The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26
BALLY HOO BEY WON.
"TOD" SLOAN RODE WHITNEY's
COLT IN THE FUTURITY.
PULLED DOWN A RICH STAKE.
OLYMPIAN A LENGTH AND A HALF
BEHIND The WINNER.

Sloan Came From England to Ride
An the Race at SheeDshend Bay
Gathered i'm S33,s3O for His EN-
plOyer - Despite ApprehensiOns,
the Track Was Good for Running.
How the Field GOT Away and the
story of the aRce.
New York, Aug 25.-After a journey of
5000 miles to ride ex-Secretary Of the
Navy william c. Whitney's colt Baly
Hoo Bey, Tod" Sloan, the whilom
American jockey, who has done all of his
riding in England for the last two years.
succeeded in sending his mount first past
the wire in tie rich Fuurty stakes at
Shet pshead Bay to-day and gathered in
$3S $50 for his employer The favorite,
Olymp an, was second. and Tommy At
kins, from the sane stable landed IN
third place with the others trailing. The
winner was ridden cut
Tho attendance at The big race was not
as large as had been expected, for 1t was
thought that the track would BE- dep in
the mud. and such was the case at 10
o'clock in the morning Nevertheless full
ly 1900 pc ople were on the grounds When
the horses were called to the post Just
before 4:30 o'clock
From sunrise until the first race was
ca ed, ard between the races a big gang
Of men was at work on the track, scrap
ing. raking and narrowing it, turning up
the wet sell to the ying heat OF the
sun, and it was in good condition when
the race was called. to the great sur
prise of everybody
Made Good start.
The Futurity entries were got off
promptly TO a good start Spencer. who
was on Cap and Bells. of the Keene
string, rushed his mount INTO the lead at
once. but Sloan, on Bally Hoo Bey, was
not caught mapping ana sent his horse
alongside the flying filly Elkhorn, Golden
Age and Tommy Atkins were close I'D,
and they came down the chute like a line
of cavalry. Spencer. who was plainly out
to make the running for his stable mates,
sent Cap and Bells along at her best saesd
but do what he could, it was impossible 10
shake of Bany Hoo Bey, who, a neck
away was practically helping her make
| the pace.
AT the end of the first furlong, Henry
| had brought Olympian, another of the
Keene trio, from eighth place to third,
and was length and half behind Bally
Hoo Bey. while Tommy Atkins Elkhorn
and Sweet Lavender were heads apart
half length away the others being al
| ready far out OF the race.
The positions were unchanged through
the next furlong. All through the third
| furlong Spencer was urging Cap and
Bells. She was running gamely and stlll
held a slight advantage, but ii was plain
TO all that she could not hold her speed.
The pace was beginning to tell and Hen
rY. seeing this. sent Olympian along to
take issue with Baly Hoo Bey. These
three rounded the bend into the stretch
necks apart, but Cap and Bells was done
and gradually dropped behind.
How They Wound Up.
Bally Hoo Bey was still running strong
and true, and a furlong from home was
neck in front of Olympian with Tommy
Atkins, already under the whip, closing
strong a length back. From there home
it was hard drive. The crowd in the
grand-stand were shouting and cheering,
the hysterical shrieks of the women rising
above all.
Sloan was no longer crouched over the
neck of his horse, but was riding desper-
ately with whip and spur. Henry was
also working hard on Olympian. and for
few strides 1t was hard to tell which
would stand the drive the best. Gradual
ly however, Sloan, with all his skin and
cunning, drew away with Bally Hoo
Bey, and, amidst the widest enthusiasm,
sent the game little colt across the finish
line length and half before Olympian.
Tommy Atkins was third, a length behind
his stable mate, while, five lengths away,
Sweet Lavender headed the balance of
the tired field.