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Show FUTURITY DRAWS A GREAT CROWD Saratoga, N Y.. Aug. r.l With th running t-.dav of tbe twenty-second futurity. , worth nearly $40,000. the richest stake t be decided In America, Ameri-ca, racing In the state of New York will come to a close two and one-half months earlier than usual. The anti-betting anti-betting laws, which tuke effect on September Sep-tember 1, caused not only the early closing of the season, but the shifting of the futurity from Sheepshead Ray, where it has always been run sIdco it was inaugurated in 1888, to the Saratoga course. The futurity, with tho grandest field of two year-olds that ever battled for this historic event, was the magnet that drew one of the largest crowds, that ever witnessed a race In the northern part of the state. The running of tbe futurity will be minus the environment of tbe leautl-ful leautl-ful Sheepshead Buy course, but In no other way will the interest be lessened, les-sened, except that some of the horsemen horse-men might prefer to have the event run ovor a straight course Bashtl, the recognized champion two-year-old filly of lh. year, will be tho public choice In the futurity. She will carry the colors of Harry Payne Whitney, who purchased her at public auction "for $0.rw)0. Many rare followers fol-lowers are pinning their faith to the Hlldreth nlry. Novelty and Zeus. The former has beaten practically all the futurity field with the exception of Bashtl. u |