The Washington times., 1906-08-26

SARATOGA, y, Y, Aug. win
the Saratoga Cup a thing Of the past
the world OF racing is just now all ears
and eyes for the annual running of
Americas richest race for two-year-
old thoroughbreds-the FutuTity.
This famous fixture is down for de
cisIon on the occasion of The Inaugural
tion Of the autumn term OF racing at
Eheepshead Bay. l. l.. next Saturday,
September !. It's estimated gross value
IS $1,000 regal fortune. The owner
Of the colt or flly to first breast the
judges viii take down not far from
$4,000 Such is horse racing In these
booming days of American prosperity
on next Saturday probably $1,000 per
sons viii acclaim the Futurity winner,
while the turn over of money on the
outcome OF the contest generally runs
up close 10 a million dollars.
How the Race Is Run.
Before taking up the complexion Of
The field Of probable starters, it may
be well 20 understand just how a horse
race like the FuJurity is made 10 be
worth so colossal q sum of money In
the first place. il is run out of the
Fuurity course. which is little over
three-quarters of a mile in length.
like a etovepipe with an elbow in It.
The horses are started away up the
racing grounds almost out Of eyesight,
the horses running on straightawaE
right to the lower end of the grand
stand There the elbow is enCoun-
tered and here il is that many a FU
Iurity has been won and lost in years
gone hy for the front runners come
with such q momentum that they often
times bolt ava- up 10 the outer railing
and before they can recover the lost
territory the 0ncomers sneak in on the
rain and get home through the short
stretch 10 a fukey victory. II IS Tor
-year-Olds. colts hllies, and geld
ingz. as aforementioned Say. away
back in 1902 a breeder down in Ken
lucky has I'm his stud a fine blooded
sire and a patriCian brOodmaTe. lie
mates them and at the same time enters
the expected progeny in the Futurity
of 1906
No matter who owns the coming
thorourhbreds, when the Futurity Of
three years later is run, this breeder
and n0minstor rs entitled 70 some OF the
prize money in case the yOungster wins
the big race. This is done to encour-
age scientific breeding. Colts carry u
pounds and Niles 1l9 pounds. OF course
there are penalties For instance the
winner OF the Saratoga Special would
be penaliZed six pounds when he came
10 run in the Futurity. Horses which
had never won race are allowed three
pounds II costs about $40 to enter up
a horse, while there are several assess |
ments at different periods the owner |
has 10 pay. In fact If the horse starts (
Il means an outlay Of over $780, but this
investment is worth the chance with
SS5.000. standing as the reward Of sue
cess.
Probably 500 owners contribute in en-
try fees SS5, 900 The Coney Island
Jockey Club gives $4,000.
The Probable Winner
This year the Messrs. J. r. and F.
p Keene. who own Castleton Farm IN
Kentucky. and have long been the fore
most figures on the Metropolitan turf.
seem 10 have the best chance of taking /
down the 1906 Futurity. for the firm has
three first class eligibles in point Tor
the struggle. any one OF which figures
out an excellent chance of winning.
GrimaIdi a son Of Commando: Ballot. I
a son OF Voter, the latter the fastest
snrintcr ever known 10 the turf; Peter
Pan, another Commando. and a corking
fillv from the loins of Disguise a horse
which represented the Keenes with sue
cess in England five years ago. named
Pope Joan. are the CastletOn color bear
eTs. Grimaldi comes in without penalties
and has worked very fast. while Peter
Pan Is the biggest and most rugged two
year-old in training.
The Raineys. of Cleveland. Ohio, who |
recently bet $4,000 to win $4,000 on
Heaslip. are unfortunate In not having
Horace f. ready TO race. This prom |
Using colt split his hoof ten days ago,
and is now out OF training. But the dis
appointing De Mund will represent them
as f0rlorn hope. August Belmont has
but a moderate colt in Okenite. but
W0odford Clay, Of Kentucky, has a
wonder In Kentucky Beau, a slashing
son or Star Shoot.
Conville Is Coed.
The Hitchcock Madden stable places
its hopes In COnville. This colt is "A lot
better than he has shown. and a
very important thing in connection here
with IS the fact that Marvellous Miller
VIII ride Conville. / was Informed of
this by John z. Madden himself me
jockey to get $1,000 win or lose Oran,
from the Newcastle Stable. and Water
Pearl. the great Watercress younBster,
who was hailed as the champion until
q month ago. when he went lame. VIII
also have many friends
AT this time it looks Ike Keene to me,
Just before sizing up the probable field
on paper # may Do well to remember
that the first Futurity was run In 1855.
when a Western colt. Proctor Knott.
beat Salvador. the hope OF the New
Workers. The great Futurity. and a
race the campaigners tax % today.
came in 1888, when James X. Keene's /
Domino beat Richard Cookers Dobbins |
IN a wonderful struggle OF leonine cOur- |
age and thoroughbred fortitude. Last
year Ormondaie. a son Of Ornonde. q