The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
ELECTToNEER WON OUT.
But the Fight With Pope Joan Was a
Close One

New York. Sept. 3.-Down lane of
gray-brown earth which had all the
softness of velvet beneath the tread of
the flying thoroughbred hoofs, fifteen
fleet 2year-olds raced madly to a goal
three-Quarters of q mile away where
lay the purse of close to $4,000 It
was the nineteenth running of the
Futurity at SheeDshead Bay and as a
roar from nearly 10000 threats rent
the air EiectOneer. well named colt
by Noter-Quesal, flashed under the
wire & winner by three-Quarters Of a
length: Another champion had been
proclaimed ana William Lakeland 8
he rseman by profession, who trains his
bteadwinners himself and sleeps in the
barn when necessary, had snatched the
richest prize Of the year from half
score of nillionaires.
At the winners quarters was Pone
Joan, the fastest FLY of the year and
the best of the trio which James r.
keene sent to the post to be played as
favorites at the short price of to s.
Demund. the Goldfinch colt for which
Paul J. Rainey paid $45, 900 early In
the season. was third, beaten for sec
Ond hOncrs by the shortest of heads
he ran creditable race. Next came
Yankee Gun. an added starter; Peter
Pan, to which the frantic PLAYERS of
the Keene stable had pinned their
faith; Yankee Girl, owned by c. r.
Ellison; Ballot. added by Mr.. Keene to
take the place of Zambesi; Convills.
zone Of the most widely tiBDed horses
In the race; Horace The famous
western colt bought by Roy Rainey for
SIS, 600, with the Futurity-- view;
Don Enrique, the Belmont representa-
tive; Kentucky Beau, backed from 20
to down to II to 1; Old Honesty, the
only 100 to 1 shot in the stake; Altuda.
Gran, played by a few because Miller
had the mount. and last of all. Purs-
lane, which opened at so to 1 and
stayed there.
1t was one of the best and most truly
run Futurities ever seen. So well
punched was the field that a furlong
from home any one of the fifteen had
chance. But Electioneer was best.
He never faltered under q gruellinG
drive which began at the head of the
stretch and lasted until the finish.
Jockey Willie Shaw was in the saddle
and never did boy give more skill-
full exhibition of horsemanship He
judged his pace and timed his win
ming rush to the fraction of a second.
He piled his whip without mercy
through the last sixteenth and won a
race which called forth a thunder of
cheers for both horse and rider.
There was a delay Of nearly eight
minutes at the post. Then the webbing
was sprung and away jumped Pope
Joan. Peter Pan followed her for a
few hundred yards, but the pace was
too swift for him. Yankee Gun got
away third and Horace r. was fourth
to show. Electioneer had been bit
unfortunate at the break, though the
start was good for all. He was ninth
as the timers flag went down. Shaw
took in the situation and acted with
swift decision. He pulled Eleetioneer
well to the outside and began a race
which viii live long in the memory of
those who saw it. Clear of interior
ence. E1ectioneer set to work to over
haul his field. At the turn from the
Futurity chute into the stretch~of the
main track he was still lengths away
from Pope Joan. who was already
being hailed as the winner. Demund
was second, fighting the Keene FLY at
every step. Peter Pan was third and
Yankee Gun forth.
Shaw pulled his whip and at the first
lash .Electioneer jumped into a quicker
stride. Horse after horse suecumbed
to his heartbreaking rush until just a
few yards from the wire his muzzle
showed in front OF Pope Joan. The
record breaking crowd roared Its en-
coura cement Shaw Piled the whip
once more and the race was over. AS
shaw returned with the winner to
weigh in he was greeted by a remark
aE,ie ADMINISTRATIONS. was unques-
ficnably one Of the most popular VIC
tories of the year and the blow the
racegoers dealt the bookmakers was
The time. 1913 3-5, was not fast. The
E-,1turitv purse this year contained ex-
acflv S4s77O. OF this amount s37.27O.
vent to Mr. Lakeland the owner OF
the winner.