The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-24
MARTlNAS THIN WINNER
Of the Great Futurity Stakes at
Sheepshead Bay.
ALL THE FAV0RITEs DEFEATED.

High Degree Came In second and Mr..
Clay Third-The odds Against the
winner Was Forty to One-A Long
Delay at the Post.
New York Aug. 24.-Fifteen thousand
people saw Martimas, at the long odds
of 40 to 1, win the great Futurlty
stakes at Sheepshead Bay yesterday.
High Degree coming in second, while
the public choices were nowhere. The
day was excessively hot. The delay
at the post was the longest on record
In this country, even beating Pettin-
gill's Chicago derby which was an
hour and thirty minutes. The horses,
the starter said yesterday, were well
behaved, and so he proceeded to ad-
minister fines ad libltum and set down
for week four of the jockies, includ-
ing Sloan.
At the opening of the betting Au-
tumn was a favorite over the Fleisch-
man stables, DR.. Eichburg and Sir
Hubert, and at the end was really the
favorite, although his price was little
higher, but then it was one horse
against two. The Madden string, Glen
helm, Rhlnelander and Scanned, were
next in favoritism, and down the ring,
where It was like a furnace. the men
tumbled over each other In their
eagerness to put up their money on
their choice.
The parade to the post began at 4:05,
and the % youngsters cantered up the
track. They reached the post in short
order and were soon lined up, waiting
for the word, with no starting machine
to frighten them into fits. Then the
labor of getting them started began.
The goth and last break came at 5:37,
exactly one hour and 80 minutes after
they reached the post and for so many
youngsters it was really a good start
They were practically in line, the only
one really out of 1t being Duke OF Mid
dleburg, who was to all intents and
purposes left at the post.
High Degree was the first away, with
a little the better Of Prestidigltatrice
Rusher Sir Hubert, His Lordship
Scanned and Martlmas, the others being
close enough up to have a chance, At
the short first furlong High Degree
was half a length in front Of Rusher,
he a couple of lengths I'm front of Au-
tumn, on whom Taral was stumbling
hard I'm the deep, going on the outside
of the chute. Prestidigitatrice was
only a neck behind, with Scanned, Mar
timas. His Lordship and Sir Hubert
following and all the others well up.
1t was anybody's race then, for many
knew that the two leaders were not
sure.
The chute was narrowing now, and
all were seeking a good place In which
| to round the bend into the main track,
for crowding was almost sure to come
| In a big field, and woe betide the jockey
who got himself into a pocket. Maher
wanted the hard going at the rail, but
Rusher clung to High Degree like a
leech and would not be shaken off.
Stride for stride they clung together,
James apparently not wanting the rail
and the shortest course, but he was In
| the way of Maher, and the clever light
weight had to stay out in the deep
| going.
Two furlongs had been covered, and
| High Degree was still half length
in front Of Rusher, who was then only
a neck in front of the favorite, Au-
tumn, who was a nose in front OF Sit
Hubert, he In turn neck in front OF
the Canadian Martimas, whom the as
tute Jockey Lewis was working to-
ward the rail, the spot little Danny
Maher wanted and could not get, so
perslstently did Rusher hang on his
flank.
Now came a hustle, for the turn was
at hand and 1t was high time for the
winner to be in front. All the boys
were working like demons to get to
the front, for the judges stand was
| in sight and straight course was
ahead Rusher stopped as If he had
| been shot, and then how Mahsr did
| ride Crouching low on the filly's neck
he drove her with hands and heels
| and when there was but a quarter ol
a mile TO go he was a good length and
a half in front, but he did not dare tC
swing over against the rail now, as he
was far out on the track. Lewis, how
ever, had gradually worked to the rail
and as they turned into the home
| stretch he was in the coveted hard
| ground and how Martimas was fly
| ing. He was already in second place
| at the quarter, two lengths in front Of
! Rusher, who was a neck In front of
Mr.. Clay, who was in a bunch with
| DR. Eichberg, Sir Hubert and His
| Lordship.
Now the last furlong pole was reach
ed, and little Maher saw Martina.
rush by on the firm, hard footing
against the rail, while the tired fillS
under him was stepping in the deer
dust, and Autumn, Mr.. Clay and DR.
| Eichberg, with Sloan on the latter
finishing in his best style, were try
ing to wrest the second place away
from him. For an instant Autumn haC
his nose in front of the filly, then stop.
ped as If he had been shot and finished
away back.
Then Maher worked harder than
ever, and although he could not catch
the Canadian I'm front, who won easily
by a couple of lengths, he could and
did get the second money by half a
length. There was pretty struggle
for third place between Williams, OF
Mr.. Clay, and Sloan, on DR., Eichberg
and the former got it by a head, The
remainder Of the bunch was SO close to,
gether at the end that 1t was impOs
sibe to separate the horses, Win,