The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-27
BALLYHOO BEY.
Tod Sloan Sent Him to the Fore In the
Futurzty.

New York, August 5.--After a journey
of three thousand miles to ride ex-Secre.
tary of the Navy William Q. Whitney
colt BaIlyhoo Bey, Tod Sloan, the whilom
American Jockey who has done all OF his
riding n England for the last TWO years,
succeeded in sending his mount first past
the wire In the rich futurity stakes at
Sheepshead Bay today and gathered in
1913, $50 for his employer. The favOrite
Olympian was second, and Tommy At
kins, from the same stable, landed in
third place with the others trailing. The
winner was ridden out.
The attendance at the big race was not
as large as expected for it was thought
that the track would be deep in mud
and such was the case at ten o'clock in the
morning. Nevertheless fully $4,000 were
in and on the grand stand, down on the
lawn against the rails in the inner field
and up In the free field. When the
horses were called to the post just before
half past four clock, the crowd had
been coming in steadily since noon, but
there was no rush at any time.
From sunrise until the first race was
CALLED and between the races big gang
Of men WAS at work on the track, scrap
ing. raking and narrowing it, turning
up the wet soil to the drying heat OF the
sun and 1t was in good condition when
the race was called, to the great surprise
OF everybody.
The big crowd waited patiently
through the first race, and applauded
wildly when the Whitney youngster,
Rowdy, was set back from second place
for foul. They saw Mr.. Whitney win
the second with Rush and then plunged
on Jean Beraud to win the fall handicap,
but Sloan, who had the mount, after
getting off flat-foobed rode into a pocket
in the stretch and was unplaced.
Then came the big race and the pa
rade of the highly liked youngsters led by
the Keene three, Tommy Atkins, Cap and
Bells, ana Olympian, with Elkhorn and
Ballyhoo Bey, of the Whitney string
next.and the othsrs following. They got
up to the post promptly and In a very
few minutes came the first break which
was false one, Golden Age refusing to
join his company. The second was
worse, for. three refused. But the starter
caught them in line the third time and
they were off to a good start.
Spencer, who had the mount on Cap
and Bells of the Keene string,
rushed his mount into the lead at once
but Sloan on Baliyhoo Bey was not
caught mapping and sent his horse along
side the flying FLY. Elkhorn, Golden
Age and Tommy Atkins were close up
and they came down the chute like line
of cavalry. Spencer, who was plainly
out to make the running for his stable
mates, sent Cap and Bells along at her
best speed, but do what she could, it
was impossible to shake off Ballyhoo
I3ey who, a neck away, was practically
helping her make the pace, Sloan was
crouched low over her neck, wide awake
to his advantage as he was in a position
to choose his own going on a track that
was dry and wet IN places At the end
OF the first furlong Henry had brought
! Olympian, another OF the Keene trio,
g from eighth place to third and was q
= length and half behind Ballyhoo Bey
. while Tommy Atkins, EIkhorn and
{ Sweet Lavender, were heads apart a length
away, the others being already far out o.
the race.
. The positions were unchanged through
j. the next furlong. Cap and Bells an
o BaIlyhoo Bey were running head and
head in front, the latter going much thl
easier of the two and Sloan looking
around for danger from behind. Al
g through the third furlong Spencer wa
9 urging Cap and Bells. She was running
3 gamely and still held slight advantage
!. but 1T was plain to all that she could not
hold her speed to the end. The pace wa
beginning to tell and Henry, seeing this,
& sent Olympian along to take issue will
# Ballyhoo Bey. These three rounded tn
Il bend into the stretch, necks apart bu
Cap and Bells was done and from THU
: point gradually dropped behind, Spence
l. easing her up when he found she wa
beaten. BallyhOo Bey was stin runnin
. strong and true and furlong from hom
b. was a neck in front Of Olympian, wit
/ Tommy Atkins already under the WHY
II closing strong a length back.
IS From there, home, it was hard drive
n The crowd in the grand stand we1
y shouting and cheering, the hysterica
h shrieks of the women rising above all
e 1.-THE favorite wins was the shout.
n mo, the fayOrite is BEATEN"
! "BalIyhoo Bey wins,' was then he
y from the followers Of the Whitney stabIl
n Sloan was no longer crouched over tn
- neck Of his horse but was riding despers
: teIy with whip and spur. Henry ws
y also working hard on Olympian and 70
ie a few strides it was hard to tell whic
II would stand the drive the BEST
l. Gradually, however, Sloan with ali b
skill and cunning, drew away with Ba
lyhOo Bsy and amidst the widest enthl
slasm sent the game little colt across tn
finish line a length and a half hafo,