The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-04
A GREAT RACE.
Graphic Description of the Runnino
OF the Great Futurity.

Of the Great Futurity.
New York, Aug. 31.--John E. Mad
lens Yankee, at 4 to in the betting.
Won the classic Futurity at Sleeps
head Bay today. the richest fixture on
he American turf. He won driving
by length and half from what was
perhaps the best and highest class
! Eeld which ever ran for the stake
Lux Casta was second, while Baron
finished third. 1t was great race,
and nobly won. and a record-breaking
crowd of 10000 people stood up in
their excitement and cheered.
The day was perfect for an outing
| and thousands of lovers of thorough
lreds were on hand to lend their
| voices 20 hail the winner of the great
| race.
Society was out in force, and the
big big grand stand was packed to
| overfiowing, while the broad lawns
| and infield We're black with people,
| All the celebrieties of the sporting
world were on hand, and every walk
of life seemed to be represented. The
| track was fast and the conditions ia
VOraDle for true run race. Three
races were decided before the Futuri-
iy, but the interest was plainly in the
| classic fixture, and the crowd waited
inlpatiently to see the three-year-Olds
pass the stand on the way to the post.
The betting ring was seething msas
| oi humanity. The layers of odds were
tesieged and flood of money poured
liz. 1t was almost impossible to fight
ones way near enough to the layers
| to get bet down.
The rank and file could see nothing
ir the race but the Whitney entries,
Nasturtium and King Hanover, and
opening at 3 to 5. they were played
down to to 5 and II to 10. The Mad
den horses, Yankee and Gunfire, were
3 strong second choice at 4 to /, but
he feeling was not SO strong for this
combination when Blue Girl was
scratched Homo and De Reszke had
strong following at 10 to l, while Bar
ron, much touted maiden, and Lux
Casta were also well played at IL to
Is and Is to l respectfully. The
others ranged in price from 20 20 25
to I. scattering bets being made on all
OF them.
in the paddock the scene was
pretty one. The candidates were be-
ing saddled and fitted for the s.rug-
gle and big crowd watched the final
touches. They We're a noble looking
lot of thoroughbreds as they moved
| restlessly around as fit and careful
hands could make them for the strug-
gle. Everything was hustle and &C.
tivity when the bell brought the
horses to the post. The jockeys in
their brilliant colors were given the
leg up" and the last word of instruc-
| tiOns, while OH. the enclosure the
late ones were hurrying to get a bet
| or seeking points of vantage to view
| the race.
Goldsmith, Blue Girl ana Carroll D.
| had been scratched. but Homestead
Broad Street and U:Opian were added,
SO that field of nineteen paraded
past the grand stand and cantered up
to the post, far up the old Futurity
| chute.
First came King Hanover and Mas
turtium in the blue and brown cap Of
William C. Whitney. Next followed
Yankee in the cherry and white hoops
Of John e. Madden and The racy look
ing son Of Hanover Correction, for
whom Madden paid $4,000 as a year.
ling, brought out words of praise from
many lips. Almost every horse was
aDplauded as he pranced al0ng-Fly
Wheel in Perry Belmont's colors: Hy
phen, Barron and Lux Casta attrac.
ing chief attention after the Whitney
and Madden candidates. Once at the
post the crowd settled down to wait
for the flag. Eyes were strained tt