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SHEEPSHEAD BAYS GREAT RACING CARD Nearly All tho Best Horses in Training Entered Futurity Riders and Odds Xew York August 28 Futurity day card is a firstclass one Nearly every great horse In train Ing here Is entered in the various races Ordinarily such a splendid array of turf attractions would at ¬ tract 30KM devotees of the snort but the antirac ¬ ing crusade has put such a baneful blight on rac ¬ ing that probably not more than 10000 loyal race ¬ goers will be present to see them run off offOne One of the smallest fields in its history will start in the richest of American stakes the Futurity of 190S Seven of tho nine starters are from James R Keenes John E Maddens and Harry Payne Whitneys establishments the remaining two be ¬ longing to August Belmont and Herman B Durvcn Maskettc is an overwhelming favorite for the great fixture among all classes of nicegoers There are almost no dissenters among horsemen and experts nor sire any of tho others much considered for sec ¬ ond place except her stable companion Helmet The probable starters riders and odds overnight are as follows IIors Jockey Odds OddsMaskeltc Maskeltc Xotter 45 Helmet 45Helmet V Powers 45 Sir 45Sir Martin H Shilling 21 Fayetto 21Fayetto T Lee 21 Persons 21Persons E Dugan 51 Hillside 51Hillside Gilbert 5 Bobbin P Butler 5 Mediant D McCarthy 101 101Practical Practical R McDaniel 151
