Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
.ELECT|ONEER PROVES
CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD
CaptuPer Richest Of Americas Turf
Events in q Well and Truly
Run Race.
aAAEc BY WILLIAM LAKELAND
Genuine Horscman, Who Races For
Business and Does the Work Him.
self, snatches Coveted Prize From
Ambitious MllIionalrcs, Who Paid
Large Prices For Candidates.
(Ry Associated Press.l

(By Associated ProsH.)
NEW YORK, Sept. | Down lunc
of gray brown earth. which had nll
the softncss of velvet beneath the
tread of the flying thoroughbred hoofs.
fifteen of the lleetcst two-ycnr-olds tho
Americans turf has ever produced,
raced madly today 10 II goal three
quarters Of mile away, where lay II
purse rich enough to pay tho ransom
Of king.
Winner Cncered by 10000.
1t was the nineteenth running of the
futurity at beautiful Shecpshead Bay
and as roar from nearly 10000
throats rent the air, Elcctioneer. n
Well named colt by Votcr.Qucsal,
flashed under the wire, a winner by
three-quartcrs of length
Another champion had boon pro.
claimed and William Lakeland. a
horseman by profession who trains
his bread winners himself, and sleeps
III the barn when necessary, had
/ sntttched the richest prize of the year
from half r score of millionaires. who
race for the pleasure of the sport.
How They Finished.
Back of the winner and at his quar-
tiers was Pope Joan, the fastest filly
OF the year, and the best of the trio
which James II. Kecne sent to the
post to he played as favorites by the
public ut the short price of to 5.
which Paul j. Raincy Eaid $4,000
| early In the season. was third. beaten
for second honors by the shortest of
hcadS. Next came tho Yankee ,,Im,
| an added starter. Peter Pan. to which
the frantic players OF the kcene sta.
! bic had pinned their faith: Yankee
Girl. owned by c. r. Ellison: Ballot.
! which had been added by hir. Kcenc
10 take the place of Iambcsi, who was
scratched; Conville. one of the most
widely tipped horses in the race; Hor.
ace 10, the famous Western colt bought
by Roy Rainey for S25,000 with the
IDEA Of winning the futurity in View
Don Enrique. the Belmont represent
ativc; Kentucky Beau, backed down
from an opening price of 20 to ! to II
ITO j; Old Honesty. the only 100 TO
iishot In The stake: Altuda Oran, played
by few because Miller had the
mount. and last OF all, Purslanc. who
opened at so to | and stayed there.
A Truly Run Race.
1t was one of tho best. most tr,,ly
run futIlritics horscmcn who have fol
lowed the stake since it's inccptior
have ever seen. So well punched was
the field throughout that a furlonp
hnnlD "a t,,,, .~E 0 r.
chance to win. But IGlcctionccr was
best. He never failed for an instant
under q gruclling drive, which began
al inc head of the stretch and lasted
until the finish linc was crossed
Jockey Willie Shaw was in the saddle
ana neevr did a hoy give Il more skill
ana never did boy give q more skill
Old hand at the rcins. he Judged hi.
pace and timed his winning rush to tho
fraction of second.
re piled his whip without merck
through that last fatcful sixteenth o
"a mile and won race which called
Iorth thunder of cheers for botl
horse and rider.
Excitement of Betting Ring.
Glectioncer was second choice in
the betting nj 4 To 1. When tho price.
800 pi"Icu upon the bOOkmakcrS
slate, to ] was chalkcd up against
the Lakeland colt. In tho first mao
rush OF tho favoritc players To place
their waGers on the Kccnc entries
iIlcctioneer was overlooked and hi.
price heightened to s to /. Then there
was a scene of excitement in tho bet
ilhG ring such MS has seldom been wit
messed even at historic Sheepsheat
Bay.
Electioneer money seemed to pou,
III from every side and the layers
we're fairly swamped under the cloud
burst of gold and silver and notes
which were thrust into their hands
ieter Pan, PoDc Joan and RaIlot .ot
the keene entry, were forgotten ana
neglected.
from 10 I tho bookmakers cul
point by point until just half that fig
time. '
The time Of the race. 1913 3.5 was
not last. The futurity purse this
year contained exactly s46,77O. OF
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