The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-24
MARTIMAS THB WINNER
OF the Great Futurity Stakes at
~...~ Sheepshead Bay.
ALL THE pAVORITEs 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.

High Degree Came In Second and Mr.
Clay Third-The Odds Against tn,
Winner Was Forty to One-A Lont
Delay at the Post.
New York, Aug. 24.-Fifteen Thousand
people saw Martimas, at, the long odds
of 40 to 1. win the gfeat Futurity
stakes at Sheepshead Bay yesterday
High Degree coming in second, while
the public choices were nowhere. The
i 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 we'll
behaved, and so he proceeded to ad-
minister fines ad libitum and set down
ing Sloan.
At the opening Of the betting Au-
tumn was a favorlte 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 1t was one horse
against two. The Madden string. Glen
helm, Rhinelander and Scannel were
next In favoritism. and down the ring.
| where 1t 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 30 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 Ats. 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 1t was really 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
little the better of Prestdigitatrice.
Rusher. Sir Hubert. His Lordship.
Scanned and Martimas, the others being
close enough UP to have a chance. At
the short first furlong High Degree
was half length in front of Rusher,
he couple of lengths In front of Au-
tumn, on whom Taral was stumbling
hard in the deep. going he outside
of the chute. PrcstidiGl,atrice was
only neck behind, with Scanned, Mar
tmas, His Lordship and Sir Hubert
following and a.! the others well up.
1t was nnybody's race then. for many
knew that the two leaders were not
sure.
The chute was narrowing now. and
all We're seeking a good place in which
to round the bend into the main track,
for crowding was almost sure to come
In big field and woe betde the jockey |
who got himself into Il pocket. Maher |
wanted the hard going at the rail, but |
Rushev 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 a length
in front Of Rusher who was then only
a neck in front of the favorite. All
tumn, who was nose In front of Sir
Hubert. he in turn a neck in front of
the Canadian Martimas, whom the as
tu:e Jockey Lewis was working to-
ward the rail- the spot little Danny
Maher wanted and could not get, so
did Rusher hang on his
flank.
Now came hustle, for the turn was
at hand and it was high time for the
10 l,, II fhn |
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, and then how Maher did
'ide. Crouching low on the flly's neck,
he drove her with hands and heels,
and when there was but quarter Of
1 mile to go he was good length and
/ half in front. but he did not dare to
swing over against the rail now. as he
vas far out on the track. Lewis. how
'vcr. had gradually worked to the rail,
md as they turned into the home
stretch he was in the coveted hard
,round, and how Martimas was fly
ng He was already in second place
It the quarter, two lengths In front Of
2usher, who was neck in front of
dr. Clay. who was in a bunch with
Dr. Eichberg, Sir Hubert and His
Iordshlp.
Now the last furong pole was reach
d. and little Maher saw Martimas
ush by on the firm, hard footing
gainst the rail. while the tired fily 1
nder him was stepping in the deep
ust. and Autumn, Mr.. Clay and DR..
with Sloan on the latter, s
nishing in his best style. were try
,g to wrest the second place away
'om him. For an instant Autumn had
is nose in front of the filly, then stop 6
ed as If he had been shot and finished $
way back.
Then Maher worked harder than |
YER, and although he could not catch
lie Canad dian in front, who won easily
Y couple of lengths, he could and
IL get the second money by half a g
myth. There was a pretty struggle II
n third place between Williams, on y
IT. Clay, and Sloan, on Dr. Eichberg. S
nd the former got it by head. The t.
of the bunch was so close to- b
ether at the end that it was impos- n
bic to separate the horses. Win r
ar's time, 1.12 2-5. o
At the conclusion of the great race e
le starter appeared and said that ri
ere was nothing the matter with ths ii
,rses and that the boys caused all n
e delay at the start, for which he
led most of them 5000 piece. and
spended Sloan, Clawson, Penn and