The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30
'FUTUR|TY IS Won
BY HAMBURG BELLE
On Muddy Track, Splendid FLY
Wins by a Head From
Leonidas.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Hamburg
Belle 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 splendid FLY made ample amends
by the tremendous burst of speed she
showed when Strengthened out again,
carrying her to the wire in the front.
Her performance, the full six fur
longs, in 1:13, is the record for the
race at that distance. From 1882 to
1891, inclusive, the Futurity course
was ITO feet short of six furlongs.
Savable made the record of 1:14 last
year. Throughout she was the speeds
est at the end the gamiest, coming on
in the heaviest part Of the track, near
the rail, with the courage of an Anna
zon and the swiftness of the wind.
Fuller rode with perfect judgment.
When Leonidas challenged, a sixteenth
from the finish, he struck Hamburg
Belle with his whip. and her spirit re-
belled and she leaped sideways six
feet, reducing her lengths lead to moth
ing. With lightning 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 from her half-brother,
won the greatest two-year- old price of
the world by head.
No shame rests on Little Leonfdas
for defeat Giving his sister six
pounds more than her sex allowance,
he raced from post to finish like the
splendid Thoroughbred he is. The
Minute Man, of John E. Madden's en-
try, was third. four lengths behind
Leonidas. His placing among the first
three was luck.
William c. Whitney saw a daughter and
a son of his great sire of Hamburg run
CO. nd fQd
with the loss of first place.
Rain for two days preceded Futurlty
day and the early light drizzle turned to
fine singing rain just before the great
race.
"They're Off"
1t was drizzling so hard when the
horses reached the start at the Futurity
chute that they were almost Invisible
from the grand stand After twelve min
cellent alignment. Delhi seemed quickest,
with Hamburg Belle. Leonidas, Little En-
and all in the center of the track. These,
except Delhi, soon were clear and Full
Ter was among the foremost: He held
Hamburg Belle in restraint through the
he reached the hard ground just before
the elbow he let her down a bit and her
head showed In front as the leaders
back, but the despised Lady Amelia had
joined the front ranks Hamburg Belle
and Leonidas alone were prominent when
the stretch was reached Little En- had
hung on well, while BrookStick was far
out of it, his stable mate, Audience, run
ming far better.
Passing the last eighth pole 1t was Ham
burg Belle by length Leonidas by half
length Little En- a 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.
Leonidas drew up on the flly both in the
center of the track and the best going
sixteenth from home Hamburg Belle on
the inside, and still length in the lead.
closer and closer and, drawing his whip,
cut the filly smartly on the flank. She
shrank away from the blow, evidently dis
concerted, but not in cowardice; Her
mud near the rail and when Fuller saw his
error and set to work in a flash with his
hands and heels to mend it.
The response was magnificent. Ham
burg Belle Strengthened out like grey
hound and shot through the mud toward
the near goal In second she was going
faster than Leondias and In a moment
more was home first, winner, and greatest
turf heroine of 1903
In spite of the unpleasant weather, be-
tween 10000 and 25 900 persons were in.
attendance when the Futurity was run.
Hamburg Belle is the third filly to win
-
terfiies and LsAlouette. Her owner, Mr..
Paget, is credited with winning $4,000 by
her victory and John j. Ryan, the West.
ern track owner, winnings are placed at,
$50, 900.
Sidney Paget, who is registered as the
lessee of Hamburg Bellies running quali-s
ties from the estate Of Marcus DAILY re-
ceived $50, 800 as the winners share.
Leondias won $4.250 by taking second
place, and $2,250 went to Madden for the
Minute Mans third. To the DAILY estate
Ct. B. Haggin) as nominator of the win
ner and the second horses, goes $4,000 and
1850 respectively. e. c.. Cowden, who
nominated the Minute Man, gets $500. The
summary:
The Futurity, last six furlongs of futu-
rity consolidating Belle ia, Fuller,
to 1, won; Leondias 1913, Redeem, s to 1,
second: The Minute Man, 122, pullman, s
to 1, third Time. 1913 Audience, High
ball, Little En-, Kohinoor, Mercury, Lady
Amelia, Abdel,s Collector Jessup Broom
stick, Delhi, Rain or Shine Ancestor,
Raglan, Midshipman and Phaser also ram