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KEENE ENTRY IS EAVORED. NEW YOEKEES THINK A CASTLETON-BRED HORSE WILL WIN FUTURITY. De Mund Is Next Best Liked and Horace E. Ranks Third Among- the Overnight Speculators Big Crowd Is Expected. New York. August 31. The Futurity of 100C, the richest turf prize In America, which is to be le- ciled at Sheepshead Hay tomorrow, will bring together one of Uie best all-around fields of two-year-olds that have ever competed for the great race. Of the sixteen starters, betting favors the Keene entry, and already several large wagers have been made and taken ou the success of the Castleton-bred trio Pcter Pan, Pope Joan and Zanilwsl. They are grouped in the betting at odds of S to 5 to win. The presence of the Ralney Brothers" sensational pair De Mund and Horace E. adds an Intensely Interesting angle to the struggle ns well as veiling the outcome with a most perplexing uncertainty. It. Is conceded that if De Mund stays he has the lost chance to win of all, in view of his lightning ability to get away from the post, an all important factor In a race of Ibis diameter. Horace B.s stock took a big slump after his poor showing at Saratoga, and despite reports of recent sensational workouts, experts are not taking the Missouri-bred coll. seriously. Rigor expectancy, however, marks the appearance of Conville and horsemen generally agree that, if the leaders at the end of the first half mile show any signs of weakening, Hitchcocks crack colt will pick them up and put them away . .ntfortabIy at. tbe finish. a. . Weather indications for tomorrow are favorable and the Coney Island Jockey Club is making preparations to accommodate the largest throng of the year. It is estimated that the attendance will be oO.OOO.
