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BELMONT PARK GETS THE FUTURITY Coney Island Jockey Clubs Famous Fixture to Be Transferred to Wcstchestcr Racing Association Xew York April 17 Announcement was made by the Coney Island Jockey Club that the Westchestor Racing Association would have the honor of run ¬ ning this years Futurity the richest and most highly prized twoyearold classic of the American turf as Rclmont Park during the autumn meeting No date has bren announced as yet for this blue rib ¬ bon event but it would not surprise turf followc if the Futurity should serve as the opening day a traction of Relmont Parks fall meeting which is to begin Wednesday September 1 1The The Futurity inaugurated by the Coney Island Jockey Cluli was first contested at the Sheepshend Ray track in 1SSS and won by the famous Proctor Knott From then until l0l when Sweep was re ¬ turned the winner the classic was the strong feat ¬ ure of Slieopshoad Ray fall racing Because of leg ¬ islation against bookmaking and the consequent de ¬ terioration of the sport the Coney Island Jockey lull dropped out after IM It was then in keep ing with tin precedent that gives those racing as soclatimis which inaugurate slakes control of them for all time that the Coney Island Jockey Club favored the Saratoga Association with the classic The Futurity was run at the Spa in I10 li and 1014 Ther was no racing In 1011 and 1012 1012The The loss of the Futurity will doubtless be all the more keenly felt at Saratoga this year liocauso of the fact that it will have the effect of shortening that meeting by two days Saratogas original dales were August liJl twentysix racing days It was planned to wind up with tiie Futurity on Tuesday August 1 Such an arrangement of course might have kept many of the prominent stables there the hrst two days of the week Rut with Relmont Park opening on Wednesday September 1 Saratoga will set getaway day for Saturday August 2s 2sTlie Tlie Futurity throughout the ninny years of its existence has averaged over 25000 in value In 1SM it was worth 7i75 when won by Potomac that being high water mark Last season its value was slightly over 1 UOO to the Quincy Stables Trojan
