The times., 1897-08-24
READY FOR THE FUTUR|TY
The Great Tw0-Year-0ld Race to
Be Run Off Today.
A REVIEW OF THE CANDIDATES
Howinnd VIII Probably Be the Fa-
yorite-Marcus Daiy's Youngsters
Good Showing Made by Keene's
Cock Robin-MurilIo VIII Try to
Duplicate His Sire's Performance.
1t was announced

| New York, Aug. 23.-It was announced
| today that the field for the Futurity to.
morrow would likely be made up asfolIows:
The Husuenct and Gibraltar, 1I9 each;
| Allouette, Briar Sweet, Uriel, Central
| Trust, Demagogue and Rowland, 115
| each; AmazOnian, 113; Grand Sachem
| Cock Rotin, Gala Day and Handsel, los
| each; Frohman and Plaudit, 118 each;
| Previous, 116. Arquebus and Ruby Lips,
| los each.
| TIE Futurity of 1897, worth $4,000
| TO the winner, which viii be the feature
| OF tbs card at the opening day of tho fan
| meeting OF the Coney Island Jockey Club,
at Sheepshead Bay, bids fair to furnish one
OF the best two year-old races OF the year,
in spite OF the fact that Hamburg, Firear III,
Bowling Brook, Handbali, and other first
rate youngsters are not eligible for it.
David Gi1eon's Frohman, winner OF the
Eclipse Stakes, has, after soIhe splendid
private trials, shown badly in public, and
may not be sent 10 the post. The horSe-
men who have seen the colt work have
about come to the conclusion that ne is
a rogue. He Wore blinkers, the rogue's
badge, on Saturday, when he ran with
Hamburg, Don't Care, Handball and First
Fruit, in the Electric Handicap. aud did
not experience the slightest trouble in beat
ing them.
o. H. P, Bclmont's Great Bend. VINO is
also in Jack Joiner's stable, is another
that may not appear. Great Bends work
has been bit disappointing lately.
Jonn +. Madden HindOo colt, Rowland
who will probably be the fayorite for the
great race, since Previous performed 81
badly at Brighton the eother day dIdhisIaSt
preparatory work yesterday II was
merely an easy gallon over the Futurity
course. Rowland is in splendid condition.
He looks better even than he didlast spring,
when he was winning allth rich two-year
old stakes dCwn in Tennessee and Kentucky,
and Madden is sanguine OF success tomorrow.
Rowland VIII not be the only FutuTity can
didate that Madden VIII have claim on
He recently bought an interest In the Himyar
colt, Plaudit, who was on the track at
Sheepshe ad yesterday along with the
other youngsters, and did his gaIIoping
as impressively as any OF them. Jimmy
Mclaughlin had Hayman & Frank colt.
DemagOgue, at work also There has
been a great change OF opinion as t.
Demagogue' chances since he beat Previous
az Brighton Beach.
Marcus raly's string, including Afghan,
Grand sachem and Briar Sweet, the three
Youngsters from whom the copper kings
Futurity candidate is TO come, arrived from
the spa yesterday. Matt Byrnes expressed
great disappointment at the unsatisfactory
showing Grand sachem made al Saratoga.
Briar Sweet is pounds the best two-year-old
Of the Daily string ON public performances,
Afghan is rs yet untried.
John ]. AcCafferty, another arrival from
Saratoga, brought Gala Day, KitefoOt and
the other youngsters OF his string all hack
in superb condition. Gala Day will be the
Texans choice. He showed so much speed
as a yearling that McCafferty nominated
him for the English Derby for 1898.
Just which one OF the Keene colts,
UrieI and Cock Robin, will go TO the post
is not certain They both may. Urel
has done splendid, both publicly and prl-
vately, but Cock Robins good race in
the two-year-old handicap last week en-
titles him TO the highest cons liberation.
August Belmont's repres entative viii be
the st Biaise colt. Songster, out of the
raare soubrette.
IL does not look as if Lucky Baldwin
has any surprises to spring this season.
His solitary eligible is the Emperor OF
Norfolk colt, Rey el Salto, who, in his
last public Futurity trial at Saratoga was
beaten by very ordinary lot
Mike Dwyer's Previous did his last
preparatory work yesterday, and so did
Central Trust. They both went well, but
nothing extra.
j. S. Follansbee's colt, MuriIio. came
down from Saratoga, also looking fresh
and strong. He has been trained with Z.
view TO the Futurity, and his handlers
believe him capable OF duplicating the
wonderful performance of his distinguished
size.