The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27

tracted the support of some Of the shrewdest
spectators Mt the track Flip Flap was OF
rather slowly and after being shut in to the
bend in the track she ran over a majority
Of the field and was running strongly at the
end.
James r. Keene's Commando colt Kuroh
came home fifth after a fair performance
with Sydney Pagct's Jacobi'e. who shove
early speed, but stopped under the weight.
In sixth position. The others we're trailing
out behind with August Belmont's Woolwich
by Hast ings-W oodvine, who had been
hacked down to 8 TO 1, badly beaten. WOOL
witch got into a jam right after the start.
which, by the way, was almost perfect, and
after that be had no chance. Athlete and
Jerry Weinberg. who were also supported
to q certain degree, met with similar hard
luck and were never prominent after the
first furlong. S. s. Browns Accountant
WAS anchored by tho top impost which he
ehouldered, and finished next to last.
BIG CROWD AT THE TRACK.
There were seventeen starters, August
Belmont's Bridgeman being the only with
drawal from the original list OF entries,
while the Mill:own Stables Athlete. with
III pounds. was an added starter. Thirty
thousand persons saw the big race and
more than 800 bookmakers handled the
wagers than were made in the grandstand
enclosure and in the field.
The perfect weather, coupled with the
fact that metropolitan racegoers had not
seen the horses run for nearly month.
served to create unbounded enthusiasm.
Furthermore. the fact that the Futurity
was the most open race OF it's kind from a
speculative standpoint that bad ever been
run at the Bay added to the general interest.
and when Ormondale came home in ma jestic
triumph there was a feeling Of intense
satisfaction evident in every quarter.
In automol lies and tally-hos the moro
prosperous element came to the track
- comfortable fashion, while the railroad
Trains from Long Island City and the trolley
cars from the ridge and other points were
emptying thousands Of turf enthusiasts
at the track gates long before 1t was time
to run the first race. So well informed
are patrons Of the turf to-day as to the form
and condition Of the horses that when it
came time to dissect the Futurity . tour
q the betting ring and the crowded stands
dale, Flip Flap, Timber, Woolwich and
Jerry Weinberg, although hundreds Of
spectators as usual were anxious to shoot
at the moon, or in other words to back
whatever horse met their fancy In spite
Of the length Of the odds.
MEN OF WEALTH IN THE CLUBHOUSE.
The club house, where men OF wealth
and standing in the community always
gather to enjoy their favorite sport, was
80 crowded Lefore the running OF the big
rsSe that standing room was A.. A. premium.
the mammoth steel structure in the neld,
where men and women who could not
afford the higher tariff paid dollar head
TO see the horses run.
Over the green lawns swarmed regiments
Ct men who seemed unable to stand In any
one position before the racers appeared.
This general nervousness seemed to per-
wade the gigantic throng from paddock
to betting ring, whore, as usual, the battle
with the books made 1t an impossible task
TO move the elbows. One look at this jam
that world OF money was being wagered
on the race, but 1t Ia matter Of fact that,
while the layers handled as many bets
as they could conveniently take care Of,
the wegers were not OF the usual large
apeculators preferred to remain In their
private boxes and reserved seats, where
tEoy. could see the race in Comfort, rather
than ,oii the never ending wrestling match
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No sooner had Harry Payne whitney's
Prince Hamburg been returned tho winner
Of the Fall Handicap, which was the third
race on the card, than the Futurity candl-
dates began to gather under the lofty shade
trees In the paddock, where on the soft,
green turf hundreds Of enthusiastic ad-
mirers Of the thoroughbred surrounded
them, to watch every move and every prep
aration for the struggle. Here It was that
society women, for the most part clad ali
In white and shading their complexions
from the burning sun with dainty parasols,
walked hither and thither, looking at this
colt and that with critical eyes. and with an
enthusiasm that showed q knowledge Of
things hoBy to a remarkable degree.
Usually some particular horse In one OF
these big races Is a greater magnet for
public attention in thu paddock than the
others. But In this case 1t seemed az II every
starter, no matter how insignificant his
chances appeared to be, had his circle OF !
byal followers wherever he was saddled.
OrmondRle, who ran In the name Of the |