Arizona republican., 1902-08-31
SALVATOR'S SON
 SWIFT SAVABLE
Winner of the Rich FutuTity
 at SheepShead.
A Most Exciting Speed Contest, Wit
 messed by the Biggest Crowd Ever Assembled on That Famous Course

New York, August 30-Savable, sired by Salvador and owned by John A. Drake, won the rich futurity at Sheeps- head bay today.
 August Belmont's Hastings colt Lord of the Vale was second, only an eye l lash behind, while Dazzling One, of the four Keene representatives, finished third The time was 1:14. The attend ance was 50,000.
 John A. Drake and the western con- tingent were always confident that Savable would score, and played him down from 20 to l and in some books 25 to 1, down to 15 to 1. Eager players seized 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 night ! fall.
 | Sheepshead never before knew such crowd. At noon the lower tier O. the i three-deck grandstand was crowded. ! Long before the bugle sounded for the | first race all three tiers were filled with ! q mass of moving color Women were l everywhere Costumed in brillianf | gowns and bedecked with colors. AL most as far the eye could reach down over the lawn and through the field was q swaying mass of humanity ! Twenty thousand surged in the field, and within and beyond the track raiis were thousands more.
 Thirty-one horses were Garded to go. but Sovereign, Sir Voorheis, Dalesman. Love Note. Royal Summers, Merry Ac- Iobat and Medal were scratched. Bounding Beauty was added al a late moment by the Pepper stable, and a few minutes later was withdrawn. EThere were twenty-four left to fight it out in the contest where only the | stcutest-hearted might hope to live.
 The call to saddle was trumpeted at 4 o'clock, and the long thin line filed out and cantered slowly up past the stands. It was difficult work to keep the line straight before the final word. For twenty minutes they see sawed to and fro. Then came the swish of the flag and the burr of the bell in the judges box Instantly there was frenzy among the multitude. There was a sud den flash, and after that cloud o. dust Lord of the Vale was among the first to break with Savable and Hurst bouIte and Dazzling One right at his heels. Fire Eater, with Doggett up. the only one that failed to go. was Jeff standing at the post, half turned around. Though il was a ragged start. it was better than had beep expected.
 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. Now and then a sharp wind would life veil of dust, and as they neared the turn those cn the outside rail and those on the inside closed in until saddle girths appeared to be touching. Up hill they came, with white-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 rythm and within reaching distance of each other. For a moment, as the racers strengthened out. there was crowding in the center Of that flying cavalcade There was hardly a sound in the stands. but mighty shout went up when Dazzling One, carrying the spot ted white of the Keenes came first into the straight
 McCue touched Lord of the Vale with his whip, and the gallant son of Has ! tings sprang out to the front Perhaps he made his run too soon, for he began to falter when hard challenged a mo-
 
 was well within sight, and McCue be- gan to ride like a fiend. The Whitney , and Keene candidates were pushing ; him hard. Through a cloud of dust } everyone's eyes made out his own fa- ! Vorite. There were cries of Irish Lad } and Golden Maxim and "Flying ! Prince" and "Mizzen' and half dozen others. Savable never was thought of Yet one small group that came from the west had their strained eyes set for glimpse of the turquoise blue that seemed far back in the rear.
 Lyme was ready, too. and Savable an- swered the tip of spur and swish of l whip. He came out of the bunch like a thoroughbred. Lyme lifted him with every leap, and inch by inch in the last sixteenth he wore down the single | length between him and victory Me Cue tried desperately to stall off deieat. [ swinging his whip mercilessly, and l with flaring nostrils the Lord of the Vale, the pride of the Belmont stable, responded to every cut. But all in vain Savable had his sires indomit- able courage, he had his sire's speed and his great heart. He poked his nose l in front of the Lord of the Vale just as they flew under the wire. August Belmont, who watched the contest on the roof of the stand said:
 With another weeks work the Lord of the Vale would have won"
 The value Of the futurity was. tc the winner, $45.40O: to the second. &. .25O: to the third, $275o; in all, 5S,4OO
 ). B. HaGgin bred the winner
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