Evening star., 1909-08-30
James r. Keeue's Pair Favorites.

Gianc.ng over the lot of probable start
ers for today's classic, the representa-
tives Of James r. Keene's stables, Sweep
and Grasmere, are naturally at the hea.
OF the quotations. II is not forgot en- tina,
Rocky OBrien won by daylight the Hope
full stake, but it We. pam 20 ali ho. Sc
men that he was at the height Of physi-
cal condition, and probably could not be
improved, VIII le Sweep and Gras.nere, to
say nothing Of others. were palpably capa-
BILE Of being made better-that Is, wound
up to a better effort than they d-sp. ayeu
IN the Hopeful. and their wo.k was high
~ salts actorJ- 10 their trainer
This also applies to Barleythorpe ana
Candleberry both OF whom have since
the Hopeful done notable II ais, and botn
OF whom, are expected by their respective
trainers to show better today than they
did In tho Hopeful
Racegoers Will today see practically
new Candleberry from the sluggish, un-
educated, green younsster which at the
June meeting at Sheepsnead Bay finished
neXt to last n a maiden race. He has
been taught what rac.ng means, and II
it could be guaranteed that ne could gel
going at his best pace il the first fur
long today II is a safe thing 10 say that
he will be looking the leader IN the eye
at the finish. His chances Will be greatly
helped by rhe straightaway To-Day. pro
vided he is drawn in a good position, On.
where he W.! have d fair opportunity t.
MAKE his vigorous strides tell. No man
WHO saw his Ieonine 1nish In the Hopeful.
when he ran the last five furicnss il.
50 3-s seconds, will forget it in q hurry.
and those who saw i n far behind his
field in tne first turicng OF that race
rubbed their eyes with establishment wnei.
they saw him menace the three placed
horses at the end.
Candleberry an Improved Colt.
candleberry may be one OF those racers
of whom 1t Is always said See him
come when the race is over. but those
VINO were fortunate enough to be at Sar-
atosa on August Il, when the Hopeful
was run, VII take a chance that the son
of Ben Brush is not buffer but is a
vastly improved colt.
Barleythorpe, whose purchase by James
E. Gaffney for $4,000 and 5000 contin-
gency in the Futurity If he won, is an
other who should be a better colt today
than he was August II. His seven-Iur-
long trial recently has ence uraged his
trainer. +. D. Weir, to think that he is
now wound up to staying the full dis
tance, which he failed TO do in the HI pc
full. He Is a grand looking colt. was pal
pably high in nesh when he last ran. and
the only doubt about him Is how well h.
may have recuperated from the effect OF
two fast triais-ons at Saratoga and the
other recently at Sheepshead Bay. 1t has
some lines happened that a horse has
through force of circumstances been hur-
ried In his work, and, having run badly.
hoTsenaen would then say, HE has run
his race In private Because of Inc :iu-
era! expenditures OF Mr.. Gaffney for rae
ers many hope that his colt will run so
good a race that, even if beaten. he will
not be disgraced.
Perry johnson Strong Finisher.
OF those which may be regarded as out
sid i& nh ;-
great horse at the finish. In this respect,
too. the stIaightaway ought 10 be of much
behent to him lf, as his running intli-
Gates, Perry Johnson's forte is gameness
that trai. will be called upon In the Fu-
turity today. and, while he will be un-
doubtedly outr,ln for the first half mile,
he will be travelling much faster at the
end than some Of the "crackaiacks' upon
whom pace will tell.
Suil another which attracted attention
from obs srvers when he last ran was
Naughty Boy. 1t Is true that he was
not meeting brilliant lot Nnen he fin
fshed third to Herpes and Fulfill on Au-
gust Is at Saratoga, but because he was
running on SO strong at the end after
being some d stance beh nd the leaders
for the first three furlongs close OBJ
gas emeats to take note OF when he might
next be expected to start, and the Fu-
turity is that engagement. 1t should not
be overlooked that Naughty Boy and
others n the same stable were taken sick
at Belmont Park, and their real form
has not since been revealed
Gross Value Of Stakes $33, 800.
With fourteen starters the value of to-
days Futurity. the twenty second re-
newal of the race. will be S33.SOO GROSS,
OF which the winner will receive $22. .6O0
the second $4,5aO and the third $2,4OO
The nom nator of the mare which pro-
duces the winner will receive $4,000. the