Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-20
VALUE RACE At $4,000
WILL MAKE MARYLAND'S
FUTURlTY EXCEED OTHERS
Promotes Plan TO Open Events to
Thoroughbred breeders of
Entire World.

BALTIMORE, MD, Oct. 19.-Mary-
! lands futurity. which will be run next
fall for the first time ut either Havre
dc Grace or Laurel or Pimlico cit has
not yet been decided which). will sur
pass In value any horse race ever run
In the United States. 1t will be an.
proSimated as regards value only by
the Grand PriN. the greatest of French
races. which. when William X VAN
derbiits Northeast won in 1908. paid
matter of $4,000 to the winner, and
when sardanapale won in 1914. paid
nearly $4,000.
The Maryland Jockey Club, Mary
iand state Fair and Hartford Agricul-
tural and Breeders Association will
make up purse of $4,000 for the
MARYLAND futurity, which might an
proXimately be called the Walden fu-
the braia Of Ro dsa OF wsden are
is Mh ,6e D il s Gsrroll Gs9n!y Md
VIII be starting Zee OF 81 .o oeo r rhere
IN race that viii have value 'e os
s'yV,oog IN added money. 50 1, is GER
; year! .hat tne value Of this great two
$4,000 annually.
VIII Re No subscription..
p The richest OF the old Shcephead
ma IL ~ 'urdIicS vas potonacs and il
WI! be vast differences between o" fbc
Mi1'rylan4 tu,urity and the old DC Cones 1eS
he sourSs 1881 Gs"e value nsvere n added nn
rrd"ter 'os sa t SLIP e.. s5o added
Shecpshead Bay fu,uFi lS;o'o Th IN ,t TIE
OF inc purse has been made mp from from
y sorfci, 10 year by The subscriptions and
vii be no snbscrp,Ffon osee sng There
n az ne Marylina iuturity. only tbs
mas been made already.
nc Maryland Futurity will be for
eentlre colts aud hiiies. because /. has
~ mixed policy in Maryland 10
u.HStElhE young thoroughbred stall
ions which. when left entire. are
c .apan o. being put To use at tho
S,sds " m rcmount studs, string hal,
.ense. y man WY think more than
twice before he disqualifes we'll
h hacI young horse tina, may be a bi,
ing 10000 TO $4,000 race by alter
ing hin to promote quicker nlaturing
The distance OF the Maryland Futuritv
, VIII DC one mile, because i. Is the
purpose OF the racing association OF
MARYLAND 20 encourage the deveIon.
mcnt Of stamina
Open to Whole World.
with this $4,000 prize in sight
c n e,S VIII lo, not be so much hurryins
sseructon by training them hard for
,o.ooO 10 $4,000 races to be run in
May. June and early July. II is every
where conceded that it is the rigorous
early training and racing OF two
yeaE-olds that makes sprintcrs so
numerous and distance runners scarce
liaFd training on feet and ankles that
are not sufficiently mature to stand
rough usage promotes unsoundness
Not even thoroughbred will carr
MS speed far when his feet are bad
and his tendons are wabbly. Care
must be taken OF a two-year-old that
is to compete in autumn in race of
one mile for a $4,000 to $4,000 nurse
The Maryland Futurity Will be omen
tc the breeders OF the world-Europe
Australia. New Zealand South Africa
and the Argentine-because IL is the
purpose OF it's promoters to bring to
the United States through II two
year Odds OF the highest quality The
best mares o: the great studs the
world over Will be named in years 10
come for this Futurity, and it's $50
600 TO $4,000 purse will create a
market for their progeny in thu
United States. Breeders Of the horses
that figure most prominently in these
MARYLAND futurities will be remem-
contendins horses are remembered in
the conditions of great produce races
the world over.