St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-31
POTOMAC'S FUTURITY
Belmont's Colt and His Stable
Mate Finish First and
Second.
Fifteen Horses Ran q Hot
Race for the Rich
Prize.
Rothschild's American Agent
$4,000 Richer Through
Potomac's Victory.
Strathmeath. the Winner of
the Junior Champion
Stake, Ran Third.


New YORK, Aug. 3O.-There was
nothing the matter with the weather
this morning for the great race for the
Futurity stakes at Sheepshead Bay. 1t
was damp on Suburban day. and it was
cold and showery ON the day Of tue
Brooklyn handicap, and on the Fourth
of July the storm burst over the Mon
mouth Park track that was opened for
the first time that afternoon, as if some
one had pulled the rope of a big shower
bath and held it open for half hour
until oceans of water had dropped on
top of summer tiles and lace parasols
and white flannel suits. But to-
day was perfect day, and few peo-
pie apparently could not get enough of
it, for they came out on the early boat,
while the scrubwomen were still in the
betting ring, and before the awkward
squad of policemen had been sent to
to arrive until midday, and then it
comes in such small groups that it is
hardly on view. The band gets in about
1890 o'clock. and then the boys with
programmes begin to drown the birds
ON the trees back of the stand, and the
noise of the shuff1ing of feet over the
benches begins to grow until the crush
| gets so thick that people can no longer
shuttle, but have to walk on tiptoe. 1t
is not every day that one can see $70,-
600 go to one man, just because horse
Passes an Iron Post
with gilded ball On it three or four
feet before a few other horses do, and
that accounts for the crowd. There was
no post of duty in the county half so
important as that post to-day. 1t repre-
sented $4,000 to somebody. The crowd
was PROBABLY not so great as OH Subur-
ban day, which was attributed probably
to the absence Of so many New Workers
in the country or at the Seashore.
There was probably 10000 persons pres
ent, so that if the Futurity stakes had
been divided among the spectators, ev-
erybody would have got So and some
thing over with which to pay his
expenses. In the betting ring
it was hustle and confusion,
for 115 bookmakers, the largest number
that has ever done business on an Amer
ican course, had to be provided with
Thi.d race. the Futurity, sweepstake for
two-year-olds, the Coney Island Jockey club
to add Sl2, 800 the second to receive So 600
of the added money and two-thirds of the
starting money, the third $1,000 of the
added money and one-third of the starting
money, the breeders Of the winner and Of
the second horse, namely, the owners Of the
mares at the time Of foaling, to receive
81 1,5O0 and 81 900 of the added money re-
spectively, colts to carry 118 pounds fillies
and geldings 1l5 pounds penalties and
allowances, six furlongs
Starters: Potomac, 115,, to 2i Masher,
1O8, IL to l; Strathmeath, 124, Is to l;
Monterey. 1lS, 100 to |; Rey del Rey, los,
6 to 1; Esperanza, lO5, 2 to l; Cleopatra,
Fortune, 1Os, 100 to !; Kildeer, 112. 80 to
1; Bette Prather los, SO to L Ambulance.
119, to l; Montana, 113, to l; Nellie
BLY,, los. 20 to l. RUSSELL 130. 80 to l.
Long Fortune carried three and Nellie BLY,
two pounds overweight.
Potomac, Banker August Belmont's
colt, by st. Blaise. out of Susquehanna,
has won the third Futurity, in i IA Is,
and thus becomes worthy successor to
Proctor Knott and Chaos. His stable
companion, Masher. by Ill-Used out of
Magnetism, is second, and Strathmeath,
the junior champion. good third. The
crowd surged into the betting ring i'm
mediately after the second race and
poured the money into the bookmakers'
boxes in regular stream. Rey del Rey,
Ambulance and Potomac were the ones
most in demand, and the latter finally
closed strong favorite. There was no
parade, and the horses galloped from
the paddock to tine post, each one recelv-
ing liberal share of applause as he
passed the grand stand. When they ar
rived at the starting post there was
long delay, and finally shout went up.
"They're off," and the crowd arose as If
one man ia see the race.
1t Was a False Alarm,
however, and the horses trOtted back to
the post. Then, after few moments
delay. the cry went up again, and this
time it was true. 1t was grand start,
but Montana and Rey Del Rey were
slow to get in motion, and lost ground.
Nellie Bly, was the first to show, fol-
lowed by Esperanza, Bette Prather and
Long Fortune, and held her lead for
sixteenth, when she gave way to Rus
sell. Russell was leading by half
length at the furlong pole. followed by
Esperanza, Ambulance, Cleopatra and
Strathmeath. They ran in this
order down to the three-eighths,
where Monterey took the third
place, while Masher and Potomac
had both improved their positions. AS
they swung into the stretch, Potomac
took the lead, followed by Strathmeath
and Masher. Then Fitzpatrick, on
Strathmeath, commenced drive. His
weight was too much for him, however,
and the crowd seeing this, yelled 70,
tOmac wins. Belmont runs one, two"
1t was true. Potomac held his lead
easily aud dashed past the post win
ner by two lengths from Masher, who
beat Strathmeath a neck for second
money. Half a length away came Ray
del Ray, followed by Montana, Ambu-
lance, Nellie BLY,, Amulet, Kildeer, Es-
peranza, Russell, Bette Prather, Long
Fortune, Monterey and Cleopatra.
Time, 1 IA is. Summaries:
First race, for all ages, a sweepsrake Of $25
each, with ST 900 added, five and half
furlongs. Starters: Kingston 122, to 10;
Worth 115 8 to 1; Ballarat lis, 20 to /.
They were sent away in good order,
with Worth the first to show, followed
by Kingston and Ballarat. They ran on
stretch, where Kingston shot to the
front and, holding, his lead to the end,
won easily by foW lengths from Worth.
Worth beat Ballarat half that distance
for the place. Time, :08.
Second race, the Dolphin stakes, for three
year-oI; a4AWeepstake of $50 each, with
$1,250 adde3; one mile and a furlong
Starters: Reclare, III, even; Demuth, III,
10 to 1 Ruperta, 112. q to s.; Fan Fan. colt
ITO, 15 to L; Watterson, lilo, 80 to /; Mas
terlode, 104, 10 to 1.
Ruperta was the first to show at the
start, but was Immediately taken to the
rear and WatterSon and Masterlode
started out to act as pace-makers. For
seven furlongs they accomplished their
task, while Ruperta was third and Re-
clare, the fayorite, was trailing. On the