
meeting but has rounded 10 so rapidly ana ana, t .
va lanS o. fe prize for the ookdae stable
Box IS almost an unkn9%n 9 nandty and 9o nossi
Sv he may be filled with everything necessary 10
plague the bettors but then Pandora retained Hope
and therefore the bettors should not despair.
w NJ Wallace names Panmure as his repres en-,
tatve Panmure was decisiyey beaten 10y ou bay
Panmure may do at sheepshead Bay; August Bel
monts Octagon is rated as a doubtful starter. re
port says that Octagon has been aiing since ms
last and brilliant trial Monday. But II Octayon
starts many OF the public will bet on him because
Henry OF Navarro was ailing when he won the
Suburban. ,,-.,
Now comes John ]. McCafertys Newsgatherer,
who is certainly speedy colt. but nobody ever be-
leved that he McCafertys Futurity candi-
date If Newsgatherer should win the race there
is likely to be as much excitement at sheepshead
Ray as there was at the Chicago Convention, and
both the sound-noney and the mddle-of-t he-road
men Of the turf will bolt In body.
There are twenty entries in the first race, and II
IS likely that It will be divided. The affair is a
selling scramble five furlongs for two-year-ods.
Eleven horses named for the Fall Handicap
Including Rubicon Buck Massie. Ben Brush, Lu-
CANA Muskalonge and others. Four horses are
expected 70 start in the fourth which should
prove an interesting contest. Deersayer, with III
hounds Lake Shore with 10S. and The Winner with
g. may possibly give Frank Clsrk's watch an OPP
portunty make new record.
The fifth race is a mile contest with selling con-
ditions Seven selling paters are entered includ-
ing Harry Reed. who has won races both at home
and abroad. A hurdle at mile and half,
filed with nine entries. will wind up the days pro-
gramme. go
In the Futurity the following Jockeys are likely
10 ride.