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NOMINATIONS FOR FUTURITY Entries for 1925 Running of Fa ¬ mous Race Close January 3 Vcstclicstcr Racing Associations Change of Distance to SevenEighths Meets Ap ¬ proval of Breeders and Horsemen NEW YORK N Yt December 30 The Fu ¬ turity in whose very name there is that magic and romance which renders the turf the most beguiling of all outdoor pastimes known to the American public is to have an ¬ other closing on Wednesday next January 3 at 66 West Fortieth Street with racing secre ¬ tary Earlocker of the Westchester Racing Association The nominations due then will come from every part of the United States and Canada They are for the running of 1 1925 and the produce of the mares now named will race at seveneighths instead of three quarters as heretofore heretoforeThere There is general commendation for the management of the Westchester Racing Asso ¬ ciation in its decision to make its great ¬ est race for juveniles a true test of the capabilities of the twoyearolds of the coun ¬ try No other course in the United States is so well equipped as Bclmont Park for the holding of such a trial its wide stretches being ample for the starting of the largest fields fieldsThe The Futurity since its inception in 1888 has in nearly every instance been won by the best colt or filly on that particular day and in a great majority of cases the public has accepted fe verdict of the race as con ¬ clusive It was so in the first running when TroetbrlCnott was first home and it was also true when Potomac and Masher in the colors of the elder August Belmont finished first and second in JS90 It was equally true in 1891 when His Highness scored and again in the years of Morello Domino Ogden Ham ¬ burg Belle Colin Maskette Gampfire Man o War and a dozen others that could be named while the fairness of the contest never had a stronger testimonial than dur ¬ ing the running of 1922 when Sallys Alley won and gained the glory of being the first thoroughbred born in this state to achieve the victory victoryFIRST FIRST OF PRODUCE RACES RACESThe The first and the best of the produce races offered in this country the Futurity a heri ¬ tage from the Coney Island Jockey Club most highly prized by President August Bel ¬ mont and his associates has always appealed to the breeders of the United States and Canada Those engaged in bloodstock pro ¬ duction long since learned the value and pres Contlnued on twelfth pate NOMINATIONS FOR FUTURITY Continned from first page tlge a mare or her produce gained by a nom ¬ ination in the great prize whose value has been as high as 577000 and will some day ap ¬ proach the 100000 mark markNo No other race of its kind equals the Fu ¬ turity in the endowments it carries for the nominators of the placed horses at the fin ¬ ish The proviso giving 2000 to the nom ¬ inator of the winner 1250 to the nominator of the second and 500 to the nominator of the third is virtually an insurance policy carrying no premium but the original fee of 10 in case the mare or her produce is sold It is the guarantee of a substantial reward due the breeder whose skill is responsible for exceptional results It is at the same time tangible proof that the Westchester manage ¬ ment has always kept in view the broadening and extension of the bloodstock interests everywhere on the continent continentBecause Because of the part it plays in strengthen ¬ ing the thoroughbred breeding industry the Futurity is a race which should command the patronage of every individual owning a mare That the winners of great races often come from remote sources is a matter of record The success of Sallys Alley in last years Futurity was a new and conclusive proof that no individual or stud has a monop ¬ oly on blood bloodOPPOnTUNITT OPPOnTUNITT FOB ALL ALLThe The history of Sallys Alley la known everywhere Her sire Allumeur II a son of Meddler born in France and regarded of no particular merit for stud purposes in this country changed hands for a few hundred dollars on one occasion The dam of Mr Kilmers flying filly Salvolatile by Disguise was repeatedly offered at private sale for 500 The blending of the Meddler and Domino strains produced this remarkable mare What was done by Willis Sharpe Kil ¬ mer or his agents at Sun Briar Court near Binghamton in this state can be done again in New York or any other commonwealth in the Union or the Dominion of Canada CanadaNothing Nothing that has happened in connection with the turf in the last twentyfive years has been more beneficial for the general cause of horse breeding than the victory of Sallys Alley in the Futurity of 1922 With the federal government placing stallions of good blood in every state there is a strong inducement for farmers with grazing lands to run at least one thoroughbred mare with their other live stock stockIt It is hoped that a new record entry for the Futurity will be found when the last mails arrive from California and other distant points next week
