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Show HE ILL STMT IN mm FUTITJ Indications Are That Struggle Will Be Between Pennant and Southern Maid. By ED CURLEY. I3y International News Service. SARATOGA, N. Y Aug. 29. The futurity fu-turity to be run tomorrow afternoon bids fair to equal any of the previous racca for this classic prize. Nine speedy thoroughbreds thor-oughbreds arc mentioned in the entries sent out this evening. But there are only two that will furnish the argument until the lights blow out. These are Pennant and Southern Maid. The probable starters, riders and odds are as follows: Horse. Wt. Rider. Odds. Southern mnid..11H .1. M'Taggart S to fi Ada M ,.114 Butwell . ..20 to 1 Blank Toney ...117 Loftus S to 1 Earlv Roso .....110 Martin n to 1 Pennant 110 Notter .. . . ti to 5 Forum 117 Borol fi to 5 Brlnghurst 120 Steele 12 to 1 T iridescence Ill Glass 20 to 1 Any Time J 10 Byrne 20 to 1 Whitney entry. The majority say Pennant will Just skim along and skid under the wire on the chin strap. Tho persistent minority giggles and declares that when pay-off time cornea the backers of Southern Maid will collect the dough. Ponnant, they say. has done everything that has been asked of him by winning his few starts handily. Southern Maid faced the flag only once and then finished second to Surprising. Tho track will bo heavy tomorrow and that is going to cut some figure. Southern South-ern Maid Is by Plaudit and he was Eomc muddcr. Pennant la a son of Peter Pan, which was never noted for tearing through the soft and sticky. Of course, the other starters are entitled en-titled to a little mention, but all we care to say on the subject Is that Early Rose will be right there -banging on the door. "We got this from one of tho cleverest men In the business. Wq always love feed box Information. |