The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-31
READY FOR THE FUTURITY.
The Richest of American Races at
Shecpshead Today.

An Immense Attendance Ut the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Hope of the
Whitney StnbIe-Other Candidates
for the Great Event Of tie Turf
NEW YORK. Aug 31-Thc richest of
an American races the $4,000 Futurity
for two-year-oIdS. will be run at Sleeps
head Bay this afternoon and. if the con
ditiCus are favorable. il viii be witnessed
by "a crowd Of 5000 or f50t1 persons The
Concy Island Jockey Clubs grandstaud
viii be packed from top to bottom with
all sorts and conditions Of men and wo-
men. for the Futurity has always been a
popular race and it is more than usually
attractive this year.
Tho FUturity field viii be called 10 the
/ post al about o'clock and the race ought
/ % be over before AIS. 1t is not likely that
I there Will be a long delay at the post
/ During the last three or four years. Fitz-
gerald. the starter. has been singulaa'y
1 lucky with his Futurity fields and there is
| no reason why he should not do well this
afternoon.
/ The candidates, with one OF two eICCp-
! lions. have done more o. less campaign
| ing since the season opened at Norris
/ Park away back in May. and all have
/ been thoroughly schooled - break from
I the barrier There was not a mean actor
/ among the seventeen colts and nllicS
/ named TO go last night. The Futurity
/ Will be run this year over the old course
which is just IIp feet short Of three-quar-
/ tiers Of mile. for the last time. Next
! season the new course will be used and
| the distance viii be a fun six IurIongs
/ II Is the consensus Of expert opinion to
/ day that todIy's field is the smartest seen
/ q
| Nasturtium, the hope Of the Whitney
| stable, has won the first part of the rich
| double event. and his running mates,
( Goldsmith and King Hanover are. re-
/ spectvcly. the winners of the rich Sara
/ toga special ANA the Grand Union Hotel
/ Stakes JohL Madden's Blue Girl. the
! greatest hlly of the season. with the pos
/ sibic exception Of John w SchOrr's En-
| DURANGO by Right has won the Juvenile.
! Eclipse, Great American. and Great Tri-
/ al stakes. his $4,000 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I ycarling of last season, Yankee. has
/ shown Futurity form in two purse races
/ at Saratoga and the Hastings fiIy. Gun
fire. has taken several minor stakes.
/ Flywh,el who is to carry Perry Bel
mOnts colors for the first time. defeated
Goldsmith in the second part of the dOu-
/ bic event, Capt. Sam Browns Hyphcn
forced Blue Girl TO do her best TO win the
I great trial. Heuueu and Dave Morris sat
urddy ran second in the Adirondack Han
diCap at Saratoga a week ago and De
Reszke. Port Royal. and Carroll d are
winners of races OF more OF less import
auce and value.
Lux Casta. Barron. The Talisman. Pen
tecOst. Heno. and Caughnawaga are maid
ems. but maidens Of the very highest quail
ity- Lux CaSta, Donovan My imported
10 this country in TterO by the late Mar
Gus DAILY and purchased by Henry I. OK
nard At the disposal sale OF the Bitter Root
FARMS thoroughbred stock at Madison
/ Square Garden last winter. might have
beaten Goldsmith ia the Flash Stakes at
Saratoga three weeks ago If she had been
exceptionally fast and very game young
| ster and viii make her mark before the
season is over even if she fails to win to-
( day HenO Is a colt by Henry Young,
whose trials were good enough to cause
Clarence H MacSay. one OF the ShrewdeSt
men who have entered The racing game in
years, 90 pay $500 for him to John Mad
den a fortnight ago, and Barron, Caugh-
n1Waga, and PeuteCOSt have been cOnsid-
J cred good enough TO run with the best
company for rich two-y ear-Old stakes.
] II is. accordingly, very open race and
I the betting this afternoon viii be fast and
/ heavy. Il Is not at all a certainty that
/ Nasturtium. Goldsmith. and King Han
I over who enjoyed a slight preference this
/ morning. will go TO the post favOrity 8
/ Goldsmith and King HanOvtT's recent
! races and NaSturtlum recent work have
Z been exceptionally good. indicating that
/ Yankee, Blue Girl. and Guufire have nu-
/ merOUs admirers Yankee lodged all his
dates at Saratoga for fear Of mourning
! heavy Dc uIlLW TO-DAY.