The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-24
FUTURITY WON
BY MARTINMAS.
A Forty to One Shot Takes the : At
Sheepshead Stakes.
The PUBLIC'S CHOICES NOWHERE
The Start Was Hard TO Make But AZ
ter They Got or the Race Was a
Pretty One-Most of the Riders
Were Fined.

NEW YORK. Aug. 23-Fifteen thou
sand people saw Mdriinmds dt the long
oIds of 40 10 ]. win the great Futurity
stakes al Sneepshead Bay to-day, High
Degree coming IN second, whiie the pub
lie choices were nowhere. The day was
excessively hot.
The delay AT the post was the longest
on record in this country. AT the OPEN
ing OF the betting Autumn was a iayorite
over the Fleischman stables, Dr Eicn-
berg and Sir Hubert ana AZ the end was
really the fdvOrite, although his price
was a little higher
THE START
The parade 10 The post began az five
minutes past four and the twcnty-three
youngsters cantcrcd up the track They
reached the post iu short order and were
soon lined up waiting for the word, with
no starting machine % irlgufeu tncIn IuIl
fits. Then the trouble began and breaks
followed IN rapid succession. The TWEEN
ticth and last break came 40 $3.50. exactly
one hour and thirty-tWO minutes after
they had reached the post and FOR So
many youngsters ~ was really "a good
start They were practically in line, the
only one really ont Of II being Duke OF
Mldfeburg. who was 20 all lntents and
purposes left al the post. ilisn Degree
was the first away. with little the hef-
ter % idigitatrice. Kushcr, Sir HUI
bert. His Lordship Scannen and Martin
mas. the others being close enough up
10 have a chance.
HIGH DIlItkE If-ADr-
At two furlOngs High Degree was stiii
half length IN front OF Rusher, who
was then only neck in front Of the fa-
vOritc. Autumn. who was a nose in front
OF Sir Hubert. he IN turn neck in front
of the Canadian Martinmas whom tho ace
tute Jockey Lewis WAS working toward
the rail. the spot little Danny Maher
wanted and could not get. Now came "a
hustle. for the turn was ~ hand. ana j.
was high time FOR thu winner 70 De Loo
NHfIh H.ff.
shot and thon how Maher did ride There
was but "A quarter Of a mile 70 20 and be
was "a gOod length and "a half in front.
but he did not dare 20 swing over against
the rail as he was far out on the track.
Lewis however. had gradually worked 10
the rail and as they turned into the
home stretch he was in the coveted hard
ground He was already On second place
al the quarter two lengths in front or
kushcr. who was neck I'm front or Air
Clay. who was I'm a bunch with Dr. Lich-
berg. Sir Hubert and Ills LOrdshlp
MARIINMAS GOES AHEAD.
Now tho last turlong pole was reach
ed and little Mahcr saw Martlnmas rush
by on the firm hard footing against tho
rail while the tired hly under him was
stopping IN the deep dust. and Autumn,
Mr.. Clay and Or Eichbcrg with Sloan
on the latter finishing in hts best style.
were trying 20 Wrest the second place
away from him. 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 second money by half a
length.
There was q pretty struggle for third
place between Williams on Mr.. Clay
and Sloan on DR.. Eichberg and tho for
mcr got II by "a head. The remalnde f
Of the bunch was so close together 81 the
end that it was impossible 60 separate
the horses.
THE BOYS TO BLAME.
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 AN the delay az
the start for which Doe had fined most of
them 500 apiece and had suspended
Sloan. Murphy and Clark for week.
Summary.
Futurity Course Martnmas. no. Low
is Gao % ID won by three lengths. High
Degree. li3. M1hcr 40 90 ! and 10 ID
second by half q length; Mr. Clay. lln,
Williams go 90 ID third. Time. l.lZ ~.
Glcnheim Rhinelandcr ScanneL
Ahomc Sir Hubert Dr. tichherg Afmi-
mont. The Kcntuckian. Captain Siesoee,
Autumn Rushcr prestidigdatrice Duke
of Middleburc lie Peuetc. Ncracious.
Bangor. His Lordehip. Sanford, The Lazy
in Blue and Angram also ram