The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-31
BY HALF A HEAD
SAVABLE, SCION OF SALVATORE.
WON THE RICH FUTURITY.
A HORSE FROM THE WEST.
THROUGH ALL THE WIDE COUN-
TRY THIS STEED WAS THE BEST


Event of American Turf-DazzIing
Finished Third-From % to L 10
10 to 1 Drake and Frieads Forced
Betting - Twenty-four Colts anG
Filiies, Pick of Country's Stables,
Faced Starters Flag.
New York. Aug. SO.-Savable, sired
by Salvador, the most sensational race
horse the American turf has ever seen,
won the rich Futurity at Sheepshead
Bay to-day. John A. Drake, a West
ern millionaire, owns him; his trainer,
Enoch Wishard, is from the West, and
Lyme, a Western jockey, rode him to
victory.
August Belmont's Hastings colt,
Lord of the Vale, was second, only
an eyelash behind while Dazzling,
one of the four Keene representatives,
finished third
The time was 1:14, better than the
Futurity record over the full
course. but second and
four -fifths lower than the best full six
furlongs -year-old record down the
chute.
Never was a more inspiring race wit
messed at beautiful Sheepshead, the
garden spot of the East: never was
crowd greater or enthusiasm more I'M
bounded Fifty thousand would be a
close estimate to put the multitude, for
this was to be the greatest of all Fu-
turtles The prize was rich. the field
large, its quality incompatible, and
before Of ha flo
If any one of dozen thoroughbreds
had an even chance for the stake.
Like "a Troop of Cavalry.
Indeed, with the great field that
raced the starter, the greatest in num-
Ders that ever struggled for the laurel
wreath of championship, it seemed as
though nothing short of a miracle
could bring them all safely through
that six furlong journey, short though
1t was, with the crowding and bunch
ing around the dangerous curve of the
chute. They passed that point how
| ever, like troop of cavalry and
| Strengthened out. came into the. stretch
IN swirl of dust, Savable and Lord
| OF the Vale fighting it out to the last
| men. 1t was Lyne's good ride that
/ brought his mount past the flying Bel
mont colt Just al the wire.
| John A. Drake and the Western cor
| would score, and they played him down
from ~ and in some books, rs to Is.
SurEing Mass About Books.
Such surging mass as that which
crowded the betting ring, with every
man struggling to place his money.
thousands were as units. Eager play
ers seized what was thrust at them
and knew no East or West 1t was
the West. however that rounded UP
the good thing of the day and cashed
in at nightfall.
SheeDshead never saw such crowd
as gathered there to-day At noon the
lower tier Of the three-deck grand
stand was crowded. Long before the
bugle sounded the first race, all three
tiers were filled with a mass of NOV
ing color. IL was woman everywhere.
costumed in filmy gowns and bedecked
with colors rare and radiant Twenty
thousand surged in the field, and with
In and beyond the track rails there
were thousands more.
Thirty-one horses were carded to go
but Sovereign, Sir VOORHEES,, Dalesman,
Lovenote, Royal Summons. Merry
Acrobat and Medal were scratched.
Bounding Beauty was added at a late
moment by the Pepper stable, and
few minutes later Withdrawn. There
were "a left to fight it out.
From a Ragged Start.
The start was a ragged one, though
better than had been expected Lord
of the Vale was among the first 10
break, with Savable and Hurstbourne
and Dazzling right at his heels. Fire
Eater, with Doggett up, the only one
that failed to go. was left standing at
the post, half turned around.
They flew like wind down the hill.
stretched out completely across the
track, twenty-three in what seemed to
be almost the straight line. Fully a
dozen, as they mounted the hill, were
bobbing up and down in perfect
rhythm and within reaching distance
of each other. The hearts Of the 50.-
900 onlookers were throbbing now with
the intensity of the excitement.
For a moment, as the racers straight
ened out, there was crowding in the
center of that flying cavalcade. To go
down meant DEATH a single misstep
meant frightful catastrophe There
was hardly a sound in the stands. but
a mighty shout went up when Daz-
cling. carrying the spotted white of the
Keenes, came first into the straight
and the others spread out for the dash
down to the wire
McCue touched Lord of the Vale with
the whip, and the gallant son of Hast
ings sprang out to the front. Perhaps
ne made MS run TOO soon, for he be-
gan to falter when challenged a mo-
ment later, but recovered. The goal
was well within sight. and McCue be-
gan to ride like a fiend. The Whitney
and Keene candidates We're pushing
him hard.
Glimpse of Turquoise Blue.
There were cries of Irish Lad!"
and Golden Maximi" and Flying
Princei" and "Mizzen" and a half
dozen others. Savable. the son of
Salvador, was never thought Of There
were hoarse shouts for Dazzling and
Duster; for Aceful and Payne and
Whitechapel. Yet one small group
they came from the West-had their
strained eyes set for a glimpse OF tur-
puoise blue that seemed far back IN
the rear.
Lyme was ready too, and sayahls
answered the tip Of the spur and the
swish OF the whip across the gleam-
ing flank. lie came out Of the bunch
like the thoroughbred he H. Lyme
lifted him with every leap. and inch
by inch 10 the last sixteenth. he wore
down the single length between him
and victory
Nccus tried desperately 70 stan OF
defeat lie swung bic whip msrciissa-
", and with rafing noStfiiK Lord 81
the Vale, the pride 81 .he Belmont
stable, responded - every euf. Eut
ali "a vain. 6sYabie had hie sirs'e ~
Continued - sixfh Paxe