The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-24
MARTIMAS THE WINNER.
Landed the Great Futurity Stake
at Shsepshead Bay. a@
HIGH DEGREE WAS SECOND AND
PUBLIC CHOICES NOWHERE.

Fifteen Thousand People Saw the Event
| jockeys Caused Delay at First and
| Famous Tod Sloan Suspended.
| New York. August 28-Fifteen thousand
people witnessed Martimas, at the long
odds of 40 to /, win the great futurity
stakes at Sheepshead Bay today. High
Degree, coming in second, while the pub
| lie choices wers nowhere. The day was
excessively hot. The horses, the starter
said today, were we'll behaved and so he
proceeded to administer fines ad libitum
and sent down for a week, four OF the
Jockeys including Sloan, the idol of SO
| many race goers.
| AT the opening of the betting Autumn
was fayorite over Fleischmann Stables,
| DR.. Eiohburg and Sir Hubert and at the
end was really the fayorite, although his
price was a little higher, but then it was
one horse against two. The Madden
string, Glenheim, Rhinelander and Scam
mel were next in favoritism, and down in
the ring where it was like 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 five
minutes past four, and the 26 youngs tiers
tantered up the track and soon lined up
waiting for the word. For fifteen minutes
| they cavorted around and then thu starter
/ 1a hod In 1od
| them. ! 1t was very ragged line that
came down to him and he would not let
| them go.
At 4.3o they had another trial at it, but
they had to go back again for another
trial. Five minutes later another 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. After 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.
! The starter gave the jockeys talking
to and then mounted his post again and
only Fooling," amid the cheers of the
crowd, and at five O'Clock the. tenth In
efectual attempt to get away wassmade,
| The twentieth and last brsakGcame at
5.37, exactly one hour and thiruy-two
minutes after they reached the post. They
were practically in line, the only one 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 light weight,
dug his heels into High Degree, that
beautiful little daughter of His Highness,
and set sail for the pole. In few strides
the lilly had her nose in front of Rusher.
Inch by inch at first, then foot by foot
and the short first furlong had beer
! xrytth iuh ho1 1on0th
| 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 ths chute.
| Prestidigatrice was only neck behind,
| with Scanned, Martimas His Lordship
and Sir Hubert following, and all the
others well up.
The chute was narrowing now and all
were seeking good place in which to
round the bend into the main track.
| Maher wanted the hard going at the rail,
but kusher chung to High Degree and
would not be shaken OF.
| Now came hustle, for the turn was at
ner to be in front. All the boys were
working like demons to get to the front,
for the judges stand was in sight and a
straight course was ahead. Rusher
stopped as if he had been shot, snd how
Maher did ride. Crouching low on the
flly's neck, he drove her with hands and
heels, and, when there was but quarter
of q mile to 60, he was good length and
half ahead, but he did no dare to swing
over against the rail now, as he was far
out in the track. Lewis, however, had
gradually worked to the rail, and 2as they
turned into the homostretch he was in
the coveted hard ground and had
Martimas fling. He was already in second
place at the quarter, two lengths in front
Of Rusher, who was neck in front of Mr..
Clay, who WAS in bunch with DR..
Eiohburg, Sir Hubert and His Lordship.
Now the last furlong pole was reached
and little Maher saw Martimas rush by
on the firm. hard footing against the rail.
while tho tired filly under him was step
Clay and DR.. Eichburg 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 lilly and then stopped as If
he had been shot and finished away back.
Then Maher worked harder than ever,
and although he could not catch the
Canadian In front, who won easily by q
couple Of lengths, he could and did get
tho second money by half length. There
was pretty struggle for third place be-
tween Williams on Mr.. Clay and Sloan
on Eich burg, and the former got 1t by
mead. I16 remainder OF Gn0 DunCn was SO
close together at the end that it was i'm
possible to separate the horses.
AT the conclusion of the great race, the
starter appeared and said that there WAS
nothing the matter with the horses and
that the boys caused oil the delay at the
start, for which he had fined most OF
them $500 apiece and had suspended
Sloan, Ciawson, Penn and Murphy for
week.
The summarv.
The futurity. fu Ut g, oGqr Sc MeL
mas l1s (Lewis) 40 to ! ana ns. TO l. w S1s
length; Mr.. Clay. lis (williams( 80 to
Glenheim, Rhinelander, Scanned,
Ahom, Sir Hubert. DR.. Eichberg, Anna.
ment, The Kentuckian. Captain Sigsbee,
Autumn, Rusher, Prestidigatrice, Duke
of Middleburg. La Penitente, Vera Cruz
Bangor, His Lordship, Sanford, The
Lady In Blew and Anasram also ran.
STAMPS ON MONEY PACKAGES.
New York, August 2a-An order issued
IN the maDA1arS IF the Adams Evproec