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TWO GREAT RACES TODAY AT LATONIA AND LAUREL i ,s Breeders Futurity With Gross Value Over 0,000 in Kentucky Race Star Juveniles Among Contestants for Rich Prize . Laurel Stakes Attract Equipoise, Jack High and Other Topnotchers LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 14. Tomorrow the Latonia Jockey Club will present the first of several rich and important autumn fixtures to be renewed during the current meeting, in the twenty-third annual Breeders Futurity. This coveted prize, given over to two-year-olds, attracted a field of twelve, including such aspirants for the juvenile crown as C. V. Whitneys Caterwaul and The Darb, H. P. Headleys Technique, W. R. Coes Old Baldy, Leo J. Marks Misguide and others and the running at the short distance of 170 feet less than three-quarters of a mile may develop a contest as keenly fought as any in the record of the race which had its inception at Lexington in 1910. With a continuation of the pleasant weather that prevailed today, this initial feature of the meeting will be renewed under excellent conditions, and with fast footing for the clash of potential Kentucky Derby and Oaks candidates of 1933. Interest in the Futurity along with the fact that tomorrow is the first Saturday of the meeting, insures a bumper crowd under almost any conditions. Mr. Whitneys great pair of Caterwaul and The Darb are conceded the position of favoritism in the betting, but the others have many admirers, particularly so Mr. Headleys good filly Technique. She is the chief reliance of the West to score the first home victory in this race since Gallant Knight scored in the 1929 running. In addition to the Whitney colts, the East will be represented by W. R. Coes Old Baldy and another formidable one among the westerners is Leo J. Marks Misguide. Caterwaul, winner of the Eastern Shore Handicap at Laurel, National Stallion Stakes at Belmont Park, and the Keene Memorial Stakes, also a Belmont fixture, will carry top weight of 127, while other of the colts and geldings, with the lone exception of Thistle Tom, a maiden, will have up 122 pounds and fillies 119 pounds. Thistle Tom gets in with 117 pounds. In addition to Technique, the gentler sex is represented by Ocean Flight. If all twelve entered face the starter, the stake will have a gross value of 3,185, or approximately ,000 less than the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, the mile event for two-year-olds, to be run here two weeks from tomorrow. LAUREL, Md., Oct. 14. The big sporting event of the Maryland State Fair Association for its Saturday card is the Laurel Stakes, for all ages, over the mile distance. Then there will be the first running of the Maryland Futurity, at six furlongs, for two-year-olds. This Futurity is confined to thoroughbreds foaled in Maryland and, like various other prizes of the state, is to encourage the breeding interests. This wil be the first running of the prize, which is of ,000 added. Hovever, in a sporting way, the Laurel has the real appeal, and it promises a truly good race from the fourteen that have been named through the entry box. It will see the return of C. V. Whitneys Equipoise to competition, and he will have a notable running mate in Mad Frump, recent conqueror of Twenty Grand. Trainer Brennan did not name Twenty Grand for the running, and the Greentree Stable is to be represeted by St. Brideaux, another son of St. Germans, and the three-year-old filly Parry. Both have been training exceedingly well for the running. W. R. Coe has Osculator as his representative, and the son of Pompey appears to be at the top of his form. Gallant Sir will bear the silks of the Northway Stable, and Sylvester W. Labrot will bo represented by Tred Avon, the best daughter of Sir Greysteel, and possibly the best of her sex in training. Dr. J. Fred Adams Rehoboth in a recent race determined his readiness, and Andy Schuttingers Pilate has been showing some good trials for the prize. Others in the field are Ral Parrs Her Grace, George D. Wideners Jack High, A. C. Bostwicks Mate, the Linton Farms Flagstone, and John Marschs Chief John. There are only eight of the native breds in the Maryland Futurity, and of these Mr. Labrot is represented by Damascene, a son of Sir Greysteel, and Rush Hour, the son of Happy Time. With a return of delightful weather and the track in its best condition, there is every prospect that the week-end sport will attract the largest crowd of the meeting.
