Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-30
THE GREAT FUTURITY
COMES OFF SATURDAY

Special to the Herald.
New York, Aug. 30.-The great Flu
turity. worth about $4,000. will be
run over the siX-furlong straight
course at Sheepshead Bay tomorrow,
the opening day of the COney Island
Jockey Clubs autumn meeting. 1t is
the banner event of the metropolitan
racing season and always draws the
largest and most enthusiastic crowd
of the year. Even in the most dismal
weather the beautiful course has been
packed on Futurity day, and this year
plans have been made to accOmmO-
date at least fifty thousand people.
The Keene. Belmont, Whitney and
other prominent stables have entered
their best 2-yeaT-olds in the classic
event, and from present indications
big field will go to the barrier. The
favOrite will undoubtedly be Colin,
James r Keene's unbeaten son of
Commando. Colin has started six
times this year, and in each instance
he has been returned an easy win
ner. At no time has he been extend
ed, though on several occasions he
has shown a tendency to loaf. Begin
ming at an overnight event at Belmont
Park, which he captured in a gallOp,
the champion has won the National
Stallion stakes, the Eclipse stakes,
the Great Trial stakes, the Brighton
Junior stakes and the Grand Union
Hotel stakes, incidentally taking the
measure of all the best youngsters yet
shown.
This will be the twentieth running
of the Futurity. which is the largest
stake offered in this country for
horses. OF late years the event has
come to most race followers outside
the regular track contingent to be the
one race of the year, to rank with the
Suburban and Brooklyn Handicap as
an event to be watched at all costs.
The conditions are exceedingly
strict and il is by no means cheap |
race to start in, though an original |
entry is not specially expensive. This /
has served to bring out /
the best colts Of the year. as a rule, |
and il is rare that a 2-year-Old of real /
quality is barred from starting. The /
field is usually a brilliant one, and
this year promises to be no exception.
The stake was started in 1888 and /
the very first is deemed in some re-
spects the best of the series, Proctor
Knott defeating the mighty Salvador
in great race, and winning a fortune
for his owner, who was accounted a
poor man to be in such company. The
race in 1891. when His Highness de-
feated YOrkville Belle and DagOnet, |
was another one to be remembered.
In 1898 Domino and DObbins were the
beginning then their re-
rivalry for turf hOnors.
In 1897 came the greatest surprise
Of the series. when LAlouette captur
ed the stake. an utter outsider. wholly
by the wise ones in turf |
form. Since then colts like Ballyhoo
Bey. Savable, whose chief claim to
notice was as a son of Salvador Ham
burg Belle. Artful. OrOmndale and
have captured the stake.
-. renn1lET- ~ 6SisGs 81 2 l2sSj0s-
~ OF tlie students of form.
Should Colin capture the big event
tomorrow It will mean that he has
won for James r. Keene, his owner.
he enormous sum OF 100000 in one
season. When Colin won the Sara
oga Special few weeks ago he in
,reased his earnings for the season to
i59.555.
There are not more than a score of
lorses in turf history that have won
100000 in their entire career of rae.
ne, so II can readily be understood
What a great feat Colin will accom-
,lish should he end his 2-year-old ca
eer with 100000 to his credit. In
act there have been few horses that
AVE won s59.555 during their 2-year- =,
Id careers. So 1t is not to be Won
ered at that many turf critics share