The Washington times., 1907-08-31
By ]. S. a. MACDONALD.

NEW YORK, Aug I.-Eight royalty
bred, wonderfully built, and perfectly
conditioned two-year-oId race horses
meet IN the Futurity. worth $4,000, at
sheepshead Bay this afternoon. and TO
see the struggle Of these baby racers
4Qooo people will jam the stands and
overflow the lawns
Early this morning the march toward
The race course Of the COney Islan0
Jockey Club began and by noon there
will be seemingly an endless army NOV
ing toward the track.
Wei Worth Winning.
To the owner of the winner will go
approximately SS4500. The second horse
home earns about $4,000 for his or her
proprietor. while the third best animal
brings a little over $500. Then the
breeder, the nominator, and the trainer
Of the winner receive a share OF the
stake money. Altogether, tie gOOdly
sum Of $4,000 finds a distribution on
the result OF today's Futurity.
Since the frst ruturity was won by
Proctor Knott away back in 1888 right
up 10 the contest OF 1906. when EleC-
tfoneer won for Billy Lakeland, the
smallest field engaged for the rich
prize Is seen today, for but nine OF
thirty eligibles were entered overnight
Looks All Keene.
With the moment OF struggle but a
few hours of. the expert and the casual
race-goer alike eoncede James r. Keene
En excellent chance Of winning. He
sends down Colin, the best two-year-
old so far shown and the black whiTl-
wind, Restigouche, winner OF the S10, 900
Grand Union Hotel Stakes last Satur-
day at Saratoga, a valiant feat, for he
II
on the post aIter q quarter or mile
tustle through the stretch. Dir. Keene
may also start Peter Ounce and Mas
qUerader.
If ever a race looked to be what is
vernacularly termed a cineh It Is the
Futurity for Mr.. Keene. His entry viii
rule faYOrite-
Bar None Is Tipped.
Right at the eleventh hour, Mr.. Whit
neys colt, a son Of Nasturtium, Is tout
ed far and wide as the good thing OF
the race, for a private trial at Saratoga
some days ago convinced Trainer John
w Rodgers Of Bar None having an
extraordinarily good chance of knock
ing down Colin. Perhaps Bar None
threatens the Keene colorbeareFs more
than any other horse in the held.
The.- Fred EurleW, proressiona
turfman who came from ST. Louis five
years ago a poor man, but is now rich
through the racing of thorOughbreds
has a shifty colt in Chapultepee "a big
chestnut. for which he refused S25.0g
weeks before the horse had had time tC
get into an actual race. Chapultepet
has been beaten time again By Colin
but like Bar None, his Improvement
during the last week of his stay al
Saratoga was magical. So good a judge
Of racing form as "Plunger' jos
Yesger believes Bar None viii win.
Others Worth Considering.
August Belmont sends down a mighty
clever colt in Fair Play, the best juve
nile son of Hastings since Gloriier wa.
first 10 the races. Frank j. Farrell ma.
In Jim Carney. a lean bay colt the bes
race horse he ever owned. Jim Can
new likes the mud. as was shown thl
day he took the SS5. 900 HoDeful stakes
at Saratoga over sticky course
Though ne must take Up sop weight
$50 pounds, Jim viii ind plenty OF sup
port II It happens to rain.
Little Duggan will ride r. 7. Wilson
jr.s, BeaucOup, mudder and a fal
sort of colt
OF the added starters, Harry K
Knapp viii probably start Ben Fleet
while John Sanford, OF New Amster
dam. THINKS so well Of Fort Johnson
winning the race over Johnny Blake, Ol
SaraJoga's final day, that he may adj
the son OF Cbuctanunda- Fort johnson
IS the very image Of his nlustrious sire
he runs low TO the ground, and has al
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