Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
ElECTIONEER WINS BIC STAKE
VOtsr-Quessl Colt Lands shsspshsad Bay
FuturitJ in Hard Drive.
BIG FIELD is EVENLY BALANCED
Candidate Owned by Professional
HOrseman snatches Victory from
Horses owned by Half
Score of MiIIIOnaires.

three-quarters OF a mile away, where lay
a stake of close to 10000. 1t was the
nineteenth running of the Futurity at
sheepshead Bay and as a roar from nearly
10000 throats rent the air, Electioheer,
we'll named colt by voter-ouesal, flashed
under the wire a winner by three-quarters
of n length.
Another champion had been proclaimed
and William Lakeland. a horseman by pro-
fession. who trains his bread winners him
self and sleeps in the barn when neces-
sary, had snatched the richest prize Of the
year from half a score OF millionaires. At
the winners quarters was Pope Joan, the
fastest flly 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 8. Demund, the Goldhnch
colt. for which Paul ]. Rainey paid $4,000
early in the season. was third, beaten for
second honors by the shortest of heads.
He ran a 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;
Conville. one Of the most widely tipped
horses In the race; Horace E, the famous
western colt bought by Roy Hainey for
$4,000 with the Futurity in view; Don
Enrique, the Belmont representative; Ken
lucky Beau. backed from 20 to down to
IL to 4; Old Honesty. the only 100 to shot
in the stake; Altuda Oran. played by
few because Miller had the mount, and
last Of all. Plrslane. which opened at 80
to 1. and stayed there.
Field Well Balanced.
1t was one of the best and most truly
run futurities ever seen. So well punched
was the field that a furlong from home
anyone of the fifteen had a chance. But
Electioneer was best. He never faltered
under a 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 a boy give more
skillful exhibition of Workmanship.
He judged his pace and timed his win
ming rush to the fraction of a second. He
placed his whip without mercy through
the last sixteenth and won a race which
called forth a thunder of cheers for both
horse and rider.
Electioneer was second choice In the
betting at oil In the first mad rush.
Electioneer was overlooked and his price
heightened to Fights. Then there followed
scene In the ring which has been
seldom witnessed at Sheepshead bay. Elec-
tioneer money seemed to pour In from
every side and the layers were fairly
swamped under the cloudburst of gold.
silver and notes which were thrust upon
them. Peter Pan, Pope Joan and Ballot. of
the Keene entry, were neglected The
glamor faded from the $45,0 900 Demund and
the 81, 900 Horace e. The millionaire owners
were passed by in the mad hurry to back
the horse OF a practical horseman.
From to /. the bookmakers cut until
just half the figure was the prevailing odds
at post time. Even then the Electioneer
followers kept hammering away until to
was hard to find in the last few seconds.
Delay mt the Post.
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 e 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 nag went down. Shaw took in the
situation aad acted With swift decision. He
pulled Electioneer we'll to the outside and
began a race which will live long in the
memory of those who saw It. Clear of in
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 win
ner. Demund was second. nghting the
Keene flly at every step. Peter Pan was
third and Yankee Gun fourth.
Shaw pulled his whip and at the first
lash Electioneer jumped into a quicker
stride. Horse after horse succumbed to his
heartbreaking rush until just few yards
from the wire, his muzzle showed In front
of Pope Joan. The record-breaking crowd
roared its encouragement. Shaw placed the
whip once more and the race was over. AS
Shaw returned with the winner to weigh
in, he was greeted by a remarkable demon
stration. II was unquestionably one OF the
most popular victories OF the year and the
blow the race goers dealt the bookmakers
was singing.
Division of the Stake.
The time. 113A. was not fast. The fu-
turity this year contained exactly S45,770.
OF this amount 40 went to Mr.. Lake
Land. the owner OF the winner. Mr.. Keene
received 1870 as the share for the sec
ond horse and Paul Rainey drew 5000 for
Demund's third honors. Electioneer was
bred and nominated by the late Major G.
b. Thomas OF Kentucky. Two thousand
dollars OF the Futurity stake goes to the
nomlnator OF the winner. but Major
Thomas being dead. the 5000 will be paid
TO his estate. Mr.. Keene received an ad-
ditional 1880 for nominating the second
horse, and $500 goes to ]. B. Haggin, the
nominator OF Demund.
Roseben was an added started in the Fall
handicap. running in the name and colors
OF Lucien o. Appleby. With 1872 pounds
on his back he won easily at 81 to l.
The inaugural steeplechase. at two miles
was won by John NJ. p. recently imported
from England. where he was considered
among the best OF the timber toppers and
was one OF the favorites for the Grand
National
First race 81 furlongs: Temaceo won,
Monfort second, Eudora third Time: / :O7.
Second race, the Inaugural steeplechase,
about two miles: John NJ. P, won, Bel
ngerent second. ORC third. Time: 4:07.
Third race, Fall handicap. six furlongs:
Roseben won. Eeva Lee second Ormondale
third. Time; 1:11s.
Fourth race, the Futurity six furlongs.
futurity course: Electioneer (Shaw, I'D,
TO 1, and TO g. won; 90 Pope Jean
(Nicol, 1861 s to 3 and to g. second: De-