The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-04
A RACE FOR A FORTUNE.
PROCTOR KNOTT WINS THE GREAT
FUTURITY STAKES.

Forty Thousand feople on the Track,
and the Purse Worth $43, 375-
Fourteen Horses in the Race-Salva-
tor at the Winners Side All the
Way Round.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Nearly 10000 peo-
| pie were present at the Sheepshead Bay
race track to-day. Not one-fourth of that
number saw the horses start for the great
Futurity stakes. So thronged was the grand
stand, lawn, infeld and every other place
commanding even partial view OF toe
track that hundreds only got an occasional
peep at the track or the contestants. Never
before has SO great throng been within
the gates of this most popular OF American
race courses, and never in the last twenty
five years has SO much interest boon mani
Tested in horse race. 1t was a red-letter
day for the American turf. AS such it will
be set down in history.
PERFECT DAY FOR RACING.
The day was perfect for racing A very
large proportion of the early arrivals were
ladies who were anxious to secure seats
Their oresight was commendable, for many
a tardy daughter of Eve had to stand all the
afternoon, getting only glimpse OF the
course and horses now and then over the
shoulders in front of them.
The private boxes were occupied mostly
by the families of the subscribers.
Eighty -four bookmakers were doing
business under gigantic speed. There were
also three straight aud roe place mutual
machines in operation. and tle American
auction pool seller had more mon assembled
about him than he ever addressed before.
1t is safe to say that not far from 81 900 900
changed hands through these different
wagering instrumentalities this afternoon.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
The Futurity was the fourth event on
the card, and but little interest was dis
played in the three contests which preceded
it. At last the third race was over, and
4:l0 o'clock was announced as the time of
the start A rush was Immediately made
for the betting stand, and the bookmakers,
although prepared for the crowd, were
somewhat astounded at the wave of human
beings that flung itself at their beads. Many
OF the stands were in danger of being
knocked over. One penciler, in fact, was
thrown from his box to the ground.
PROCTOR KNOTT THE FAvoRITE.
The cards on tie various stands an
bounced that Proctor Knott was the favor
tie at 2 to l to win and to 5 on him for
place, with Auricoma second choice at to
to win and to 2 for place. The money
of the crowd was very freely put at these
odds, and when the bell rang for the horses
to go to the post, the best odds which could
be obtained on Proctor Knott was to 8
straight and 2 to on him for a place.
Contrary to the expectation of visitors,
the horses were not paraded, and a major
ity of the contestants were not seen at all
until the race was well under way.
AT THE POST.
All the horses were finally at the post, but
no one could see them, and the only way in
which the people could tell that the struggle
had commenced, was by the dropping of
the red flag held in plain view at the head
of the home stretch. After 20 minutes
waiting, the start was made SO perfect that
the fourteen horses were well inio the stretch
as evenly as a soldier on parade, Proc
tor Knott and Salvador soon forged ahead
and ran grand race to the finish neither
gaining on the other, and then passed the
wire 10 the same order, Proctor Knott win
ming by his neck and SHOULDERS with Saliva
tor second, length and half before Galen.
TINE OF THE RACE.
The time, 1:l5 Is, was fast, considering
the condition of the new track Imme-
diately after the last horse had gone by the
crowd in the field broke through on the
track, and it was with difficulty that the
police restrained them from seizing Barnes,
the sable-hued jockey, who had just won
the grandest race of his life. After all had
dismounted Hamilton came before the
judges and claimed that Proctor Knott had
fouled Salvador 1t was not allowed. The
winner paid Sl2 10 straight and gil 40 for
the place. Salvador paid SIS 81. There
was far less enthusiasm over the race than
there would have been if the spectators had
| been able to view it from beginning to end.
The timers were unable to take the frac
tional time, which was y seconds slower
course in Louisville five years ago.
The actual value of the stake was $43,-
| 375, but the second and third horses get
| large shares out of that
THE oTHEB EVENTS.
Following is a summary Of the other
| events of the day:
| FIRsT cE-Three-quarters Of a mile. Brit
| annie won, with Sam Harper, Jr., second and
Laredo third Time IA rs.
| SECOND RAcE-One and one-eighth miles
4 Frank Ward won, with Bordelaise second and
| Leila May third. Time 1850. The winner paid
| S6l so straight, and $50 Is for a place.
| THIRD RAoE-One pile aud quarter. Egg
| mont won, with Badge second and Lelex third
Time 2:0S
FIFTH kAcE-Mile. Niagara woh with Pashs
| second and Kaleidoscope third. Time :43 2-s
| SIXTH RACE-Three- quarters of a mile on the
| turf. Strideaway won, with Volunteer second
| and Danielia third. Time 1916.
|
| Leg Bail from Police station.
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