The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-31
SON OF SALVADOR CAPTURES
RICH FUTURiTY AT SLEEPS
HEAD BAY
LORD OF THE VALE GIVES
HIM A CLOSE RACE
One Of the Most Exciting Turf Con-
tests Eyer Witnessed, the Crowd Be-
ing a Record Breaker for That Track
Twenty Four Horses in a Danger
Gus Contest.

ed by Salvador. the most sensational
race horse the American turf has ever
seen, won the rich Futurity at Sleeps
head Bay today. John A. Drake, a
Chicago millionaire, owns him; his
trainer, Enoch Wishard, is from the
West, and Lyme, a Western jockey,
rode him to victory.
August Belmont's Lord of the Vale
was second, only a head behind while
Dazzling, one of the four Keene repre-
sentatives, finished third. The time
was l:14, betterthan the Futurity rec
ord over the full course, but a second
and fourfffths slower than the best fun
siX-furlong two-year- record down
the chute.
Fifty thousand would be a close es-
innate to put on the multitude which
saw the race, for this was to be the
greatest OF all Futurities. The prize
was rich, the field the largest in the
history of the stake, and before the fall
OF the flag, it looked as if anyone of a
dozen of the starters had an even
chance for the stake.
Fight to the Last Inch.
Indeed, with the great field that fac
ed the starter, it seemed as though
nothing short of a miracle could bring
them all safely through that six-fur-
long journey, with the crowding and
punching around the dangerous curve
OF the chute. They passed that point,
however, like troop of cavalry, and
Strengthened out, came into the stretch
IN swirl of dust, SavabIe and Lord
OF the Vale fighting it out to the last
lnch. 1t was Lyne's good ride that
carried his mount past the flying Bel
mont colt just at the wire.
John A. Drake and the Western con-
tlngent, always confident that Savable
would score, played him down from 20
and in some books % to 15 In such a
Surg1ng mass as that which crowded
the betting ring, with every man strug-
Cling to place his money, thousands
were as units. Eager players ftAized
what was thrust at them and knew
no East or West. It was the West,
however, that rounded UP the good
thing of the day and cashed in at
nightfall.
Crowd Is Unprecedented.
Sheepshead never knew such a
crowd as gathered there today. Al
most as far as the eye could reach
down over the lawn and through the
held, 1T was swaying mass of hu-
manly twenty thousands Surged in
the held and within and beyond the
track rails there were thousands more.
Thlrty-one starters were carded. but
Sovereign, Sir VOORHEES,, Dalesman.
Love Not, Royal Summers, Merry
Acrobat and Medal were scratched.
bounding Beauty was added at late
moment by the Pepper stable and a
lew minutes later withdrawn. There
were tWenty-four Left to fight it out
The call to saddle was trumpeted at
o'clock and the horses filed out Of
the paddock and cantered slowly past
the stands. Starter Pettingill waited
Tor the field red flag in hand It was
desperate work to keep the line
straight before the final word, with
fortunes depending on the result. For
twenty minutes the horses see-sawed
to and fro. Then came swish of the
nag and burr of the bell in the
judges box and the big field was off.
Like the Wind They Fly.
Lord Of the Vale was among tIk
first to break with Savable and Hurst
bourne and Dazzling right at his heels.
Fire Eater, with Doggett up, the only
one that failed to go, was left stand
ing at the post, half turned around.
Ihough 1t was a ragged start it was
better almost than had been expected
They flew like the wind, stretched
out completely across the track. TWEEN
ty-three in what seemed to be almost
straight line. On they came with
Whlte-faced boys bending over their
necks, ready with whip and spur for
the final struggle. Fully a dozen, as
they mounted the hill, were bobbing
up and down in perfect rhythm and
within reaching distance of one an
other. For moment, as the racers
Strengthened out, there was crowdine
in the center of that flying eavaIeade
To go down meant death: a single
m1sstep meant frightfuI catastrophe.
A mighty shout went up when Daz-
zling came first into the straight and
the others spread out for the dash
down to the wire.
McCue began to ride hard. There
were cries Of half dozen horses. but
savage never was thought of. Yet one
small group they came from the west
had their strained eyes set for a.
glimpse of Turquoise that seemed far
back in the rear Lyme was ready. too.
and Savable answered the tip of the
spur and the swish of the whip across
his flank and came out of the bunch
like thoroughbred. Lyme lifted him
with every leap, and inch by inch the
last sixteenth he wore down the
single length between MIN and vic
tory. McCue tried desperately to stall
off defeat. He swung his whip merci-
lessly, and with f1aring nostriIs Lord
of the Vale responded to every cut.
But all in vain. Savable poked his
nose in front of Lord of the Vale lust
as they flew under the wire.
August Belmont, watching the con-
test on the roof of the stand, never
f1inched.. He said: with another
weeks work Lord of the Vale would
have won.'
The value of the race was. to the
winner, $4,000; to second, $3.50: to
the third, $3.50; in all, $53,400. Sum
mary:
Futurity, for two year-oIds, six fur
longs-Won by SavabIe, 119, LYME.
Is to 1; Lord of the Vale, lit. NC
Cue, 7 to 1, second; Dazzling, I16.
Shay, Is to 5, third. Time, LA.
The others ran in the order named
as follows. Hurstbourne Africander.
Irish Lad, Payne, SkilfuI, Golden
Maxim, Blue Ribbon, Mizzen, AcefuI.
Flying Prince, InvincibIe, Buster.
Monte Carlo, Eugenia Burch, Florita,
LeIpsic,- Mesmer, Bensonhurst, Merry
Reel, Whitechapel Fire Eater left at
post.