The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

with the hloom of summer raiment OF mus
| Inns and organizes and diaphanous silks.
For vellnish an equine generation. the
flower Of American thoroughbreds have
measured strides in the glorious struggle of
the Futurity. Since the memorable day,
! fifteen summers ago. when Proctor Knott.
the eturdy-iimbed Kentucky youngster.
came out Of the West and Inundated
{ Salvador. the idol of the East. the Futurity
has continued to usher in Coney Islands
autumnal racing term and awaken the
metropolitan sporting spirit from its dog
! day lethargy.
Universal Interest In the Event.
That the Futurity renewal to-day stirred
up public interest to a degree unparalleled
IN the history OF the turf was apparent on
every side. For days past thousands Of
the deep thinkers OF the nation who never
the previous years. have Joined with the
multitude singing the praises of the can
dldates. until the names of Savable. Irish
Lad. which was nowhere; MiZzen. the
rogue. which is also in the "also-ran"
class. have been by-words of the counting
roim' the drawing-room and on change.
or this years Futurity three potent
features stood out distinctly:
F1rst-The quality and number of the
neld and the uncertainty of the outcome.
Second-The scarcity of jockeys.
Third-The tremendous enthusiasm of the
PopuIace' and the overwhelming volume OF
betting. No previous Futurity ever drew
a Held of such high quality, and every one
OF the candidate had a chance to win. No
race was ever more open. and it was this
TACT that made 1t the greatest medium OF
betting that was ever offered.
The wild riot OF speculation which char
acterfzed the Saratoga meeting. and which
seemed to know no bounds. was continued
at Sheepshead Bay to-day.
Twenty-Four Faced the Starter.
Sovereign, Dalesman, Love Note, Royal
Summons, Medal. Sir VOORHEES, and Merry
Acrobat were scratched at the last minute,
leaving twenty-four.
The keene Stable was the favorite. and
carried hundreds of thousands of the pub
lies money, in addition to a swell commits
sion placed by the aged inancier. Five to
one was the price quoted against the
Keenes' chances Of winning the Futur!ty.
Duryea & Whitney's Stable was second
choice at 8 to 1. August Belmont's Stable
was third choice. 5 to l being quoted against
his entries. Then Came Merry Reel.
John E. Madden's direct representa-
tive. The price against Mr.. Madden's
Drake Made a Big Killing.
John A. Drake, the Chicago millionaire,
got as good as % to l against his candi-
date Savable. but so freely was he backed
and in such volumes did the money pass
from the Drake-Gates following that the
price was receded, first TO Is to /, then to II
to 1, and finally was cut to just half Of the
original quotation. 10 TO l being the best
price obtainable at post time.
There is no telling how much Mr.. Drake
and the Chicago clique wagered on Savable,
but 1t is safe to say they made a killing
among the hundred bookmakers, which the
latter will not forget for many days.
Summary:
First race. the Inaugural Steeplechase, short
c~ourse-Rising Sun. l52 CRay), II to 5. won;
iS Bsrr rS C Is tx TO- > third II 3 s T%sl %. ESln seatei
Bush. Glenyarloch. curfew Bell and Sam De-
Second 5scs s;ysar-Gld Allies; selling. las. five
ssnilts', 'Sf . sseo : o. 6 81 Ess; 8 si9 5He aIc lS 3 $.
% to !. third: Time. 100 as. Lady Josephins.
Ell Ella A sRSa:Fi pl sRessIf ra ashsF Mamie anna E Mssth!' BACK Rea{
Diana: Pride of Galore. Sweet Nell and Anne
Third race. the Eall Handicap; q. tqrloags on
Colonel BIii. 17 BUNS. IS to !, Il third r. se Time.
1;l2 IS Colonel Padden. Lady schorr. wealth.
narka. Demurrer. Cameron. Musefte and Arden
,l Fourth 5ees. tn tho sstsF!ty for 2.ysaF-oIas, sig
and & to !; Lord of the Vale, III JMcCueD. ! to
/ to a 3 and 's g e ssscG 9Rra. DT7fi mea i'll Is T fSssaH c9hie1 IS
ran in the order named. as follows: Hurstbourns,
Prince. inyinc!bIe, buster. Monte Carlo. 'Eus-
kk s%.f merry SsTT2 Reed sesd'' and E IRits;ch assnsT Fire ee Ea3er
ief Flf a. P esss one mile for a.vs,--o,d.
carbuncie, us burns. Is 70 i. Woa aad South @Rh
TTimble; i0s Lyme; sto /. second; Huntressa.
Troy and De Reszke also ran. DeHe u
turf0clo TaGeil OBJ ii She 09 Z to i. WON: Ths R on
IS Esn'' R Rss ,.MIshasls|; 70 his: second 81 Ascension,
Iocke sHe5 May j. and 70 silver Il 'f twist T aise ra ai7 IS