The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
Edited by
R. A. Smyth.
Under Whip Lakewoods Gallant
Colt Beats Out Strong Field.
Second Money Goes to Pope
Joan and De Mund Is Third.

NEW YORK. Sept Down a lane
OF gray brown earth which had all the
sottness Of velvet beneath the tread
OF the flying thoroughbred horses If
teen fleet -year-olds raced madly
today 70 goal three-quarters of a
mile away, where lay Il purse Of close
10 $4,000. II was The nineteenth run
ming Of the FutUrity at Sheepshead
Bay, and as a roar from nearly 10000
throats rent the air EIectioneer, a
well-named colt by Voter QuesaI
flashed under the wire a winner by
three-quarters of a length. Another
champion had been proclaimed. and
William Lakeland. a horseman by pro-
fession, who trains bread-winners
himself and sleeps in the barn when
necessary, had snatched the richest
prize Of the year from half a score of
milliOnaires.
- POPE JOAN IS SECOND.
At the winners quarters was Pope
Joan. the fastest flly Of the year and
the best Of the trio which James R.
keene sent 10 the post to be played
as favOrites at the short price of s
10 3. De Mund, the Goldfnch colt for
which Paul J. Rainey paid S45. 900
early in the season, was third. beaten
for second honOrs by the shortest of
heads He ran creditable race Next
Peter Pan, TO which the frantic players
Of the Keene stable had pinned their
faith; Yankee Girl. owned by c. R.
Ellisoni Ballot. added by Mr.. Keene 10
take the place of Zambesi; Conville
one Of the most widely tipped horses
in the race; Horace Z. the famous
Western colt bought by Roy Rainey
for s25,0o0 with the Futurity in view;
Don Enrique. the Belmont representa-
tive; Kentucky Beau, backed from
% 70 ! down TO u TO /: Old Honesty
the only 100 TO l shot in the stake;
Altuda, Oran. played q few because
Miller had the mount, and last of all
Purslane. which opened at TO l and
stayed there.
FIELD WELL PUNCHED.
It was one Of the best and most
truly run futurities ever seen. So
well punched was the field that a fur
long from home any one of the fifteen
had a chance. But ElecUioneer was
best. He never faltered under the
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
a more skillful exhibition of horse
manship. He judged his pace and
timed his winning rush TO the fraction
of a second He placed his whip with
out mercy through the last sixteenth
thunder Of cheers for both horse and
Pider.
Electioneer was second choice in the
betting at 4 10 1. In the first mad rush
Eiectioneer was overlooked and his
price heightened TO eights. Then there
followed a scene in the ring such as
has been seldom Witnessed at Sleeps
head Bay. Electioneer money seemed
10 pour in from every side and the lay
ers were swamped under the burst Of
gold, silver and notes which was
thrust upon them.
FOUR TO ONE AT POST TIME.
Peter Pan. Pope Joan and Ballot of
the Keene entry were neglected. The
glamor faded from the s45, 900 De Mund
and the $4,000 Horace z. The million
aire owners We're passed by the mad
hurry 10 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
hammering away until TO 1 was hard
II find in the last few seconds.
There was a delay Of nearly eight
minutes at the post. Then the webbing
" as sprung and away jumped Pope
Joan. Peter Pan followed her for 4
few hundred yards, but the pace was
too swift for him Yankee Gun got
away third and Horace f. was fourth
to show. Electioneer had been a 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 Electioneer
we'll TO the outside and began a race
which VIII live long in the memory of
those who saw IL. Clear Of interfer-
ence, Electioneer 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 be-
ing hailed as the winner. Dc Mund
was second. fighting the Keene flly ot
every step Peter Pan was third and
Yankee Gun fourth.
SHAW USES THE WHIP.
Shaw pulled his whip, and at the
quicker stride. Horse after horse sue
cumbed to his heart-breaking rush, IN
til just a few yards from the wire mis-
nuzzle showed in front of Pope Joan
The record breaking crowd rosred fits
encouragement. Shaw piled the whip
once more and the race was over.
As Shaw returned with the winner 20
weigh in he was greeted by a remark
able demonstration. II was unques-
tionably one Of the most popular VIC
tories in the year, and the blow the
racegoers dealt the bookmakers was
singing. The time, 1:13 3-5. was not
fast.
The Futurity purse this year con-
tained exactly S46.770. OF this amount
1920 went TO Lakeland. the owner
Of the winner. Keene received $3.50 as