The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-02
ELECT|ONEER WINS
FUTUR|TY STAKE
Practical Horseman Snatches
Richest Stake of Year From
Score of MilIiOnaires.
JOCKEY SHAW RODE
RACE OF LIFETIME
Judged His Pace and Timed His
Winning Rush to Frac-
tiOn of Second.

Sodl IuTSS-QudTleFS OF mile AVA,
where lay purse OF close to $4,000 /
was the nineteenth running of the Flu
turity at Sheepshead Bay, and as a roal
from nearly 40. 900 throats rent the air
Electioneer, O well-named colt by Voter
Quesal, flashed under the wire winner
by three-quarters of a length.
Another champion had been proclaimed
and William Lakeland, horseman by
profession. who trains his bread winners
himself and sleeps In tho barn wher
necessary. had snatched tho richest
prize OF the year from half q score OF
mllionaires.
AT the winners quarters was Pope
Joan, the fastest filly of the year and the
best OF the trio which james r. Keene
sent to the post to be played as fnvorites
at the short price Of s TO 10. 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 credita-
Bile 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 G, r. Ellison, Ballot, added by Mr.
Keene to take the place OF Zambesi; Con-
Vile, one of tho most widely tipped
horses In the race: Horace E.. the ia
nous Western colt bought by Roy Raj
ney for s25.o00. with the Futurity In view;
Don Enrique, the Belmont representa-
tive; Kentucky Beau, backed from 20 to
l down to IL TO 1: Old Honesty the only
100-to-1 shot In the stake; Altuda, Oran
played by few because Miller had the
mount and last OF all Purslane, which
opened at 80 to ! and stayed there.
II was one of the best and most truly
run Futurities ever seen So we'll punched
was the field that furlong from home
any one OF the fifteen had chance. But
tElectioneer was best. He never faltered
under n grueling 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 a
more skillful exhibition OF horseman-
ship. He judged his pace and timed his
winning rush to the fraction Of a second.
He placed his whip without mercy
through the last sixteenth, and won n
race which called forth a thunder of
cheers for both horse and rider.
Electioneer was second choice In the
betting at to l. In the first mad rush
Electioneer was overlooked and his price
heightened to eighths. Then there fol-
lowed scene in the ring such as has
been seldom Witnessed at Sheepsbead
Bay. Electioneer money seemed TO pour
In from every side. and the layers we're
swamped under the cloudburst of gold
silver and notes which were thrust upon
them Peter Pan, Pope Joan and Ballot.
OF the Reene entry, were neglected The
glamor faded from the $4,000 Demund
and the $4,000 Horace z. The million
aire owners were passed by In the mad
hurry to back the horse OF a practical
horseman. From to the bookmakers
cut until Just half that figure was the
prevailing odds at post time Even then
the Electioneer followers kept ham
mering away until 8 to I was hard To find
In the last few seconds
There was a delay OF nearly eight
minutes at the post. Then the webbing
was sprung, and away Jumped Pope Joan.
refer Fan followed her for few hundred
yerds, but the pace was too swift for
him. Yankee Girl got away third and
horace Z. was fourth TO show. Election
Ger had been a bit unfortunate at the
break though the start was good for all,
lie was ninth as tho timers flag went
down Shaw took in the situation and
acted with swift decision. He pulled
Eleotioneer we'll to the outside and be-
gan q race which will 1.-Two long in the
memory OF those who saw 1t. Clear OF
interference Electioneer set to work To
overhaul his field Al 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 tho winner. Demund was sec
ond, fighting the Keene hlly at every
STEP Peter Pan was third and Yankee
Girl fourth.
Shaw pulled his whip, and Mt the hrst
lash Electioneer jumped into a quicker
stride Horse after horse snccumbed TO
his neartbreaking rush, until just few
yards from the wire his muzzle showed In
front OF Pope Joan. The record breaking
crowd roared its encouragement Shaw
piled tho whip once more and tho race
was over AS Shaw returned with the
winner to weigh In he was grooted by a
remarkable demonstration. 1t was un-
questionably one of the most popular vic
tories OF the year and tho blow the race
goers dealt the bookmakers was stinging.
The time, lib S-5 was not fast. The
F'uturity purse this year contained cx-
actly s46,770. OF this amount S3T .27o went
TO Mr.. Lakeland. the owner of the win
ner. Mr.. Keene received $a750 as the
share for the second horse and Paul
honors.
Electloneer was bred and nominate by
the late Maj G. B. Thomas OF Kentucky.
TWO thousand dollars OF the Futurity
purse goes 10 the nomInator OF the win
ner, but, Maj. Thomas being dead the
$4,000 will be paid to his estate. Mr..
Keene received an additional SS25o for
nominating the second horse and $500
goes to j. b. Haggin, the nominator of
Demund.
First race. five furlongs-Lemaco won,
Monfort second. Eudora third. Time. / .07.
Second race, the Inaugural steeplechase.
about Two miles-Jobn Nj. p. won Bel
ligerent second. Orc third. Time. 4;07
Third race. Fall handicap. six furongs
-Roseben won. Neva Lee second, Ormon-
dale third Time. 1:122-5.
Fourth race. the Futurity, six furlongs,
Futurity course-Electioneer, III SHAW,
10 ! and 10 5. won 'Pope Joan, 1I6
(NicoD. to and 3 TO g. second; De-
mund. 1913 tRadtke). to l and 2 to l,
third Time. 1:13 3-5 Oran. 'Peter Pan,
Horace E., Don Enrique, ConvilIe. Old |
Honesty. Pursane Altuda, Kentucky |
Beau, Yankee Girl, Ballot. Yankee Gun |
also ran.
coupled.
Fifth race, mile-Holiday won, Wes
second, Vino. third. Time. 1895.
Sixth race. mile and a sixteenth on
turf-Ginette won, Kiame5ha second |
Nealen third. Time, 1:So 2-5.