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

horses, IN spite q Travsr"'s effort. to keep
"' Ormondale was about tho beat behaved
horse at the post. As Redfern said after
ward, the Ormonde colt stood perfectly
still, apparently conscious Of what was
expected Of him, but always ready TO break
II front. Il was no snap to set th n, b ls
the minutes passed tho crowd became
a hardship that few could endure.
But suddenly an electric gong on the
! top Of tho judges stand iing out the am
nouncement that the horses were on, With
a. great cry the crowd leaped up, and gaszed
blankly far UP tho Futurity course, where
a dust cloud indie ated that the race had
begun.
WILD SCRAMBLE AT THE START.
There was wild scramble. as every
| horse In tho race broke the moment the
barrier went up, and Redfen, with his
| position on the outer side OF the track,
rail- On the contrary. he hustled Ormon.
dale straight ahead. although he was not
the leader until he had covered sixteenth
Of a mile
Timber was the quickest breaker, for
and and so did Jaoobite For at the arst eli hth
pole Ormondale was leading by less than
length, with Jaoobite In front OF Timber,
who was followed by Belmere, kuroki,
Vendor and Flip Flap, the latter being
shut of.
The others were beaten at this early stage
Of the race beyond all hope, andthe further
they sraveled the more ground they lost,
until nobody paid attention to them.
To the crowd the race looked az II any Of
across the track in front might win when
they reached the quarter pole, but at that
point Ormondale, under restraint, yet
showing royal turn of speed, still main
tanned his slight advantage, with Redfern
eagle eye, Jacobite began to, weaken
under the strain and the pace and Timber
in third place closely followed By Jaeobite,
Kuroki, Flip Flap, who was still shut of,
and the rest trailing,
Ormondale after that, for he kept clear
of all entanglements at the same time
saving. as much ground as possible, and
when he reached the bend In the track
the first time was picked out by the spec
tators who had glasses as the probable
winner. 1t was q good length by which
he led the big field into the straight run
home Hildebrand had also saved much
the inner rail, about to draw his whip. Then
came Belmere, so close up that he looked
dangerous, with Burns coming throu gh
with Flip Flap at tremendous rate.
Kuroki also seemed to be threatening. but
az they progressed, so that a really thrilling
finish was out of the question. An eighth
of a mile from the wire the crowd took
up the cry:
"Ormondale wins! Nothing but Or7non-
dale"
For barring accidents such seemed to
be the case beyond question Of a doubt.
Yet Redfern, realizing the magnitude
of the triumph and profting by an ex-
perience which has made him one of the
While it was possible for him to have
drawn fine finish, he preferred to clinch
the race so that there could be no possible
chance for dispute when the wire was
passed.
EEprERN LET'S OUT LINK.
So, keeping Ormondale clear Of his nearest
rivals and shaking him up at the sixteenth
pole for final rush to victory, Redfern
never turned around, but kept on In triumph
to the end And a regal triumph II was.
too. For when Ormondale came home
alone, followed by the struggling Timber.
ali he surveyed. Yet his victory, while
meritorious and fairly and squarely won,
cannot place him upon the pinnacle which
ethor Futurity wslrers have reached;
Some Of the best two-year-old colts and
FLIES OF the year did not start in the big
race, so that Ormondale, until he has proved
the master OF these sterling youngsters,
cannot be crowned king.
II touched him four times with the whip
said Redeem to Andrew Miller and trainer
Welsh after the race, land that was to wake
him up at the start. After that Ormondaie
ran kindly and truly. He had world
OF speed and could have run away from
the field with consummate ease had per
mitted him to do 80. But under restraint
he held them all safe, although rode him
out at the end to make sure OF the race.
After his work at Saratoga" remarked
Welsh, Il felt sure that he would be the
Futurity winner. He is one Of the best
iieve he has brilliant future. He pulled
up perfectly sound and could have run
the race right over again il it had been
necessary. You can say that the mere
fact that have trained Futurity winner
has satisfied me beyond words. l am the
manifest man in the world.
There were no excuses for Timber, who
ran his race. He showed the form that
made him conspicuous early In the season
and was az fit as Rogers could get him.
by Madden at Saratoga, was fairly beaten
after receiving faultless ride from Blu
chanan. Burns said that Flip Flap was
knocked back right after the start, and that
to do any better with her. Kuroki's race
was an improvement over anything he has
done before, and further improvement
NAV be looked for. Trainer Joyner was
inclined to blame the defeat of Woolwich
upon tho sendof, but those at the start
said that Mr.. Belmont's colt got away as
we'll as any, but was simply outrun
and in the general scramble was pinched
of so that he could never get up.
In addition to the 500, $50 that went to
the winner Timber's share was s3.OS3.33,
while Belmere's share was 81 ,188.O7. An
additional So 900 went to Mr.. Marlborough
for nominating the dam of the winner,
while 81 $50 went to Madden for nominating
the dams of Timber and Belmere.
THE OTHER RACES
The defeat Of Dave Johnson's crack
Splinter and weight carrier Roseben in the
Fall Handicap, for three-year -olds and up
ward, at six furlongs on the main track,
Yves probably the biggest disappointment
of the dey. Roseben picked up l2s pounds
and Is he had won other races against
the sc me kind Of horses with heavier inn
posts it was believed that he had the race
ct his mercy. Opening at to s, he was
pounded down to to 10 favorite, his owner
going up and down the line placing SIC, 900
commission.
Lady Amelia, with 1913 pounds. was an
added sta TteT and SO was Pasadena but
the former was passed up by the wise fra