The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-02

there followed a scene of excitement in the betting ring such as has been sell dom witnessed. If ever, at the historic sheepshead Bay. Electioneer money seemed to pour in from every side. First there came the heavy wagers of tho stable connections and the friends oi the owner who had been apprised of a wonderful work out Electioneer had shown.
 But 1t was not long before the gen. eraI public seemed to become convinced that this horse could not lose. Peter Pan. Pope Joan and Ballot of the Keene entry, were forgotten and neglected Glamour faded from the 900 Demund ard the s25,000 Horace E. The million aire owners were passed by in the mad hurry to back the horse of practical horseman.
 From 8 to the book makers cut point by point until just half that fig ure was the prevailing odds at post time. Even thep the Electioneer fol- levers were not content and they kept hammering away at the men on the high stool until to was hard to find before the field was sent away. There as delay of nearly eight minutes at the barrier.
 Then the webbing was sprung and away Jumped Pope Joan with the speed of deer Peter Pan followed her for a
 
 set was too swift for her stable mate
 Yankee Gun got away third and Horace E was fourth to show.
 Electioneer had been a bit unfortun- ate at the break, though the start was l good for all He was ninth as the | timers flag went down. Shaw took in l the situation and acted with swift de- cision. He pulled Electioneer well to | the outside and began a race which will live long in the memory of those who saw it.
 l Clear of interference. Eictioneer set to
 work to overhaul his field. At the turn from the Futurity chute into the home stretch of the main track he was still lengths away from the fast flying Pope
 Joan. who was sailing along in front
 and already being hailed as the win ner
 Demund was second, fighting the Keene Ally every step she took. Peter Pan was third and Yankee Gun was ! fourth, while Horace E. and Ballot were yet to be dealt with Shaw pulled hip whip and at the first lash Electioneel 2 after horse succumbed to his heart 3 breaking rush until at last, just few : yards from the wire. his game little 5 muzzle showed in front of the bravely 3 struggling Pope Joan.
 3 The record breaking crowd roared iti | encouragement. Shaw piled the whiI
 once more and then the race was over l It seemed that in the last fifth of ;
 second, Electioneer had gained thu ? margin of victory by which he won 3 As Shaw returned with the winner tc : the judges stand to weigh in, he was ] greeted by a remarkable demonstra- , tion.. It was unquestionably one of the most popular victories of the year, and i: the blow the race-goers dealt the book makers was stringing one.
 The time of the race, 1:13 3-5, was no; fast The Futurity purse this yea contained exactly $46,770. On thi . amount, s37.270 went to Mir Lakeland
 the owner of the winner. Mir. Keene i received $3,750 as the share for the sec , Fond horse. and Paul Rainey drew $2 2,00( for Demund's third honors
 ! l. Electioneer was bred and nominated
 }by the late Major c. B. Thomas of Ken < lucky. Two thousand dollars of ths
 Futurity purse always goes to the
 nominator of the winner, whether he be . the present owner of the horse or not
 Major Thomas being dead, the $200O will be paid to his estate Mr. Keene received an additional $1,250 for nomi- mating the second horse and $500 goes to J. B. Haggin, the nominator of De- mund.
 Rose Ben. the great nve-year- -old sprinter, was an added starter today in the Fall Handicap at six furlongs running inth name and colors of Lu cien o. Appleby. With 132 pounds or
 his back the old fellow romped ava, : from a field of high class sprinters ant won easily at 1-2 to l. He sems t : vacation he has enjoyed for montl The Imperial steepIechase at tw, , miles was won by John M. F., recent. ! imported from England. where he wa ] considered among the best of the tim ber- -toppers and was one of the favor
 ites for the Grand National. He woi
 like a good horse and will be a dan
 gerous factor in all the jumping con
 tests hereabouts.
 First race. selling, five and one-hal
 furlongs. futurity course-Temacea, 10;
 J. Harris,) 30 to l, won; Monfort; 10t
 (Miller,) 6 to 5, second; Eudora, 94, C Ross,) to i third; Tipe, Rena a;O'' Msai sod } can Silver. Shackle. Athens, Somnus
 The Knight Landslide, President Mon roe, Dry Dollar and Magma stella, raf at
 about two miies-John M. P. 162, . (c. 5. Wilson. 10 to 1, second; org, ISs
 Miner Miner and Comandant. ran, pelcan1ta
 Standard Bearer and Vestment. IesL
 Third race. Fall handicap, six fur 1n. longs: main in eOTTseNs won; Neya Lee, % 1O7 C GMiIier) to 5. third The; Tihe ana l;lS i2e 2 Hamburg Belle, RropeI, OVAy rI..s . Dr Gardner a ziena5R ifgn5.sTTa G9nsls1eh' ran "s 2 2 Fonrth race, the Futurity. six fur I longs. Futurity course-Eiectrtion h 1J7 fshaw), { to i and to 5, won
 Pone Joan. 16 (Nicol), to 5 and to e second; Demund. 123 (Radtkel, 2 to y and 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:ls S.o s Oran, Peter Pan. Horace E., Don En M d rique, Conville, Old Honesty. Purar1iIn' rIl r AItuda. Kentucky Beau, Yankee Cir f Ballot and Yankee Girl ran. xx n Fifth race, selling, one mile-He 7I, q Toddy. iii (Miller), to 1, won; We We aS Tc;arner)' IS to 5, second: Vino, 10 1Sewell1. even third. Time. -:39 2-5 n Prosper, Flavigny, Melbourne Nomi d nee, Carew, Macy. Jr.' Dorma, I1ppln f and Lancastrian ran. ,-...x
 turf-Ginette. 1Os (cIark), to 5. woI V Neaion, liz (Duganl. 10 to l, third z Time, i:46 s-5 Angler, Rapid Watel z pad Knieht True Wing. Californi ' Knight and Prudential Girl ran. Entries.
 First race, three-fourths Of mile h Malacca, Puissant. Incackee, Mortipo! n Dominator, Jim Leonard. Fl CapitaI ,. Rogers, 112; High Jumper, 109; Knigh
 If Ivanhoe, E1dorado 1O7: Fish Hawl il MaRna Stella Our Own, Umbrella, lO4
 Second race, steeplechase, handicaI . | ahout two and a half miles-Grandpt U I64: Coligny 157; Paul Jones, 150 1s Agent, 13S; Vestment, Pete Daley, 135 o o Pioneer. 130. ,, a. !; eighths mile-Clara Huron, PaumonoE d 11e: Killaloe, Glamor, 116; Tony Bone = TO, Water Bury, Glenham, Aletheuo V 115. Prince Hampton, Lady Warrenton