The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-26
FUTUNITy TO-DAY

Racing will be resumed this afternoon
on the metropolitan tracks with the run
ming OF the Futurity the greatest OF p
year-old stakes as the feature OF the card
at Sheepshead Bay. Seventeen horses
have teen named 10 so in the big
race. which will be run over a heavy
track a steady rain during most Of yes
terday having turned the six furioues
OF the Futurity course into sea OF
mud.
Adverse weather conditions. howevef,
detract but little from the interest In the
annual struggle for the $4,000 and more
contained In the Futurity purse. Two
years ago. when Hamburg Belle won In
the face OF a driving northeast storm,
Eearly 5000 enthusiastic racegoers were
at the track
The Futurity IS the goal toward which
the ambition OF every horseman points,
and around which cluster the best tradi-
tions OF the American turf. Rich IN
money. and In memories extending as far
back as the great struggle I'm which
Proctor Knott was whipped home a scant
winner over the great Salvador. there
Is more TO the winner OF a Futurity than
any OF the other prizes offered by he
American racing associations.
The Futurity has always been clrte
race but in all the years Of its running
horseman agree that the fiel1 which Will
face the starter tomorrow is about the
most evenly matched and most pLz4ling
they have ever been called upon 10
Judge
Last year the public pinned rs hops tC
the royalty bred Keene colt, Svsonhy.
now the acknowledged champion ]-ycar-
old. But the public was not dc1ua ant"d
with the quality OF the whitney tihy
Artful when last years Futurity candi-
dates were called 10 tho post and Sy-
sonby went down TO his only defeat.
Last years Futurity having developed
two such horses as Sysonby and briiul.
turf followers are looking forward 20 to-
morrow's race with confidence
While there is general disappointment
that Harry Payne Whtneys colt Bur~
master and John Sanford's Sara toga Spe-
cial winner Mowhawk III are fct to lie
among the Futurity starters, there H. st,il
quality enough I'm tomorrows heli 20
maintain the traditions OF the race All
OF the horses nominated by the late w
G. whitney became ineligible with his
death.
The conditions OF the Futurity are un.
usually strict, fact which can readily
b. realized. when II is considered that
out OF the 1859 nominations with vh'cl
the race closed I'm January. 1903, only -
horses are named to start i'm thn actual
running Futurity nominate fees ard
penalties are heavy and each OF the Il
horses starting will represent an addi-
tional fee OF $3.50 paid on the last day,
for the privilege OF facing the barrier.
The heavy track conditions have added
10 the general puzzle represented In the
Futurity field. and bookmakers and play
ers alike are at sea tonight as 10 the
probable favorites. There is n strong
liking evident for the Ormonde colt, Or-
mondale. which ran third to Burgomaster
and Pegasus I'm one OF the Saratoga
stakes. IL Is through n line on this race
that the preference for Ormondalc Is en-
pected. Mr.. Keene's Japanese-namcd
Commando colts. Oyama and Kurokl. will
have an extensive following. despite the
disappoutments they have given in late
races. Vendor, Flip Flap. Jerry Wern-
berg Accountant. Jacobite. Running Wa
ter and nearly every other slater I'm the
race rank on such equal terms that none
Will lack for supporters In the betting
ring.
Not little interest attaches TO the APP
pearance In the Futurity of the we'll
known red and green colors OF THAI vet
eran turiman or Hartford, William e.
DAILY. Mr. DAILY will pay $3.50 10 rtart
Neronese tomorrow and believes his Locse
has a good chance