The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25


elbow was rounded, while through ever
shifting mass of color could be seen the
steadily advancing green and red OF the
Thompson confederacy.
1t was Il Alouette, threading her way
through the maze, and when the horses
were Strengthened out for the last straight
sprint and the grand stand with its excited
thousands in full view the daughter OF
Kinglike seemed 70 fairly fly. With neck
outstretched and boov beautifully poised
the filly passed one after another of her
struggling competitors, heading Gibraltar,
her much talked-of stable companion, as
though he was an ordinary hack, and 60
ing on to dispute the lead with the speedy
Cock Robin.
Whips were flying on all sides of him,
but young Clawson was deaf to their
music. His eyes were straight between
L'Alouette's ears, looking forward to the
goal; his tiny but strong hands were
trmly clenched in the knotted reins and
as the filly bounded forward with a mar
velous burst of speed he seemed to be
part of her. There was no swaying in the
saddle to impede his mount or shorten
her stride. He was in thorough accord
with the beautiful daughter of Kingllke,
and old-timers were amazed at the sang
froid of the lad, who has been riding only
a little over a year.
Cock Robin had been hurried from the
very start and Just above the furlong pole
he began to falter. Gamely he struggled
to maintain his advantage, but LAIou-
cite came on, strobe past him and was
mistress of the situation.
The elder jockeys, stung to desperation
that the "kid, as some of them term
Clawson, should land such q prize, rode
like madmen TO overhaul l. Alouette and
her boy rider. Their efforts were futile.
L'Alouette came home winner by good
open length. Lydian and Uriel had fu-
rious battle for second money, finishing
heads apart in the order named, while
Plaudit was fourth, only a length further
back. Demagogue was fifth, ntral Trust
sixth and Gala Day seventh. Most of the
others pulled mp in the last 100 Yards,
when they saw there was no chance to get
any part of the money.
There was a salvo of cheers for LAlou-
ette and her rider. The childish face of
Clawson was one b g smile as he rode
back. The cheers OF the crowd were sweet
est music to him and when he dismounted
he gave LAlouette an affeCtionate slap on
the shoulder. There were cries, Good
boy, Dick, from those who had played
the Thompson sta BILE. and when the lad
was twisted into floral chair and carried
about the inclosure The cheers broke out
again.
The winner of the Fuiurity is an under
sized bay filly of solid color, favored of all
points which go to make up speedy thor
oughbred. She has a wonderful byth,
strong oblique shoulder, big muscular
quarters thin, fine neck, small head
and the best of feet and legs. She was
ready to race again after being cooled out
and munched some hay contentedIy in
her box while four OF her grooms were at
work on her legs.
In speaking of how he rode the winner
Clawson said:
Il thought l would win before she had
run hundred yards. l knew / was on a
very fast mare and made up my mind to
save her speed as long as | could. Until
we got up tEere to the bend was back in
eighth or ninth position, but still close
enough to be dangerous when the time
came L cut loose in the stretch and
passed them one by one. Cock Robin was
the last one and once 1 got to him l took
no chances. Isn't she peach-that little
PAlouette2" 2"
The boys face was all aglow and he was
being pulled and hauled around by every
body. Clawson's parents both live in Cal
ifornia and all his earnings are sent to his
mother.
Prob bly, without exception the Futur-
ity, as betting SO rich stake, has upon
the occasion of each running heretofore
gone to the best voungster of the year.
Inaugurated in 1888. it has been won in
turn by Proctor Knott, Chaos, Potomac
His n Highness, Morello, Domino, Butter
flies, Requital and Ogden. and in major
itv of the instances the finishes have been
of the wbirlwind order. An outcome of
Domino, Galiiee and Dobbins passing the
goal short heads apart was the dead
heat match between Domino and Dob
bins. Huron finished second to His
Highness, but he was ignored as
starter by the club, owing to his
cd ina iyih n
Belle was placed second and Dag
onet third. Salvador ran second to Proctor
Knott, with Galen third. The latter colt
might have beaten Salvador had he not
run along the outer rail from start to
finish, thus taking the longest route home.
To date Butterflies and PAlouette have
been the only fillies fleet enough to win
the Futurity. The stake was at its finan-
cial zenith in 1890. when its gross value
was $67, 675. The most unwieldiy Futurity
field was in 1889, when twenty-three ran.
and the ligh lest was last year, Ogden oniy
having Ornament, Rodermond and seven
Others behind him. Until 1892 the dis
tance was full SIX iurlongs. Potomac held
the race record for the full course. 1:141-5.
and Ogden's, 1:10. IS the best for the re-
duced runnings.
Five furiongs-
Trillo llO (Hennessy), 10 to ol..........1
Hairpin / 10 (Sims) TO o2.................... 2.
Time, 1902 l-5. Harry Crawford no Ella Daiy
107, julius Caesar 40, Hfndoonet no. First Fruit
no, Beekman l07 Libanus ITO and Isen LOT
also ran. *Favorite.
One and sixteenth miles, selling on turf
Song and Dance 103 (Hewitt). Is to 1....l
Ben Eder 10 (Sims), 8 to o1...............2
Premier 116 (Tarat), TO o1...................3 2
Time / 80 25 Rifle 100, Maurice 40, *Souffie
107, Orion 96 Arbuckle SO and Baslion 81 also
ran. #Favorite.
Fall handicap, six furlongs-
Ornament 119 (Cayton) to o1..................1
Cleophus IL lsims) 10 to L.....................2
*Voter 127 (Sloan), to 5......................3 D..
Time l: ia 2-5. Hastings 1872, st. Nicholas 80
and Rondo 1U2 also ran. *Favorite.
The Futurity-
*DAlouette 113 (Clawson)**, to 2 2..............l
Lydian lis (Thorpe), l5 to L....................2
Uriel III (Sloan) 8 to
**Couped with The Huguenot and Gibraltar.
Time, I'LL Arquebus l05, Plaudi: 11S. The
Hucuenot 11S Gibraltar 11S, Central Trust 1l3,
Demagogue ll5 AmaZonian 1l3 Grand Sachem
ICS, Gala Day 1OS, Previous IL 6, Cock Robin 10S
1US. HOwlaQd LIE. Renarps liz