Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-01
THE FUTURITY RACE.
Biggest Racing Event of the Season
 Is Being Pulled of To-day.

New York, Sept 1.-Futurity day, which turfmen and lovers of. the
 sport of thoroughbred racing have
 been looking with the ever increasing interest born of craving to proclaim a champion, has arrived. Down at
 Sheepshead Bay, regarded by many
 as the most beautiful race course in
 America, all hands were busy today
 completing the preparations for
 handling the greatest crowd of the
 racing season and putting the last
 touches on the famed Futurity course
 which has raked and narrowed and
 rolled until 1t is as fast as human in
 genuity and the expenditure of mon-
 ey can make it. Brilliant racing
 weather Is promised for this after
 noon, the unsettled conditions of the
 past week or ten days having given
 away to deep blue skies with just
 haze of early autumn on the hori-
 z0n.
 Considering the calibre of the two
 year Olds named to go in to-days big
 race, and the splendid condition of the track, horsemen are looking for
 ward to cord-breaking perform ance over the, six f,irlOng course
 which leads to victory and a prize estimated in yalne at nearly $50,O00.
 No higher class fleld of thoroughbred youngsters has ever gone to a fu- sturity post than that which will re- spond to the bugle at four o'clock this
 afternoon. It is not n race where one or two horses stand out from the rest as was the case in 1904 when the immortal Sysonby and Artful and Tradition were the cOntenders and again In 1903 when Hamburg Belle r0mped home alone in a sen of mud. This years field also is in striking contrast to that of last year in which Ormondale had comparatively easy victory over poor lot of two year olds. who ordinarily should have been left In their barns on Futurity day.
 The more horsemen consider to- days race the more open the contest looks and there are at least ten horses out of the sixteen which, on public peformance or private trials have an excellent chance of annex ing the richest turf prize of the year.
 James R. Keane. with three horses named to sport his silks. including Peter Pan, who has earneS top weight by his many victories this year, seems to have the best chance of winning the Futurity of 1900. Pe- ter Pan is host In himself and since his recent performance in pack ing 130 pounds to victory in the Hope ful stakes at Saratoga. in fast time. there are many students of the turf who are willing to accord him first place among the colts of the year. As running mates Peter Pan will have l Pope Jean. declared by many to be | the fastest of the year. and Zambesl, | a new one. scheduled to make his de- | but this afternoon in the highest of | society. Mir Keane's entry will be the favorite unquestion- ably.
 Horace E.. owned by Roy Rainey, and Demund. for whom Paul Rainey | paid t45.000 after a sensational half | mile workout in the early spring are both highly fancfed for the Futurity. | with Horace F.. having just a shade | on De Mund. whose staying qualities | are questioned. For half a mile there Is not horse in the country probably that can keep step with De Mund. but the Futurity journey lacks just two fsirlongs of being a mile and this may be beyond the range of the fleet footed fellow.
 Oran. from the Ormondale stable: Conville. a madden and Hitchcock trick. who will have Calf Ball as a running companion: Electioneer. and Kentucky Beau. all win he heavily backed to win and it would not be | great surprise 10 anyone if the vic ory should come from this assortment Yankee Girl. Altuda. Purslnea. old Don Enrique and May Rowe seem to bring up the rear fin |