The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-24
MARTIMAS WON THE RACE
FOR THE FURTURITY STAKES AT
 SHEEPSHEAD BAY.
cluding Soldiers and Sailors in Uni- form Who Were the Heroes of the Jockey Sloan With Three Others Suspended for Cause.


 Others Suspended for Cause.
 New York, Aug. 23.-Fifteen thou sand people witnessed Martimas, nt the long odds of 40 to 1, win the great Flu turity stakes at Sheepshead Bay to- day, High Degree coming in second. while the public choices were nowhere. The day was excessively hot The de- lay at the post was the longest on rec ord in this country, even beating Pet tingilrs Chicago Derby. which was an Anita then upsetting all calculations, and winning just as an outsider did to- day. The horses, the starter said to- day, were well behaved, and so he pro- ceeded to administer fines ad libitum and set down for a week four of the jockeys, including Sloan, the idol of so many raoe-goers.
 Although not a holiday, it was hol- iday crowd, and at half-past two o'clock it seemed as if everybody of moment was at the track and the grand stand was a scene of beauty. Many sailor and volunteer officers in their blue and buff, the officers spick and span in their new uniforms, were in attendance. These heroes of the day strolled along the lawn in front of the grand stand, jolly and happy. They had the heat they were accustomed to, without the marshy environments of Santiago or without the confinement on shipboard, and they were happy. There were rough riders there, but not so spick and span. They were in old clothes and very badly did they fit in some in- stances. There was Elliot c. Cowden, | who was in the front at Santiago; w. Astor Chanler, the African explorer, and Basil Ricketts of Washington, who was with Hamilton Fish from the be- i ginning.
 At the opening of the betting Au- tumn was a favorite over the Fleisch- man stables Dr. Eichburg and Sir Flu | bert, and at the end was really the fa- | vorite, although his price was little higher, but then 1t was one horse against two. The Madden string, Clen- | him, Rhinelander and Soannel, were next in favoritism, and down in the ring where it was like a furnace, the men tuInbled over each other in their eagerness to put up their money on | their choice.
 l The parade to the post began at five minutes past four and the twenty-six youngsters cantered up the track They reached the post in short order and were soon lined up waiting for the word. For fifteen minutes they cavort- ed around and then the starter thought that he had them in line and called them. It was 8 very ragged line that came down to him and he would not | let them go At half-past four they | had another trial at it, but Ahom Rusher and Armament were not ready and they had to go back again for an- other trial. Five minutes later anoth- CT break came, but the lot was in bad | shape and so again they went back Only three minutes elapsed before the fourth bad break came, with High De- gree the chief offender this time, Af- ter four more breaks the starter got down on the track, and while he was there trying to bring order out of chaos the lot tried the ninth bad break at five | | jockeys a talking to and then mounted his post again and the band played 'Arrah Go On, You're Only Pooling" amid the cheers of the crowd, and at 5 o'clock the tenth intellectual attempt to get away was made.
 The twentieth and last break came at 5:37, exactly one hour and thirty two minutes after they reached the post and for so many youngsters 1t was a really good start They were practic- ally in line, the only one really out of it being Duke of Middleburg, who was to all intents and purposes left at the post High Degree was the first away. Maher the quick-witted lightweight, saw very | plainly that in such a large bunch of l horses, the further he got away and the better position he had when it came time to swing into the main track the better was his chance to get the big stake for his employer. So he dug his heels into High Degree, that beau tiful little daughter of His Highness, and set sail for the pole. In few strides the Ally had her nose in front of Rusher, W. c. Daly's colt. Inch by inch at first, then foot by foot, and the short first furlong had been covered, with High Degree half length in front of Rusher, while he was couple of lengths in front of Autumn on whom Taral was struggling hard in the deep going on the outside of the chute. Pres digitatrice, the smart little Ally of the | Morris string, with only neck be- hind, with Scannel, Martimas, His Lordship and Sir Hubert following and all the others we'll up. It was any, bodys 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 8 big field Maher wanted the hard go- ing at the rail, but Rusher chung to High Degree like leech and would not be shaken off.
 Now came a hustle for the turn was at hand, and it was high time for the i 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 Maher did ride. Crouching low on the flly's neck, he drove her with hands and heels, and, wheu there | was but a quarter of a mile to go, he | was A good length and g. half ahead but