New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-31
THE RACETRACK.
Big Stakes Run, but Many Interest
ing Ones Remain.

So far as that part OF The population which has
Tot chroncally acquired the racing microbs Is con-
cerred. the running of the Futurity Saturday
virtually marks the end OF the season There are
plenty OF rich stakes stiu TO be decided between
now and November H. when the local racing sea
son ends. but they are known % the turf world
only-they cannot tmpart their titles TO the OLD
humdrum workaday calendar. do the Brooklyn.
the Suburban. the Realization and the Futurtty.
The public. rapid has been its education IN
horse racing knowledge must still be taught 70 say
"Flatbush Day Twin City Handicap Day" and
the rest huently and naturally as il speaks OF
Suburban Day or Futurity Day.
And yet TO the genuine racing the glorious
autumn days promise some OF the keenest sport
OF the year. Before Morris Park Is reached Nature
viii have painted her gorgeous autumnal setting
for that beautiful Enclosure and the uupretentious
Gravesend will merely afford the necessary contrast.
In the mean ume-and beginning with to-day. for
that matter-some Of the best sporting fixtures OF
the season will be decided
This weeks Offering Of the Coney Island Jockey
Club includes the FIatbush. with its $500 guar
anteed return the to-y earold that gallops FIRST
down the full length OF the Futurity Course II
will give Broomstck. Audience. Delhi and most OF
the other detected members OF the Futurity COM
pany chance TO redeem themselves Unfortunate
" Hamburg Bellies name IS not among the list OF
eligible starters. Most owners OF two-year-Olds.
however. Will be able to bear this disappointment
with eQuanimity. Like the Flatbush. the
Century for the older crowd. will be decided next
Saturday.
The Century IS at one and a half miles. and the
present renewal OF it will be OF uncommon interest.
inasmuch it viii afford Wate-bOy and Herrnis
another change to get together Goldsmith
and Major Daingerheld viii also have an op-
pOrtunity square old scores Some OF the three
year-olds eligible to start IN the Century are Grey
Friar. Merry Acrobat River Pirate and Charles
On Wednesday the Great .Ftlly,. for twO-yearr-old
FLIES will run the last six furlongs OF the
Futurity Course Such able at Raglan. ko-
mombO Monsoon and Applause may have ny az
noon a handicap called the Flying viii be a feature
II is at six furlongs on the =, nam {IaeA tbs
time OF closing is another attTactlon Io-lLor.0v
OF mile on the turf and the DOLPHIN Tor three
yearods. at one and eighth miles. Will De run
The Hampstead Cup, for hunters, over the reIi
steepiechase course. VIII be on Friday.
In spite OF the fact that Fuller. on Hamburg
Belle in the Futurity. riding the best animal
in the under the conditions il cannot be denied
that in less skful hands her victory might easily
have been turned into defeat. The boys instant
realization of the fact that the hIly would not run
faster under the whip. and the promptness with
which he put 1t up and to work with his hands
are the strongest evidence OF his intelligence and In
tuition. When LeoH;das seemed to be Ovsrhaulins
and she swerved almost the rail Instead OF per-
sisting. however as many others would nave done
calmly put his whip up. and did the next best thing
ne boys ride all that was necessary 20 con.
vince trainers that long he behaves hiUSelE
he ranks among the best jockeys now riding
The report which became current at Saratoga.
after his relative had failed to pay certain largs
sized markers that Julius F1eischmaan was to sell
his stable ana retire from racing has been con
hrrned The Mayor Of Cincinnati owns something
like thirty thorOughbreds. and these. so he has told
Wb6tber the proceeds Viii be used in taking up the
markers which certain bookmakers hold is sun a