The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26
TIE BUTTERFLIES $4,000.
The BOnly 2-YeaT- Odd That Won The
SheapShead FutuTity.

Hours Jockeying Before They Got
of-Brandywine Pushes the Butter
flies in the Gamest Manner-De-
tailed Account of the Great Futurity
and Other Races-The Races Else
where.
New York, Aug. 25. - The seventh
futurity was won by The Butterflies,
after bitter struggle with Brandywine,
in the presence of q, 700 people at Sleeps
head Bay this afternoon. She can Justly
claim to be the queen of the 2-year-old
world. Her victory is one that will live
long in the minds of all that saw it. 1t
will be years before any colt
eclipses the time She lowered the
record to IL fat for the race. 1.-THE best
previous time was made by Morello He
won the $4,000 prize in liz 1-5 Then
again she is the first FLY to win the rich
stake These facts alone make her vic
tory amemorable one. Another coinci-
dence about her victory is that she is the
second representative from Gideon 81
Days String to capture the coveted blue
ribbon of the 2-year- old world. This pop
ular firm carried off the prize in 1891
with His Highness.
All the conditions for to-day's great
race were favora BILE. The track was in
perfect order, the weather was delight,
full, and the attendance large The only
drawback was occasioned by the delay at
the post. The entire afternoons sport
was marred by waits while the horses
were skirmishlng about for the signal to
start. This was the case with every
race.
1t was 4:15 o'clock when the seventeen
candidates for the futurity filed past the
stand. They were all in the starters
hands at APO Seventeen minutes had
elapsed before anything approaching
break was made. Then all but Califor-
MIA, Agitator, Walter and St. Veronica
came out to the furlong post. Another
long wait in which they appeared to be
taking turns as TO who should spoil the
start occurred. Several small breaks oc-
Cured, and finally, after they had been at
tho post forty-seven minutes the flag
went down and the cry They're of, )"
rang out into the air
Monaco, California, The Butterflies
Gutta Percha, Agitator and Manchest ter
got away on practically even terms. AS
they disappeared in the dip The Butter
files was leading, with Agitator, Gutta
Percha and Manchester at her saddle
girths The dust hid the others from
view. Tie Butterflies was leading, with
Agitator under the lash only three-quar-
tiers of a length away, when they came
in sight again. Monaco and Gutta
Percha had given up the struggle They
swung into the home stretch with The
Butterflies hugging the rail. couple of
lengths TO the good of Manchester who
headed Agitator for few strides. Crit
fin was taking matters easy when the
last furlong post was reached. The But
terhies had her field spread -eagled, and
was bounding along like a big kitten,
with Agitator and Manchester alternat-
ing in second place under the Severest
kind of punishment. She walks in, )"
rang in the air from thousands of threats
The rich prize was not to be carried on so
easily.
The cry was premature. Brandywine
who got of in the rear ranks, and who
was unable to get through until the last
fur-ong OF the race was in progress, then
made his effort. Clayton squeezed
through on the rail with the Blanton can
didates. He sent Brandywine after The
Butterflies like a shot from a cannon.
Grim saw his danger and began to urge
his sterling good FLY.
She responded to the last gasp. 1t was
plain to all practiced eyes that The But
ternies was firing fast. The terrific
strain was telling. Inch by inch,
amid a breathless silence, Brandywine
closed up the streak of daylight that was
between them. He was running strong
and good. The Butterflies was waver-
ing He began 10 lap her and the excite
ment was intense. Griffin fought like a
young demon, and the wonderful courage
of the FLY alone STAYED off defeat. Bran
DIVINE managed to get his nose to her
wethers but could get no further before
the all important line was crossed, and
the futurity of 1894 went on record as
having been won by The Butterflies by
neck from Brandywine
AgltalOr was third two lon OFT hS
away. A length and a half away came
Connoisseur Manchester's struggle al
the head of the home-stretch proved too
much for him. HIS stable companion,
Counter Tenor, was pulled up lame and
finished last. Monaco's bolt was shot be-
lore they had gone a couple of fUrlongs.
California was never dangerous when the
Eace resolved itself into a struggle
Neither were Walter, Canterbury, Crom-
well, Doggett, Sadie, St. Veronica or such
cattle as Bombazette and Prim.
The victory was mos popular one.
Apart from the futurity, which over
shadowed everything else, an excellent
days racing was Witnessed. Hugh Penny
put the talent in gooi humor by cantering
nome winner in the first race. He was
an even money favorite. Halma and
Dolabra, the second and third favorites,
respectively, did more than was required
of them in the second race. They beat
Navarro gave Dorian twelve pounds
and beating for the Dolphin
stakes. The finish of this race between
this pair was one of the grandest duels
seen this season. They disputed every
inch Of ground of the last furlong and a
half and crossed the lines noses apart.
Henry of. Neyarre won, but he earned his
victory. Domino, to the bitter disap-
pontment of many horses, lodged the
issue in the fall stakes. They
We're captured somewhat easily by
Lady Violet from Correction,
who astonished many horsemen by
standing a drive. St. Michael was hot
Iavorite for the sixth race. Taral rode
MIN, 1t was largely, If not entirely, due
70 Tarals indomitable energy that St.
Michael won. Taral drove him up to his
Held, and drove him through his field. He
hogged him for fully three furlongs, and
70 this treatment his victory must be as
cribed
A bookmaker named Brewer, doing bus
mess under the name of the Congress
Grub WEIGHED" after the third race.
his sheets showed he had taken in 1928.
ne left S04 in his cash cox. Summaries:
FIRST Race-Purse IL 900 for Swear ODDS and
Upward. selling, five and a.hah furlongs.
h9gh Penny 1903, Reif. even, won by length
wiIn birmingham second and Poor Jonathan
Lnlrd. Time IRA