The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-24
Twenty-Three Horses Start in the
Great Futurity.
TWAS A FURIOUS RACE
Maher, Astride of High Degree, Rides
Like Demon and Keeps Him in
the Lead Most of the Way.
Long Delay at the Post.

stakes at Sheepshead Bay to-day. High
Degree coming in second, while the
public's choice was nowhere. The day
was excessively hot. The delay at the
post was the longest on record in this
country, even beating Pettingilrs Chi
cago Derby, which was an hour and 30
minutes. The horses, the starter said.
were well behaved, and so he proceed
ed to administer fines ad lfbitum and
set down for a week four Jockeys, in
Guiding Sloan. At the opening of the
betting Autumn was a favorite over
DIR. 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 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 4, and the % youngsters
cantered up the track. Then began the
delay. Several times the starter de-
scended to the track and gave the boys
a talking to, but to no use. 1t was 5:37
when the 20th and last break came.
exactly one hour and 81 minutes after
they reached the post, and for so many
youngsters it was really a good start
They were practically i'm line, the only
one really out of it being the Duke of
Middleburg, who was to all intents and
purposes left at the post
High Degree was the first away, with
a little the better of Prestidgitatrice.
Rusher, Sir Hubert. His Lordshfp,
Scannell and Martimas, the others be-
ing close enough to have chance. Ma
her the quick-witted lightweight, dug
his heels into High Degree and set sail
for the pole. In few strides the filly
had her nose i'm front of Rusher Inch
by inch at first, then foot by foot, and
the snort first furlong had been COW
cred, with High Degree half a length
in front of Rusher: he a couple of
lengths in front of Autumn. on whom
Taral was struggling hard in the deep
going on the outside of the chute. Pres
ud1gitatrice was only a neck behind, with
Scannell. Martimas, His Lordship and
Sir Hubert following. and all the others
Wen up. 1t was anybody's race then.
Ihe chute was narrowing now and all
We're seeking good place in which to
round the bend into the main track.
Maher wanted the hard-going at the
rail, but Rusher clung to High Degree
like leech and would not be shaken
Off. Two furlongs had been covered
ana High Degree was still half length
In front of Rusher. who was then only
a neck in front of the favorite, Au-
tumn, who was a nose in front of Sir
Hubert he in turn a neck i'm front of
the Canadian, Martimas. Prestidigita-
trice was falling to the rear and Arma-
ment was getting prominent.
Now came a hustle. for the turn was
az hand. All the boys were working |
like demons to get to the front Rusher |
stopped as if he had been shot. and
then how Maher did ride Crouching
low on the fllys neck he drove her |
with hands and heels. and when there |
was but quarter of a mile to go he |
was good length and half i'm 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 1
into the home stretch, he was i'm the
coveted hard ground and now Marti-
mas was flying. He was already in
second place at the quarter. two
lengths in front of Rusher, who was a
length in front of Mr.. Clay. who was
in bunch with DR. EiChberg. Sir HUI
bert and His Lordship
Now the last furlong pole was
reached and little Maher saw Nartimas
rush by him on the firm. hard footing
against the rail, while the tired flIy
under him was stopping in the deep
I
Elchberg, with Sloan on the latter. fin
ishing in his best style were trying TO
wrest the second place away from him.
For time Autumn had his nose in
front of the filly and then stopped as
II 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 couDle of lengths, he could and
1ld get the second money by half a
length.
There was a pretty struggle for third
place between Williams on Mr.. Clay
and Sloan on DIR. Eichberg, and the |
former won it by a head. The re-
nainder of the bench were so close to-
gether at the end of the race that IL
vas impossible To separate the horses.
The boys who caused the DELAY at the |
start were fined 5000 apiece and Sloan,
lawson, Penn and Murphy were sus-
pended for week.
summary: Five furlongs-CIaroba
Won. Helen Thomas second Lepida
bird: time, 1:02. Seven furlongs-
Peep ODay won, Cleophus second.
third time. 1:29. Mile and
sixteenth. selling-Long Acre won.
1aximo Gomez second. Octave third: :
ime. 1:50. The Futuritv, Futurity
ourse-Martimas won. 11s. Lewis. 40 :
q and Il to l. by three lengths:
iieh Degree. ll3. Maher. 10 70 ] and
10 l, second. by half length: Mr..
lay. lis, Williams 30 10 ! and 10 10
bird: time. 1:22 3-5. Glenheim. Rhine
ander. Scannell. Ahom. Sir Hubert. s
Or. Eichberg. Armament. The Ken
lckian, CAPTAIN Sigsbee Autumn s
susher. Prestidigitatrice. Duke Of Mid a
leburg. la Penitent, Veracinus Ran O
or. His Lordship. Sander, The Lady {
J Blue and Anagram also ran The a
all handicap. six furlongs-Miss Mir $
nm won, Swiftmas second Maceo |
bird: time, lis is. Hurdle. mile and
half, selling-Tantaria won. Moslem | s
econd, Trayant third: time, 2:5l.