The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30
HAMBURG BELLE
WON FUTUR|TY
Ran Six Furlongs in liz Flat
With ia Pounds Up on Il
Muddy Track.
BROKE RECORD FOR THE McE.
Leonidls Challenged Gamcly. bue
Was Shaken Off-Race Run
Through Broken Barrier
Caused an Uproar.

New York. Aug. 29-Hamburg Belle wo--
thy daughter Of the famous Hamburg. won
the Futulitv to-dar in footing rot 10 he.
liking. but in a race marred only BY her
swerve near the finish. For this the splendid
FLY made ample amends by the tremendous
burst of speed she showed when straight
ened out again. carrying her to the wire
in front.
Her performance. the full six furlongl IN
1:l3. is the record for the race at that dis
lance From 1892 TO 1901 inclusive the Fii-
,urity course was 10 feet short of six fur
longs. Savablc made the record of ia last
year.
throughout she was the specdiest and at
the end the gamest. coming on in the
heaviest part OF the track. near the rail.
Fuller rode with perfect Judgment.
swERvED UNDER WHIP.
When I.eondas challenged. = sixteenth
from the finish. Fuller struck HAMBURG,
Belle with his whip and she sWerved side
WAYS six fee:. reducing her lengths lead
to nothing. The boy then dropped bis whip.
and. sitting down TO ride. called on the
beautiful filiy to do her best. Sobly she
responded. and. squirting away. shook OF
her sturdy half-brother. winning the great
est 2-year-old prize of the world by a head.
No shame rests on little Leonidas be-
cause Of his defeat. Giving his sister six
pounds more than her sex allowance he
raced from post to finish like the sp+Gdid
Thoroughbred he is. The Minute Man OF
John Z. Madden's entry was third. four
lengths behind Ieonidss. His placing
among the first three was lucky
William c. Whitney saw daughter and
son of his great race horse Hamburg run
first and second. and that contented him
with the loss OF the first place
ALMOST A RIOT.
The days racing concluded with the .nost
sensational episode of the Eastern turf
season. The barrier failed to rise and the
four starters dashed through it, ColIegian
caught in the cords was thrown. and Black
Hussar was left at the post Flying Ship.
the S-to-D favorite. won. far ahead OF
Swamplands.
sursins about the judges stand an i'm
mense throng shouted No race "So
race. and Missed and jeered when tke
numbers We're run up The chief e.-{be
Jockey Clubs police force went among the
excited men,
Stop shouting no race he said loudly
TO those near him. At this the crowd
shouted crook. crook" and one man Missed
In the face of the Chief who ordered A
policeman TO arrest him for melting a
riot Strategy may have prompted the
move. for when the bluecoat marched the
offender away, 800 TebeIlious men followed
them, making a great uproar. The police
man took the hisser to the gate and freed
him.
Meantime the angriest of the disappointed
bettors had been drawn away from the
judges stand. and the red block" went
up. and everybody went home.
Rain for two days preceded Futurity Day.
and the early light drizzle turned to fine
singing rain just before the great race.
The stiff wind blew down the Futurity,
course and helped Grenade. winner OF 0l{1
second race TO make the remarkable tini
of % 3-5 over the heavy track for five and
one-half furlongs
This time doubted when first hung
up. but on its confirmation, trainers who
had wayercd at sight of the mud decided
that the track was safe. and Hamburg
Bellies appearance became a certainty.
Dovecote Sas withdrawn early and the
chalk soon went through the name of Bel
dame. leaving the Belmont stable no repre-
sentative in the Futurity. Madden scratched
sd ana added ss,Gs T,s efi
eighteen to face the starter.
START IN A DRIZZLE.
1t was drizzling so hard when the horses
reached the start up the Futuritv chute
that they were almost invisible from the
grand stand. After twelve minutes delay
the big field got away in excellent align
ment.
Delhi seemed quickest. with Hamburg
Belle, Leonidas. Little En- and The Minute.
Man ranged alongside and all in the centeri
OF the track.
These, except Delhi. soon were clear. arr
Fuller soon was on even terms with the
foremost He held Hamburg Belle in re-
strafnt through the dip, where the going
is softer. but when he reached the hard
ground just before the elbow he let her
down a bit and her head showed in front
as the leaders wheeled into the stretch:
Delhi went back quickly, but the despised
Lady Amelia had joined the front ranks.
Hamburg Belle and I-eonidas alone were
prominent when the stretch was reached
stick was far out of it, his stable mates
Audience. running far better.
AT THE LAST EIGHTH
Passing the last eighth pole 1t was HAM
burg Belle by length. !Ieonidas half
length. Little EN- head and the Minute
Man. But Hamburg Belle was tripping
along easily and as Leonidas. responding to
Redfern's desperate riding. forced her faster
and faster. the two sped away from the
others Ieon!das drew up on the FLY. both
In the center Of the track and the best go
DR.. scHRElNER,