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LATE FUTURITY NOTIONS There isnt isn't much gossip from the East about the Futurity which is only a few days off It is by far the noblest twoyearold toehold stake in America and run at Sheepshead Shepherd Bay next Tuesday From private sources DAILY RACING FOEM OEM gleans the information that Lydian Lydia of the Preakness Realness Stable a more than good individual by Linden Merci will start He is considered to have a good chance Lydian Lydia won his first race in fine style but was beaten by less than Futurity qual equal ¬ ity city Monday at Saratoga He has been sick however and though Gibraltar beat the colt his race was by no means bad badThere adhere There is little or no news about Recreation a filly of the highest class The B irns irons Water house filly was very ill after her trip from Cali Ali ¬ fornia Formica and is said to be in such condition that a Futurity start is improbable Jim McCormick is not a man to show his cards and if he starts Recreation her chance is second to none Rey Frey El Salto Alto of the Baldwin stable is likely to be a starter So aro aero Dave Gideons Gideon Frohman Frogman Jack McDonalds Central Trust and Gibraltar and The Huguenot Henry of Navarres Navarro brother from the Thompson stable Marcus Daly Dally is likely to send a pair to the post His best will be Grand Sachem a royally bred and grand i looking colt Kriar Briar Sweet Dr Hasbroncks Hassocks sister is also engaged in the stake Mike Dwyor Dwyer is credited with designs on the prize through Previous a colt of power and class He is worth s jme me consideration So is Muriilo Mauricio John G Follansboes Flashes Morello Marcello Snow Drop coit cit coitThe cogitate The Keene stable is likely to be represented by Uriel Muriel and Cock Robin and Oliver H Belmont is reasonably credited with considering that bo has a chance through Great Betd Bed a good colt Brown Dick is nearly sure to start Plaudit the half brother to Hastings and Handsome winner of the Emerald Stakes at Oakley Ankle The Futuritys Futurity favorite will undoubt undoubted ¬ edly ely be John Madden s Rowland the Hindoo Indoor Ricochet colt that has performed so well but was beaten by Baunockburn Bannock and Bangle less than first class colts for the Louisville Futur Future ¬ ity city Benares Bearers the Hindoo Indoor Diono Dijon colt is likely to go with Howland Holland in tho thou Madden cherry colors While Howland Holland is the natural favorite he is by no means a surety Hamburg is undoubtedly a far better coit cit than Howland Holland But he is not in tho thou Futurity Recreation as good as she was in California would have a royal chance to b bit it Howland Holland Previous too is far from an im pr bability ability as against him If Lydian Lydia is as g od as reports declare ho may take Howlands Lowlands measure measureGrand measurer Grand Sachem deserves some consideratioo consideration He wasnt wasn't beaten iti ziti his Montana races Neither Was Ogden last year Tammany Hall II was also unbeaten1 until yesterday at Saratoga All in all the promise is for a good field and an open contest about the futurity The 1897 Futurity is the tenth of the series and with 15 starters will be worth about 45000 Tnero Nero will hardly be more than ten starters and the stake will probably be worth about 12OCO 12OCOTho Tho Theo estimated starters are as follows D Gid Gild ¬ eons Frohman Frogman 118 O H P Bolmonts Belmont Groat Goat Bend 118 L S W P Thompsons Thompson The Hu ¬ guenot guenon 118 J Galways Always Lydian Lydia 118 E J Bald ¬ wins Rey Frey el Salto Alto 118 E D Browns Phrodit Aphrodite 118 M F Dwyer s Previous 116 J E Maddens Howland Holland 115 James R Keenoa Keno Uriel Muriel 115 J E McDonalds Central Trust 115 Hayman Hyman Franks Demagogue 115 M Dalys Days Tammany Hall II 113 J G Follansbees Flashes Muriilo Mauricio 113 D T Pnisifers Noisier Miss Tenny Teeny 110 A Beltnonts Abetment Songster 108 J J McCafferty s Gala Day 108 H T Griffins Hindoonet Himont 108
