New-York tribune., 1919-09-01
Racing Shifts
Back Again to
Belmont Track
Futurity Eligibles to Meet
in Feature To-day; Cudgel
i'll Autumn Handicap
By w. J. Macbeth

FRESH from the most successful sum
mer meeting ever enjoyed at Saratoga.
the mecca of the American turf. the
thoroughbreds this afternoon will be-
gln TWO weeks entertainment at the
picturesque Belmont Park course Of
the Westchester Racing Association.
judged by the popularity Of the
sport that obtained earlier in the
year. both on the metropolitan tracks
and at the Spa, it would rot be at all
surprising If Thoroughbred entiusiast IS
furnished 4 record attendance for the
Labor Day programme OF six event
this afternoon This, too. despite the
tact that the fields nominated for the
various events are much lighter
than have generally obtained through
out the season to date.
Those who have kept close watch
on the situation believe the fall racing
IN these parts will be more successful,
even, than the campaign OF year
ago, when, because of influenza,
there was no opposition from the
Maryland tracks for while. Ihis $
because at the present time there are
double the horses in training in The
younger classes than a year ago. Up
at Saratoga there was sucn a con-
gestion chat when the track was C.,v
the helds often were so unwleldy IS to
make scratching highly desirable.
Futurity Next Saturday
1t is true that many of the Western
stables shipped direct from Saratoga to
the Bluegrass region to prepare for
the Kentucky season and that others
went direct from the Spa to Havre
de Grace. But it is also true that
many of the very best of the leading
Eastern stables have been content 10
play the string out in and around New
York. And it just so falls out that the
best horses belong 20 the multi-million-
aires Of the big Eastern cities.
With the Saratoga season closed,
chief interest in the immcdi late future
of racing centres in the Futurity,
which will be run at Belmont Park next
Saturday. This greatest classic u the
two-year olds Will be worth approx
imately $4,000 this year E ght Of
the juveniles eligible to the Euturity
will furnish one of the chief aitrac-
tions for this Afternoon They will
meet in the Tomboy Handicap for
fillies) over the straight course at five
and a half furlongs
Miss Jemima, the crack Western lilly,
which finished third to Homely and
Constancy in the Schuylerville in Sara
self in the Tomboy. Homely is one
of the eight entered. Thelma T., Gin
derella, His Choice, Wedding Cake,
Germa and Sugarmint are the others.
Poor Ride Disastrous
Until her defeat in Saratoga Miss
Jemima-like Man O. War-had never
been forced to extend herself She was
considered the only possible bit Of
horse flesh that might be able to give
Man o War battle in the Futurity.
Many smart racing people are OF the
opinion that Miss Jeminla was not
alone responsible for that big upset in
the Schuylervillc She was ridden by
Willie Knapp, who bungled so badly
with the great Purchase last Saturday,
and Knapp's ride Of Miss Jemima was
anything but satisfactory, He pun
ished the filly badly while she was still
in front and experts believe it was as
much due to this punishment as to the
fact she had not been racing at FIVE and
g half furlongs that she quit SO badly
in the sixteenth.
Miss Jemima has been at Belmont
Park for ten days familiarzing herself
to the straightaway, and if she is
beaten to-day there Will be no excuse.
Another race that should be worth
going long way to see is the Bclmont
ark autumn HaNulcap, at mile and
a furlong. The very best Of the older
divisions, headed by Commander j. K
L. Ross's grand old Cudgel, have been
named. Lucullite. Corn Tassel, Valor
and War Cloud should make Cudgel
know he had been to the races.
The Broadhollow Handicap Steeple-
chase, two fiat races for the platers, at
six furlongs and mile respectively,
and five and a half furlongs dash over
the straight, for maiden two-year- olds,
Will complete the inaugural Of fall
racing at Belmont Par, TODAY