The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-31
SAVABLE SEXES
The GREAT PRIZE
He Wins the Futurity by an
tyeIash.
LORD OF VALE SECOND
Dazzling, One of the Four Keene Re,
presentatives, Third.
THE TIME OF THE RACE ONE, FOURTEEN
"A Throng OfFify Thousand People Watch With
Breaih!ess Interest the Great Field Strug-
gle FOR the Laurel Wreath Of
Championship,
Championship.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Aug. 30.-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 Western million
aire, owns him; his trainer, Enoch Wish
ard, is from the West, and Ryan, Wes-
tern jockey, rode him to victory. August
Belmont's Hastings colt Lord of the
Vale, was second, only an eye lash be-
hind, while Dazzling, one of the four
Keene representatives, finished third.
The time was 1:14, better than the Flu
turity record over the full course, but
second and four fifths lower than the
! bdst full six furlongs two year old
record down the chute.
Never was a more inspiring race wit
messed at beautiful Sheepshead the gar
| den spot of the East: never was
crowd greater or enthusiasm more un-
| bounded Fifty thousand would be a
| close estimate to put on the multitude,
| for this was to be the greatest of all
| futurities. The prize was rich, the field
large it's quality Incompatible, and be-
| fore the fall of the flag it looked as If
lanyone fthe dozen of the thorough
| hreds had an even chance for the stake.
| Indeed, with the great field that aced
| the starter, the greatest in number that
ever struggled for the laurel wreath of
championship, it seemed as though moth
| ing short Of a miracle could bring them
! oil safely through that six furlong
| journey, short though it was with the
| crowding and punching around the
| dangerous curve of the chute. They
passed that point however, like a troop
! of cavalry, and Strengthened out, came
! into the stretch in a swirl of dust
| Savable and Lord of the Vale fighting it
| out to the last inch. 1t was Ryan's good
ride that carried his mount past the
| flying Belmont colt just at the wire.
| John A. Drake and the Western con-
| tingent were confident that Savable
would score, and they played him down
| from twenty, and in some books twenty
| five to fifteen. In such surging mass
as that which crowded the betting ring,
with every man struggling to place his
money thousands were as units. Eager
| players 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 came in at night
| fall.
Sheepshead never knew such crowd
| as gathered there today. At noon the
lower tier of the three deck grand stand
| was crowded Long before the bugle
sounded the first race, all the tiers were
| filled with a mass of moving color. 1t
| was woman everywhere, costumed in
| flmy, brilliant gowns and bedecked with
colors rare and radiant Twenty thous-
and surged in the field and within and
| beyond the track rails there were
| thousands more
| Thirty-one were carded to go. but
! Sovereign, Sir VOORHEES,, Dalesman.
| Loyenote, Royal Summons, Merry Acrobat
| and Medal were scratched. Bounding
| Beauty was added at late moment by
| the Pepper stable, and a few minutes
| later withdrawn. There were twenty
| four who went in to fight it out.
The start was a ragged one, though
better than had been expected Lord of
| the Vale was among the first to break,
| with Savable and Hurstbourne and Daz-
| zling right at his heels. Fire Eater
with Dogget up, the only one that failed
| to go, was left standing at the post, half
turned around They flew like the wind
| down the hill, stretched out completely
across the track, twenty three in what
| seemed to be almost a straight line
| Fully a dozen, as they mounted the
| hill, We're bobbing up and down in per-
| feet rhythm and within reaching dis
! tance of each other. The hearts of the
! fifty thousand onlookers were throbbing
now with the intensity of the excite
ment. For moment, sthe racers
| Strengthened out, there was crOwding liz
the centre of that flying cavalcade. To
! go down meant death; a single misstaD
| meant a frightful catastrophe. There
wa shardly a sound in the sands, bat a
mighty shout went up when Dazzling,
carrying the spotted white of the
Keencs. came first into the stretch and
the others sprea dout for the dash down
| to the wire.
McCue touched Lord of the Vale with
| the whip and the gallant son of Hastings
| sprang out to the front Perhaps he
made his run too soon, for he began TO
: falter when hard challenged moment
later, but recovered The goal was well
! within sight and McCue began to ride
j like a flend. The Whitney and Keene
i. candidates were pushing him hard
There were cries of Irish Lad, and
! Golden Maxim, and Flying Prince.
+. and "Mizzen,' and half hozen others.