The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
Spurned Lash. but Answered
Nobly to Riders Call.
WON BY a HEAD ..5.5.
AFTER LOSING LEAD
Despite Threatening Weather There here.
Was Tremendous Crowd TO See
Contest for Rich Stake Of Fifty
Thousand Dollars-Sensa.
tlonal Episode to
III. Close Day ii
(Byj Associated Press.)

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(By Associated Press.) 4i
I. NEW YORK August 9.--Hamb urs
Belle, worthy daughter Of the famous
Hamburg. = queen Of the turf l'c She won e ~
the Futur1ty to-day in footing not to her
liking, but with an ease marred only by.
her swerve near the finish For this the I
splendid filly made ample amends by the n
tremendous burst Of speed she showed
when Strengthened out again, carrying
her to the wire In front. 81 y55i
Her performance, the full ak furlon9s
In 1913, is the record for the race at that
distance. From 1902 to 1901, in elusive. the
5Futurlty course was ITO feet short OF six
furlongs. savable made the record sot
l:14 last year. f3'Sy3 s 55g ~ %l III
Throughout she was the speediest and
at the end the earnest, COMING on N tho
heaviest part Of the track near the rail-
swiftness Of the wind. Fuller rode with
perfect jud gment. When 4Leonldas 9chal -&
lenged q sixteenth from the finish, Is no
struck u Ham burg Belle with his " hip.a
Her spirit rebelled. and she leaped sides
ways six feet, reducing her lengths lead
to nothing. With lightning intuition the
boy ropred his whip. and. sitting down 4;
to ride, called on. the autful fillyl to-
her best. Nobly she resp pended. and /
squirting away shook offShe sturd y half Ia!
misunderstanding the greatest tWo-year-olo
prize OF the world by a head. II
sBN IONAIli ISP1sODl1lE II
x. Tlle days racing concluded with Il tho
most sensational episode Or the E 1' ts I
yturf i season. The Barrier fall ed to rise
and the four starters dashed throug hgGi II
SColegian caught IN the cords. was thrown r
nd Black FIussar was LETT ats&the POSI-
IS Flying Ship, the to 20 favorite, won
far ahead Of Swamp nds. Sursing !: nout3
the Judges stand an immense tnrolls
shouted mo race. no race. Y" and Missed ts..
md ieered when tho mum bers were run 8
IN. The chief Of the Jockey club IS police
force went among the excited men. ss,,,aa
-S',Ston shouting no race" he said loudly
"a those near him AT this the crowd
shouted Crook. crook and one man MAJ
Kissed In the face Of the CHIEF VINO vi or7
dered a policeman to arrest him 'tor =
citing a riot.''53F Il E az $f Be ,
strategy may have prompted the move
for when the bluecoat marched the q 81
fender away five hundred rebelllous men 4
followed them, Is making q great uproa ga. 7.
The policeman took the hisser3 to the gate
and freed HIM Il & !. I,
Meantime the angrlest OF the oisap-.
pointed betters had been drawn ,. .,o,a y,
from the Judges stand, the go Ol 'o'stA5 81
went IN. and everybody went home.
The Futurity'
Ill was drizzllng so hard when ne morse.
raached tho start up the Futurity cnuto
NJ thew we're almost Invisible from the
r,n nd sta nd. After twelve minutes delay
the big held got away in excellent allgn-f
nlent. -. -. !, ,,,r z, /.
Belle, Leonidas. Little En- and me ne MIL
ute Man ranged alongside. and al n me
center Of the track. These. except SDe ,ull
soon we're clear, and Fuller was on even
terros With the foremost. He held Ham
hurr Belle in restraint through the DIP,
where the going Is softer. but when no
reached the hard ground Just before the
elbow, he let her down bit. ana her
head showed In front as the leaders
wheeled into the stretch, ,t3S,.
Passing the last eighth pole, y was
Hamburg Belle by a length, Ieonidas
half length, Little EN- ahead and Tho
Minute Man. But Hamburg Belle was
tripping along easily, and as Ieonldas'
responding to Redfern's desperate riding,
forced faster and faster, the two spec
away from the others,
Spurned the Lash.
Fuller saw the little fellows head oop-
! b.nE closer and closer. and drawing n.s
WHIP cut the fly smartly on the hank.
shr shrank away from the blow. eVluent-i 4
IL disconcerted but not In coWardloe.
| Her spring sideways carried her INTO tHs
! deem mud near the rail, and whsn fulleT&
| saw his error. and set to work ~ Has'.
| with hands and heels to mehd ~, the y.
| sponse was magnificent, HAMBURG be"s
| Strengthened out like sreyhouna ana
shot through tho mud toward inc .neaE
goal. In second she was gong raster
thnn I,eonidas, and In a moment more was
| home irst, winner and greatest turf hero
| Inc OF 1908. 3d
IN suite OF the unpleasant weather. be-
tween 10000 and 5000 persons We're N
abundance when the Futurty was run.
| Hamburg Belle Is the third Ally to via
| tbe Fut,,rty. The others were The But
teraos and LAlouette. Her owner Mr.,
| Paget, is credited with winning $4,000 py
her victory, and John ]. Ryan, the Wea-
crn track owners, winnings are placed ~
sfOiIl
Sidney Paget, who is registered as the
lessee OF Hamburg Bellies running qual-
tiles from tho estate Of Marcus DAILY. re-
ceiyed sS6.SOO. as the winners share, lA-
onIdas won $4,2s0 by taking second place.
and s2250 went to Madden for The Mtn-
ute Mans third.
The fall handicap was wons by the eAr
vnrte, Shot Gun who revelled IN the slop4
nv going and came home three lengths IN
front Of River Pirate. ), ds 81
about two miles-Adji daumo q to y frsk
Amur Is TO 81 second Valdez III 70 b
Second ruce--last five and a fa'f surts
longs Of Futurity Course-cirenade q 70
i, first. Funny Side (5,o y second .Ss swsst
NV NM, .,c.-,rhe E'al Handicap, six fur,