The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16
THE FUTURITY RACE.
Marcus Days Ogden Carries
OF the S44.290 Purse.
THE wEsTERNER WINS HANpllY.


New York. Aug. f5-Ths great Fusurlty
race % the Coney Island Jockey Club is
over. and the ninth renewal has gone into
history with an outsider as the winner
The track. while a little heavy, was n
good condition. The day was well nigh
perfect. and the 1900 people who hllei
the grand stand and lawns were out IN
holiday attire TO watch the contest which
IS supposed 70 stamp the best 2-year-oId
OF the season. ~ exactly FIVE minutes 10
the bugle called the ten contestants 20
the post. and with little enthusiasm they
t-ctts1 past the stand up 10 the chute. One,
two and three false breaks were made.
with q number Of single b-sakaways, and
after delay of twenty-five minutes they
were sent away In fair order, with Marcus
Days Ogden in the lead and Box seeond,
Panmure third and Rhodesia fourth. They
did not shift into their positions untn they
were at the quarter pole. and Ogden was
eth In front by head only. but Tuber-
vile had him well in hand and was wait
ing for the final rush The crack keens
FLY Rhodesia was next. but Sims was at
work on her. and she was but a head In
front Of Rodermond. on whom Hill was
doing his best. Next came the fayorite,
Ornament. and Ii seemed then as II the
race would be between these four. as the
others were practically in the second divi-
sion and struggling hard 10 get up TO the
flying leaders. The good thing" Chal-
lenger. was fifth, and laboring hard, while
behind him were Bastian. Panmure. Box.
and Newsgatherer. already out OF the
contest. while Taral had Scottish Chief
rain well in hand for the finish
The speed was auickened bit now. and
as Tuberville urged Ogden a trife he shot
little ahead of Ornament. who had passed
Rhodesia the fly being a little IN ad-
vance OF Rodermond. while Taral had
carried Scottish Chisftain past Challenger.
a beaten horse. As they rounded the bend
into the main track Sloane began to work
still harder on Ornament. but his work
was Of little avail. for In front OF him
was the copper and green jacket Of Tuber-
vile on the other Westerner, Ogden. still
leading by half q length. Rodermond had
by this time passed Rhodesia. who had
got enough OF II and was trying 10 quit.
In spite OF all that Simms could do. Taral
was trying his best with Scottish Chief
tain, and was gaining inch by Inch on the
FLY. They were now around the turn,
and each boy could see the big purse hung
up at the judges stand, with chances for
only four OF them. The five-eighths was
in sight, was passed, and the boys were
working hard. Tuberville still had half
length the better of Ornament, with Sloane
unable to do much for his mount, as he
was sadly tired and had worked his pas
sage all the way. He was a length and
half In front OF Rodermond, with the
others absolutely out of it. With only
furlong more, Sloane bent again 10 his
work and seemed TO be gaining tribe on
the flying Ogden. when there was a crack
In the atmosphere and Ogden was gone.
He was nearly two lengths ahead. and all
chances had vanished. for amid the cries
of the crowd Ogden slid past the judges
stand. with $ii.290 as his reward, while
Ornament had TO be content with second
place by half a length and $3.50, Roder-
mond third. with s1,s3S while the others
were away out Of Il, badly beaten. The
best 2-year-old was still an open question,
but the West had gained all the honors
by running first and second. summary;
Futurity Futurity course - Ogden, 10
cTuberville), TO / and 10 l, won; Orna-
ment, 11s (Sloanel. 9 10 5 and 10 s. second;
Rodermond, us QinD. l6 to ! and to /.
third. Time. ITO. Scottish Chieftain, Rho-
desia Challenger, Box, Bastian, Panmure
and New therer also ran.