The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
Czareyna Finishes First
in Breeders Futnrity
Fifty Thousand Dollar Derby
viii Be Contested at Read
vile Track Today

READvILLE, Aug. 24-Czarevna,
owned by d. Comyn Moran of New
York, won the American Horse Breed
ers' futurity for trotting foals of 1905.
the feature race of the opening day of
the grand circuit meeting at Readville
track and her second heat, in 2:15&
lowered the previous record for the
stake of -2:l7, made last year by The
The city is fast filing with visitors
to see the $4,000 derby tomorrow.
Baron Auschkoff and party arrived
years ago bought the sensational 2
year old trotting stallion Blue Hill,
2:15&, of John 2. Hall of Milton, Mass,
besides several noted trotting mares
with low records, for breeding pur-
poses. Summary:
American horse breeders futurity foas of
1906, trotting, purse $1,000, two In three
2:15%. Belvisa, Czarine Bingen, Rhinelander
and Berta also started.
2:15 class pace, purse 81 1,200-Leslie Water
man won three straight heats in 2:09A, 2:09E.
and 2:091a. Arrow, Lady of Honor and Prince
Arundel also started.
2:2l class trotting, purse 81, 200, three heats
2:13h and 2:1I. Kidd McGregor won the third
heat in 2.1414 Prince Kill, Baron Bells, Bron.
son, Alice Victor, Jupe Jr. and Redette also
american horse breeders futurity foals Of
1910, pacing, purse 81 600, two in three-Mas-
ter AIcKerron won two straight heats in 2:171t
and 2:ITA. Wilkes, Katania and Glover Patch
also started.
The great harness event of the year,
the American trotting derby, with a
purse of $4,000 as an incentive will be
contested under conditions which make
the event unique in the history of horse
racing In this country. Forty-four har-
ness horses, most of them well known,
are entered, and will compete, not on
equal terms, but upon a system of han
dicaps- The slowest horses will start
| from the three quarters of a mile post,
or quarter of a mile behind the wire,
and the fastest horses SOC feet in the
rear, all of the horses leaving their
marks at the sound of big bell from
virtually standstill, instead of scoring
side by side for the wire. AS the field
is believed to be too large to send all
away at the same time, the race will be
decided with two preliminary heats,
with eight horses to qualify for the
final, which will be held late in the
afternoon
The heaviest handicapped horses are
Sweet Marie and Sonoma Girl. The
conditions are so novel as to lead driv-
formances are not expected to count in
estimating the results The fastest
horses will have large fields through
which to push their way, while the dis
usual
There is great interest in the race
not only among the owners and drivers
but among the general horse lovin 2
/ public, and it is believed that If the
race proves a success 1t may revolution
ize the sport in this country and make
| it immensely attractive, not only for
horsemen, but for spectators.
There are two California horses left
among the 40 starters that will face
the wire in the trotting handicap. The
bay horse, San Francisco, entered by
p w. Hodges of Pleasanton. will
start from the 2:f1 mark and trot
| $500 feet. The brown horse, Del CO.
ronado entered by 6. w. Durfee of
Los Angeles, will start from the 2:09
mark and trot 6.906 feet.
Walter r. Cox. lessee of the Granite
State track at Dover, n. H, who is
here attending the races, announced
tonight that owing to the lack OF
entries the grand circuit race meet
advertised for next week in that city
had been declared off. Many of the
horses here will go direct to Hartford
| Conn, where the circuit will be re-
sumed Labor day week.