The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-24

New York, Aug 23.-F'ifteen thou
sand people saw Martimas, at the long
odds of 10 to 1, win the great Futurity
stakes at Sheepshead Bay today, High
/ Degree coming second, while the
public's choice was nowhere. The day
was excessively hot.
The delay at the post was the long
| est on record in this country, even
beating PettingilTs Chicago derby,
which was an hour and 30 minutes The
horses, the starter said, were well be-
haved and SO he proceeded TO ad-
minister fines ad libitum and set down
for a week four of the jockeys. in
Guiding Sloan.
At the opening of the betting Autumn
was betting over DR.. Eichberg and
Sir Hubert, and at the end was really
the favOrite, although his price was a
little higher, but then it was one horse
against two. The Madden string,
Glenheim, Rhinelander and Scannell,
were next in favoritism and down in
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. Then began the delay. Several
times the starter descended to the
track and gave the boys a talking TO,
but to no use. 1t was 5:37 when the
10Th and last break came, exactly L
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 it being Duke of Middleburg,
who was to all intents and purposes
left ait the post.
High Degree was the first away,
with a little the better of Prestidig
atTice, Rusher, Sir Hurbert, His
Lordship, Scannell and Martimas, the
others being close enough up to have
a chance. Maher, the quick-witted
lightweight, dug his heels into High
Degree ard set sail for the pole. In
a few strides the FLY had her nose in
front of Rusher. Inch by inch at first,
then foot by foot and the short first
fUrlong had been covered, with High
Degree half a length in front of
Rusher; he a couple of lengths in front
of Autumn. on whom Taral was strug-
Cling hard in the deep going on the
outside of the chute. Prestidigatrice
was only a neck behind, with Scannell,
Martimas, His Lordship and Sir HUI
bert following and all the others well
UP. 1t was anybody's race then
The chute was narrowing now and
all were seeking a good place in which
to round the bend into the main track.
Maher wanted the hard going at the
rail- but RuSher chung to High Degree
like a leech and would not be shaken
off Two furIongS had been covered
and High Degree was still half
length in front of Rusher. who was
then only a neck in front Of the favor
ite, Autumn, who, a nose in front of /
Sir Hubert. he in turn a neck in front
of the Canadian. Martimas, Prestidig-
atrice was falling to the rear and
Armament was getting prominent.
Now came a hustle, for the turn was
at hand All the boys We're working
like demons to get to the front. Rusher
stopped as if he had been shot and
then how Mayer did ride. CrOuching
low on the filly's neck, he drove her
with hands and heels, and when there
was but = quarter of a mile to go he
was a good length and a half in front,
but he did not dare to swing over
against the rail now, as he was far
out on the track. Lewis, however, 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 flying. He was al
ready in second place at the quarter,
two lengths in front of RuSheT, who
was a length in front OF Mr.. Clay, who
was in bunch, with DR.. Eichberg, Sir
Hubert ard His Lordship.
Now the last furlong pole was
and little Maher saw Marti-
mas rush by him on the firm hard
footing against the rail, while the
tired FLY under him was stopping in
the deep dust, and Autumn, Mr.. Clay
and DR.. Eichberg, with Sloan on the
latter finishing in his best style, were
trying to wrest the second place away
from him. For an instant Autumn had
his nose in front of the filly, and then
- l,a.1 oh nd 4
finished away back Then Maher
worked harder than ever, and although
he could not catch the Canadian in
front, who won easily by a couple of
lengths. he could and did get the sec
ond money by half a length.
There was a pretty struggle for third |
place between Williams on Mr.. Clay i
and Sloan on DR.. Eichberg, and the !
former won ii by q head. The re- |
mainder of the bunch were so close |
together at the end of the race that it
was impossible to separate the horses. !
The boys who caused the delay at the |
start were fined 5000 apiece, and Sloan, |
Clawson, Penn and Murphy were sus
pended for a week. Summary:
First Race Give rlongs).-Claroba |
won, Helen Thomas second, Lepida |
third. Time-1:02.
Second Race (seven furlongs) |
O'Day won, Cleophus second, lambert |
third. Time-1:29.
Third Race (mile and a sixteenth, !
selling) won, Maxine Co
mez second, Octave third. Time-1:50. |
Fourth Race Cthe Futurity. Futurity !
CONSIDERATIONS won by three |
lengths High Degree second by half |
I length, Mr. Clay third. Time: % 2-5.
Fifth Race (the fall handicap, six
Miss Miriam won, Swift
mas second, Maceo third. Time
lis Is.
Sixth Race (hurdle, mile and a half,
won, Moslem second,
ryrant third Time-2:51.