Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
.FUTURITY DAY SPORT
Sheepshead Bay Track Promises Good
Going Today.
TOD" SLOAN HAS 4 Big FOLLOWING
He VIII Be Up on One Of the
Fleischman Pair.
A q TU MN A WORTH

NEW YORK, August 23.-This is Futur-
ity day. At the Sheepshead Bay track to-
day the mist was almost thick enough to
be rain, and a dense fog was coming from
the sea, but weather-wise people said that
it would clear off bright and hot by noon.
The going was good as could be desired
and the grounds never looked better.
During the last six weeks the manage
ment has put up a comfortable field stand.
All of the two dozen or more candidates
for the richest of all stakes in the United
States, the Futurity, are ready for the
race Their heavy work of prepare ton was
completed on Sunday, and all they did this
morning was TO canter around the track
and then take a snort breeze through the
stretch. There were but few people at the
track in the early morning hours, most of
the regulars having seen all they wanted
on Sunday, and only the gossips were there
TO talk over the coming race, which is ac
knowledged to be the most open in years
with at least dozen having chances to
Win the $4,000, which will go to the first
past the judges stand after a run of a
trifie under six furlongs.
The Best Horses.
There was a slight leaning toward Mad
denis colt Scannell, as he has shown the
best work of the lot in the last week. His
Sunday morning run around the track
seemed to be good enough to win from any
youngster, but then there are such things
as morning glories," and work is not rae
ing, SC some aStute judges declared thai
the horse would lave to win before they
would concede that he was of extraordi-
nary high class.
Autumn was the choice among those who
have been to the races every day this year,
for they have seen him pick up weight and
run true and we'll, and they were not in
clred to give way to colt that was
beaten in the first and only race he ran
this year, and then by Autumn. Besides
Scannell, Rhinelander and Glenheim are
down to start for Madden, but it is not
likely that more than one Of them will go
to the front.
AS Sloan will be up on one of the Fieisch-
man pair. DR.. Eichberg and Sir Hubert,
they had lot of following, especially as
Eichberg has been shown some good trials,
and was high class colt in the spring
at Morris Park, although he has not since
shown that he was worth the money paid
for him.
Ahom, the pet Of that astute turfman,
"Pittsburg Phil" is sure to have many
supporters. for he is good colt and has
raced well
Captain Sigsbee, His Lordship. High De-
gree, the Morris pair. the Galway pair,
and, in fact, the whole list, will be IA
vored by some, and not little money
will be bet on High Degree, the best of the
John Daily string, now that Jean Beraud
has gone to the stable of Sidney Paget.
The Gideon Luck.
Many will remember the sale of the Gid
con & Daily stable just before another Flu
turity, when August Belmont paid the
highest price ever paid for a two-year-oid
at that time for Hastings, and then had to
sit in the club house and see Requital,
bought by Dave Gideon at the sale win the
rich stakes. These who believe in the Gid
con luck, which seems to be in the ascen-
dant again, will Pin their faith to the white
with blue braces in the hope that lightning
will strike twice in the same place
The officers of the Coney Island Jockey
Club have extended the courtesies of the
tack to the officers of SIMPSONS fleet, and
1t is probable that the offer will be accept
ed by as many spare the time TO go
down to see the fine lot of youngsters COM
pete for the rich stake at about 4:50 this
afternoon. The list of starters, with the
weights and Jockeys is as follows: