The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-01
A RECORD RACE
During the Days Racing Sensa-
tiOna1 Episode Occurred When the
Barrier Failed to Rise and the
Starters Dashed ThrOugh-Great
Crowds Witnessed the Futurity, Al
though the Weather Conditions
Were Very Bad-The Marvellous
Run of the New Queen

Belle, worthy daughter of the famous
Hamburg, is queen Of the turf She
won the Futurity today in footing not
to her liking, but with an ease marred
only by her swerve near the finish. For
this the splendid filly made amply
amends by the tremendous burst of
speed she showed when Strengthened
out again, carving her to the wire IN
front.
Her performance. the full six furlongs
in 1:13 is the record for the race at
that distance. From 1892 to 1901 inclus-
i've. the Futurity course was 10 feet
short of six furlonp~ Savable made
the record of ia - year.
Throughout she was the speediest and
at the en1 the gamest. coming on in the
heaviest part of the track near the rail-
with the courage of an Amazon and
the SWIftnesS of the wind. Fuller rode
with perfect Judgment When Leonidas
challenged, a sixteenth from the finish.
he struc Hamburg Belle with his
whip Her spirit rebelled and she leap
ed sideways six feet, reducing her
lengths lead to ro.Ning With light
ming intuition the boy dropped his whip
and sitting down to ride called on the
beautiful filly to do her best. Nobly
she responded and squirting away shook
off her sturdy half brother. winning
the greatest two year old prize of the
world by a head.
The days racing concluded with the
most Sc tional EPISODE of the eastern
turf season. The barrier failed to rise
and the four starters dashed through
it. ColleCi"n raught in the cords. was
thrown and Blackhussar was left at
the post.
Flying Ship was the to 20 favorite,
won. cad of Swamplands. Surg
ing about the judges stand, an inn
mense throng ~houted No race. no
race" and Kissed and ieered when the
numbers were run IN The chief of
the jockey clubs police force went
among the excited men. stop shout
| ing No race " he said loudly to those
near him. At this the crowd shouted
/ Crook Crook" and one man Kissed
| in the face Of the chief. who ordered
a policeman to arrest him for incit-
ing riot" Strate~--- may have prompt
| ed the move, for when the blue coat
marched the offender away five hum
dred rebelliouS men followed them,
making a great uproar. The policeman
took the hisser to the gate and freed
him Meantime the angriest of the dis
appointed betters had been drawn away
from the judges stand, the red block
went UP and everybody went home.
1t was drizzHng SO hard when the
horses reached the start up of the
Futurity chute that they were almost
invisible from the grand stand. After
| twelve minutes delay the big field got
| away in excellent aliment.
Delhi seemed quickest. with Ham
burg Belle. LeonidaS, Little EN-. and
! the Minute Man ran~ed alongside and
all in the center of the track. These
| except Delhi soon were clear and Fuller
was on even terms with the foremost.
He held Hamburg Belle in restrain
| through the dip where the going Is
| softer. but when he reached the nara
| ground Just before the elbow, he let
| her down bit and her head showed in
! front as the leaders wheeled into the
! stretch.
| Passing the last eighth pole. it was
| Hamburg Belle by a length. Leonidas
| a half length. Little EN-. ahead and
| The Minute Man. But Hamburg Belle
was tripping along easily and as Leon
| idas. responding to Redfern' desperate
riding forced - faster and faster. the
! two sped away from the others.
| Fuller was the little fellows head
| bahbing Closer and drawing his whip,
| cut the filty smartly on the flank. She
| shrank away from tn blow. evidentl0
| disconnected. but not in Cowardice. Her
| SDrlnS SlOeNlSe f''FlleU nel lllO lIiC
! deep and near the rail "~d when Fuller
saw his error. and set to ---0rk in d
| flash with hands and heels to mend II
| the response was magnificent. Ham
| burg Belle Stra ghtened out like a graV
| hound and shot through the mud to-
! ward the near --0i In a second she
| was going faster than Leonidas and IN
| moment n7C~a was home first winner
! and ~reatest turf heroine of 1903.
III spite of the UNPLEASANT weather
| between 20 90 and % 90 persons We're
In attendance when the Futurity was
run. Hamburg Belle iG the third filly
to win the FutuTity. The others were
the Butterflies and L'Alouette. Her
owner Mr. Pc get. is "~ndited with win
! ming $50. 900 bv her victory and John J
! Ryan. the western track owners Win
! nings are placed at $4,000.
Sidney Paget who is re~istered as tbs
lessee of Hamburg BellA's running
qualities from the estate Of March,:
Daily. received $4,000 as the winner:
share Leonidas won s4250 by takins
second nlace md s2.250 ~-nnt to Made,
for The Minute Mans third