The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-25
THE GREAT FuTuRlTY.
Won by the FiiIy L'Alouette ON Muddy
Track.

New York, August 24.-The unexpected
happened at Sheepshead Bay today, and
the FLY L'Alouette of the Thompson
string won the Futurity with something
to spare. She was coupled in the betting
with her stable mates Gibralter and The
Huguenot, and as the stable was the
favorite for the race, the ring suffered.
The other unexpected thing was the rum
ming of Lydian, who got the place.
The heavy rains of last night and this
morning turned the track into soft mud
which had dried out sufficiently to make
the going heavy and sticky when the race
was run.
Not more than ~, 600 were present at a
quarter to five when the bugle called the
eighteen starters for the richest stake of
the year to the post
1t was fine start for all but one,
Previous being left standing still in the
first break, to the great surprise of his
So close together were they at the first
furlong that dozen were not more than
heads apart.
At the quarter pole the line of the adj
yancing racers was almost like that of a
cavalry charge. They rushed past the
post with Cock Robin, L'Alouette,
Gibraltar, Gala Day, Rowland, Uriel,
Plaudit and Lydian short heads apart in
the front rank, while the others were al
most Tapped upon Them in thess second
column. Soon they were at che three
furlong pole and were beginning to make
for the best place for the slight turn in
to the stretch. Cock Robin was then a
neck in front of L'Alouette, she length
in front of Gibraltar, he length in front
0f ia Ia nau 1rio navt
came Lydian, Plaudit and the others.
Around the turn they rushed and were
but quarter from home and still Cock
Robin led the van, but ''Skeets" Martin
was urging him and he was beginning to
falter. Right at his throat was
L'Alouette, hanging on much better than
her owner had any idea she could and
Gala Day was pegging along at his heels.
The boys were driving the colts, while
Clawson was sitting still waiting for the
final rush. Sloan dug his heels into
Uriel's. side and he went past the others
like flash and poked his nose into first
place. while his stable companion, Cock
Robin, with his bolt shot, fell back rapid
~ to the rear. Clawson got to work at
once to ride finish with Sloan. Uriel 8
effort was his last, for furlong from
home Clawson had got him and WAS
drawing away, when new competitor
doomed up in the despised outsider Lydian
who had come from the rear under the
vigorous urging of Thorpe, and with
Sloan on Uriel head behind was making
q bold bid for the stake. The distance
was little too short, however, and as
L'Alouette passed the wire Lydian was at
her tail a head in front of Uriel, who was
head in front of Plaudit. while the
others were strung out through a six
tenth of mile. The summary:
Futurity, stakes valued at about $45, 600,
about six furlongs. L'Alouette 115, Claw
son, 2 to and to 5, won; Lydian, 115,
Thorpe, so to and 10 to /. second; Uriel,
115, Sloan, to and to 1, third. Time,
Iii. Plaudit, Demagogue, Central.
Trust, Gala Day, Handsel, Gibraltar, The
Huguenot, Rowland, Benares, Cock
Robin, Grand Sachem, Amazonian, Ruby
Lips, Arquebus and Previous also ran
and finished as named.