The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
Boys Believe Me, Newmarket
and Donges to Oppose
Eastern Stars.
KEEN CONTEST PROMISED
Despite Absence of Messenger
and Dunlin Race Should
Be a Thriller.

the autumn meeting of the Westches-
ter Racing Association will come to
close reveals the presence on the de-
clared list of four stars of the juvenile
turf armament.
These are Dunlin, winner OF the
Hopeful Stakes of s45, 900 at Saratoga
recently; Enchantment, the Whitney
eeiding for which $4,000 has been re-
fused, and generally regarded as one
or the best youngsters Of this year;
Edict, winner o: the Spinaway Stakes
and other prizes during the session at
the Spa in the Rancocas colors, and
Dust Flower, the fleet daughter OF
Peter Ounce, who won the Flash
Stakes on the opening day and subse-
auently finished second to Messenger
for the Grab Bag Handicap at Sara
toga.
The lottery OF the turf is demon
strated in the declaring of this quartet
at different periods from Saturdays
classic. Dunlin was so. unpromising in
appearance as yearlinS that he passed
into the discard on the initial payment
OF $40 about the time he was sold by his
breeder. August Belmont to James G.
Milan. En.nantment disappeared auto
matically whcn he was gelded by James
Rowe--the race is for entire colts and
Niles
1t wasn't until later that Edict was
deemed unequal to the requirements of
Futurity candidate. 1t cost $50 to
take her name out of the select list.
S. G. Hildreth being responsible for the
withdrawal.
Dust Flowers name was erased by
J. G. Milan when she was in the $40
class. Here we have four of the
shrewdest judges of thoroughbreds and
their racing qualities in the rough that
the United States embraces withdrawing
what subsequently proved substantial
elements from the greatest two-year-oi
prize of the year. Such happenings ada
TO the uncertainty Of the turf and aro
further evidences of the destinations
surrounding the sport. The ugly duck
ling becomes a swan frequently as in
the instances enumerated above.
stake Inaugurate ted I'm 1855.
The glamour of romance has been part
and parcel of the Futnrity since its in
ception in 1883. The ice was inau-
surated in a picturesque period OF the
turf. Sheepshead Bay, the home OF the
aristocratic and autocratic Coney Island
Jockey Club, was the rendezvous of the
rare sporting spirits of that time. East
and West clashed in the feature races
which were fashioned to bring out the
best horses in training. Rivalries were
engendered among captains OF industry
like J. b. Haggin and Il. J. Baldwin OF
California; Marcus DAILY Of Montana.
Captain s. S. Brown of Pittsburgh and
w. l.. Scott of Erie, and the breeders
and fanciers of the East, at whose head.
stood August Belmont; James K.
Keene, w. p. Thompson, ID. ID. Withers
William c. Whitney, Clarence III.
Mackay, ]. o. Bonner. Pierre Loriliard,
and Philip ]. and Michael +. Dwyer.
1t was the day of Starter James f.
Caldwell. the greatest autccrat in his
profession this country has ever known.
His clashes with Pierre Lorillard were
features OF almost every meeting. Some
idea of the manner In which Caldwell
ruled may be cleaned from his telling
the owner of the powerful Rancocas
establishment now owned by Harry f.
Sinclair that IL he didn't like his work
with the flag he was at liberty to go
elsewhere and race his horses. Tt was
before the days of the Board OF Control
or its successor the Jockey Club. Each
association engaged its own officials
Caldwell had great skill with the flag
there were no starting gates at that
time-and he had an Incompatible
assistant In a 1.-THE negro known as
Polo JIM" Master and man under
stood each other perfectly. and 1t was
this so-called prince of Starters who
took fourteen colts, FLIES and geldings
to the post for the initial Futurity In
1888
The prize that year went to Sam
Bryant OF Kentucky, whose gelcing Proc
tor Knott defeated a great favorite In
J. p. Hsggins Salvador. Bryant was
poor man, and the $4,000 award
brought him independence. The second
running Of the FuturitF found the hon
ors going TO w. l.. Scott's Chaos.
In 1890 August Belmont's greatest
triumph In breeding was achieved when
his Potomac and Washer ran first and
second. The race was worth $1,000
high water mark for the prize to this
day. His Highness, another product of
the Belmont paddocks. but which had
passed to David Gideon at the dispersal
sale OF the Nursery Stud OF the elder
Belmont won I'm 1891. Morello. owned
by w. j.. SinEerly OF the Philadelphia
Record, but running in the name OF his
trainer. was the victor in 1892. while
Domino followed in 1898. The Butter
files and Requital. won for Gideon and
Daily and David Gideon respectively in
1894. Then came the triumph of Ogden
for Marcus DAILY OF Montana, who de-
veloped the colt In the Bitter Root
Valley 70 a point OF excellence where
the best OF the East could not live with
linn.
FtIifcs Have Won Classic.
And so on down the years TO the
present. stars of the turf are found on
tho roster of F'uturity winners. These
include the FLIES L'Aiouette, Hamburg
Belle, Artful. Maskette and step Light
". Colin. Novelty. Sweep, Campfire
pennsnt, Man o. War and Bunting were
some OF the others to gain admission
to the charmed circle. and on each oc-
casion the lure OF the contest attracted
tnrongs from every part of the United
states and Canada.
The appeal OF the Futur!ty is still
srong, and on Saturday next there will
be an outpouring Of racing devotoos
unmatched this season. The temporary
disability Of Messenger and the in
eligibility Of Dunin. Edict and Enchant-
inent remove from the Futurity OF 1922
potent factors but there Is an abund-
ance Of material remaining to furnish
a fine test. Some of the best known
candidates are Zev. which will carry
the colors OF the Rancocas con-