The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-24
FUTURlTY A SURPRISE
RACING STAKES WORTH $35, 900 WON
BY MARTIIAS, A 4O-TO-I SHOT.
Longest Delay at the Post on Record,
and Jockey Sloan and Others
Fined and Suspended for a Week.


40 to l, win the great Futurity stakes, worth
$4,000, at Sheepshead Bay to-day, High De-
gree coming in second, while the public
choices were nowhere. The day was ex-
cessvey hot. The delay at the post was
the longest on record in this country, even
beating Pettingills Chicago Derby, which
was an hour and thirty minutes The
horses the starter said to-day, were well
behaved, and so he proceeded to administer
fines ad libitum and set down for a week
four of the jockeys, including Sloan.
AT the opening of the betting Autumn
was favorite over the Fleschman stables,
DR.. Eichberg and Sir Hubert, and at the
end was really the favorite. although his
price was 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 a furnace, the men tum-
bled over each other in their eagerness to
put up their money on their choice
The parade to the post began at five min
utes past and the twenty-three youngsters
cantered up The track. Then began the de-
lay, Several times the starter descended to
the track and gave the boys talking to,
but to no use. 1t was 5:37 when the TWEEN
tieth and last break came, exactly one hour
and thirty-two minutes after they reached
the post, and for so many youngsters it was
really q good start. They were practically
in line, the only one really out of it being
Duke of MidGleburg, who was to all intents
and purposes left at the post. High Degree
was the first away, with a little the better
of Prestidigitatrice, Rusher. Sir Hubert,
His Lordship, Scannell and Martimas, the
others being close enough up to have a
chance. Maher, the quick-witted light
weight dug his heels into High Degree and
set sail for the pole. In few strides the
filiy had her nose in front of Rusher. Inch
by inch at first, then foot by foot, and the
High Degree half a length in front of
Rusher, couple of lengths in front of Au-
tumn on whom Taral was struggling hard
chute. Prestidigitatrice was only neck
behind. with Scannell Martimas, His Lord
ship and Sir Hubert following and all the
others well up. 1t was anybodys race then.
The chute was narrowing now and all
were seeking good place in which to round
the hard going at the rail, but Rusher
chung to High Degree like a leech and
would not be shaken off, Two furlongs had
been covered and High Degree was still half
only a neck in front of the favorite,
Autumn, who was nose in front of Sir
Canadian, Martimas. Prestidigitatrice was
falling out of it and Armament was getting
prominent. Now came a hustle, for the turn
was at 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 filly'S neck
he drove her with hands and heels, and
when there was but a quarter of mile to
go he was a good length and half in 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 into the home
stretch he was in the coveted hard ground
and how Martimas was flying. He was al
ready in second place at the quarter, two
lengths in front of Rusher, who was a neck
in front of Mr.. Clay, who was in bunch
with DR.. Eichberg. Sir Hubert and His
Lordshp.
Now the last furlong pole was reached
and little Maher saw Martimas rush by on
the firm, hard footing against the rail, while
the tired hlly under him was stopping in
the deep dust, and Autumn Mr.. Clay and
DR.. Eichberg, with Sloan on the latter, fin
shiny in his best style, was trying to wrest
the second place away from him. For an
instant Autumn had his nose in front of
the f1lly, and then stopped as if he had been
shot and finished away back. Then Maher
worked harder than ever and although he
which won easily by couple of lengths,
he could and did get the second money by
half length. There was a pretty struggle
for third place between Williams, on Mr.
Clay, and Sloan, on DR.. Eichberg, and the
former got 1t by head. The remainder of
the bunch was so close together at the end
that 1t was impossible to separate the
horses.
At the conclusion of the great race the
starter appeared and said there was moth
the boys caused all the delay at the start,
for which he had fined most of them $500
apiece and had suspended Sloan, Clawson
Penn and Murphy for week.