Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-01
BY Associated Press.

New York, Aug 31.-John u. Mad
den's Yankee won the classic Futur-
ity at Sheepshead Bay, the richest fix
ture of the American turf. He won
driving by length and half from
what was perhaps the best and high
est class field which ever ran for the
stake.
Lux Casta was second, while Baron
finished third. The great race was
nobly won before a record breaking
crowd of 10000 people, who cheered
the victor. The day was perfect and
the track fast
Three races were decided before the
Futurity. AS the stars of the two
year-old world paraded past the stand
on their way to the post there was
great cheering. The betting ring was
seething mass of humanity. Layers
were beseiged and it was almost i'm
possible to fight ones way near
enough to the layers to get a bet
down. The rank and file could see
nothing in the race but Whitney's
entry, Nasturtium, and King Hanov
er, and the opening at to quickly
played down to to and 13 to 10.
Madden's horse, Yankee, and Gunfire
were strong second choices at 4 to 1,
but the feeling was not so strong for
this combination when Blue Girl was
scratched. Heno and Dereszek had a
strong following at 10 to l. while Bar
ron, the much touted maiden, and
Lux Casta ranged in price from 20 to
to 20 to l, scattering bets being
made on all of them. Goldsmith, Blue
Girl and Carroll d. had been scratch
ed but Homestead, Broad Street and
Utopian were added also.
A field of 10 cantered past the
grand stand to the post, There were
two false breaks when suddenly the
welcome cry, They're Off" rang
through the stand and seemed to cleo
trify the crowd, everybody being on
their feet. Saturday made the first
show, with King Hanover, Hyphen,
Yankee and Dresezek close on his
heels.
1t was a good start for all but He
no, who was practically left. They
came down to the bend into the main
track like line of cavalry. At that
point Whitney's King Hanover was
short neck before Pentecost, Lux
Casta, Yankee, DeresZek, Caghnawaga
and Baron being well up and the
most prominent of the others, and
dashed past the one half mile post, it
still being anybody's race. To every
ones surprise Nasturtium was way
back in the ruck.
Into the last furlong they came in
heart breaking dash for the wire.
King Hanover gradually dropped
back and Odon sent Lux Casta to the
front, closely followed by Pentecost,
Yankee, Dereszek and Barron.
Lux Casta wins" shrieked the
crowd, but O'Connor drew the whip
on Yankee and the colt responding
| quickened it's stride and crept up on
| the flying leader. Odon was hard at
| owrk on Lux Casta, but Yankee, with
| long even strides, would not be de-
MED. A hundred yards from the
wire the two We're head and head.
Lux Casta hung on gamely and for
| few strides neither could claim ad-
vantage. 1t was a stirring struggle,
| the monster crowd cheering and
shouting. Then Yankee drew away
and passed under the wire a length
and a half in front of Lux Casta, an
easy second and Barron closing with a
| rush. earned third money by a head
| from Dereszek. Then came Pente-
| cost King Hanover, Gunfire and 9TH
ers, Nasturtium being tenth and far
back. R.$&
Then came the usual scene. The
| band played Yankee Doodle, the crowd
nailed the winner and his jockey and
O'Connor took his place in a floral
| horseshoe.
The stake is worth $36,910 to the
winner; second horse, $4,166.66; third
horse, $2,OS9.34. Two thousand dol
lars to the breeder of the winner;
81 $50 to the breeder of the second
horse and $500 to the breeder of the
third horse. Total, S4G,910. Feather
stone, whose jockey rode the winner,
got % per cent of the winners share
'or allowing O'Connor to ride. Will
lam c. Whitney also had some balm
in the fact that he owns half in
cerest in winner. Those at the start
say that Nasturtium was off WELL but
jumped at dark spot in the track,
losing time and being shut out,
O'Connor rode three winners in
Ogden, Yankee and Knapsack The
other races were interesting and
well contested.
Inaugural steeplechase, about two
miles: Orman, first; illuminate, sec