Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-24
Track at Sheepshead Bay Made Very
Slow by Rains.
FUTURITY Is ANYBODTS RACE
Result Will Be No Surprise, How
ever It May Go.
GOSSIP OF THE STARTERS

very oren race for the rich Futurity stakes
to be run off this afternoon at Sheepshead
Bay. was made still more SO by the rain Of
last night and early this morning which
came down in torrents and turned a fast
trsck INTO deep mud, with no possibility of
us drying out before the opening of the
re &C. The candidates for the stake were
cut on the track after the rain was over,
but only got slow gallops in the sloppy
gong, no enc caring to risk injury. 1t
cleared nicely overhead. however. and the
prospects were excellent for a fair day at
O'clock.
Although the Thompson string is repro
scented by three youngsters, it is no secret
that in Gibraltar is their chief dependence
and Scherrer will have the mount. The
colts best wc:k WIS last week at Brigh-
ton Beach, where, in very heavy going. he
ran half-mile race in moderate company
in 4912, ard looked If he could go the
rest of the Futurity distance without hard
urging. The Huguenot, full brother to
Henry of Navarro. who was not particular
~ good as two-year-old, will have w.
Martin in the saddle and will get lot Of
urging l. Alouette is very fast fily, and
that she will be well ridden is understood,
Tor Clawson is good boy and about the
best of the light-weights at a finish. Many
good Judges Incline to the belief that the
most of the dependence is placed upon the
hdlf-mile race already noted.
DAILY Has Three Starters.
Marcus Daily. too. has announced three
starters, two of which are new in the Met
ropolitan district. Taral will have the
mount on Briar Sweet that fine-looking
sister of DR.. Hasbrouck the famous sprint
er, and as she has shown a good deal of
Sre a6 S1e r-in 10
Sacnem is, as will be seen by his name, a
son of the great Tammany, and much was
expected of him early in the season I'm
Montana from which place ne went to
Saratoga for preparation. His race there
few days ago was not eacoura ging. but
he may do better today. The other one Of
this string is Amazonian. with as vet Il
lame to make. and possibly unlikely to go
TO the post. The victory of Ogden Of this
stable last year will make the newcomers
respected while in breeding. Briar Sweet
is all right.
James r. Keene has two in Uriel with
Sloan on his back. ard Cock Robin, with
H. Martin up Uriel has been more or
less a disappointment this year. for he
mas, as did Rhodesia year age. shown
some great speed in trials. but has not
the lightweight Cock Robin has done some
good work He has started but once this
year. and then with an exceedingly bad
start ran around a good field and got sec
thing Ike an even break he should have
got the purse.
Today he will have had the needed en-
perlence, and ought to get away better.
II he Is up with his field when the flag
falls it would not be surprising to find him
in the front rank at the end
Perkins to Ride FrOhmnn,
Frohman is down to be ridden by Per-
kins, but his appearance at the post is
exceedingly doubtful, as he has performed
very badly since he won the Eclipse stakes
at Morris Park. Arquebus is also a
doubtful starter, which will release Dog
gett 10 ride Demagogue, a candidate that
mas many admirers owing to his last per
IoI mances. The great Hamburg is. I'M
fortunately Tor his owner, John E Madden
ineligible, so his stable COMPANION HOY,
land, will be sent to the post instead. and
according to all accounts, he is a very
iast colt: although not quite in the shape
uesIred Tor SO big contest. He Will be
ridden by White, which is a nitv az ,be
ooy Is by no means in the first rank Of
jockeys. -
one of the most dangerous horses in the
L. Is ,hat somewhat erratic son of Med
der, Previous which has run in ANYTHING
but true form since he was first sent to the
pest He won the Great American stakes
at GraVesend after he had been Disgrace
Iuiiy beaten but week before by horses
not really in his class and then ran a lis
appointing race. In the Great Trial stakes
at Sheepshead Bay, he finished second to
Hamburg. beating other good ones IL was
only few days ago that he ran a moor
race at Brighton. and today he may repeat
Ills poor or his good performance He will
be well ridden by Sims, however.
Central Trust disappointment.
j. E. McDonald's Central Trust has been
a good deal of a disappointment to his
owner, but may do better today with Hew-
lit on his back Gala Day, ]. ]. McCaf-
ferty's colt. will be ridden by his owner.
but Will have to carry four pounds over
weight 1t is not handicap. for that four
pounds is IL jockey, and high-class Jockey
at that, and McCafferty's position will not
be known until the race is finished He
thinks his two-year-old is fast j. A. BEN
netts Handsel has had a steady prepara-
ton and VIII be vigorously ridden by Clay
ton, while Ruby Lips, ridden by H. Lewis.
at four pounds overweight, has a fair
chance to he in the first three. Lydian,
with 10 pounds up and with Thorpe in the
saddle. will also start
The stake this year is worth about s45. OoO