New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-01
THE FUTURITY TO-DAY.
KEENE TRIO FAVORITE.
Big Crosrd Wiu Welcome Return
of Runners to Sheepshead Ban.

The Coney Island Jockey Club will formally
open the fall racing season at Sheepshead Bay
To-day with the running OF the rich and classic
Futurity the outstanding feature. Thou
sands Will flock TO the track. and the attractive
Enclosure viii be all too small to accommodate
those who would hail the winner OF what PROM
Uses 10 be one OF the best and greatest races OF
the season. Many racing folk have been forced
TO forego their favorite pastime for four long
weeks. while the horses have been at Saratoga,
and they Will welcome the return OF the thor
oughbreds and take up the sport with new in
terest
The Futurity will be run the fourth raoe
to-day and VIII be worth close to $4,000
which makes II the richest two-year-old stake
OF The season. The distance Is six furlongs. and
The race viii be run down the Futurity course.
Sixteen horses have been sent out as probable
starters. and, while the names OF Sslvidere.
Water Pearl and Ballot are not included. the
neld is good one. and so well matched that
turf battle is IN prospeo, that Will arouse the
big crowd 70 the highest pitch OF enthusiasm
the horses come struggling down through the
last quarter of mile.
salvidere. which is ranked as one of tho best
two-year-olds OF the season. is not eligible, and
Water Pearl has not entirely recovered from the
stomach trouble which necessitated a let-up IN
his work at Saratoga Ballot is eligible and
may be added. but James r. Keene has named
Peter Pan. Pops Joan and Zambesi TO carry
bis colors, and Ballot Will probably be left IN
the stable Peter Pan won his last at Sara
toga In such commanding style and IN such fast
tins that he viii carry the chief hopes of those
who wager on the Keene entry. Pope Joan has
world OF speed ard. while Peter Pan beat her
easily in the Hopeful Stakes. she might have
been closer up IL persevered WITH and she is
good second string. Zambesi Is an unknown
quantity. but he must have shown something out
OF tbs ordinary IN his work or Jimmy Rowe
would not send him to the post.
De Mund, Horace E., Conville and Electionesr
are the ones most talked OF 10 beat the Keene
entry, IL beaten they are. De Mund. for which
Paul J. Rainey paid $4,000 last spring. re-
desrned himself 20 some extent In the eyes Of
the racing public by his easy victory In the
United States Hotel Stakes at Saratoga last
Saturday. In all probability he Will be the
early paoemaker. but he TO be lacking
IA courage, and may be all too willing TO capit-
ulate when the real fight begins.
Roy Rainey Will start Horace E., the colt
that carried ali before him in the West last
spring. His one race at Saratoga disap-
pointing. as Conville beat him easily. He has
been carefully pointed 10 this race since that
failure. however. and It is Just possible that he
may show enough improvement 10 be lighting It
out IN the van to-day.
Oran IS at top weight with 40 pounds He
will have the advantage OF Miller's handling.
but he does not look TO be particularly danger
Gus. Billy Lakeland and his friends gre gu
premelv confident that Electioneer will earn the
chief honors. This colt has started only three
times and in each case he had 10 be content
with second place. He should have won at
least two OF the three races. and has shown
enough quality 10 make him look exceedingly
dangerous on paper
Conville will not lack for followers. as he has
been carefully prepared by John f. Madden and
has had a good trial horse in Salvidere. The
others are more or less forlorn hopes, although
E<ntucky Beau and Yankee Girl may take some
b 4 ting IL they run to their best form. Ken
lucky Beau would have been of the choices
81 his last race had not been Disappointing,
but Peter Pan and Pope Joan both beat him
so easily that his chances cannot be taken too
seriously.
The entries for the races to-day other than the
Futurity follow:
FIRST RAcE-seIlng: for two-year-oIds; $1,000 added
rive anda halt furlones FutuTity Course.