Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17

in the trial. and she carried 100 pounds,
125 pounds. The pair were started In the
chute and Madge D. took the lead-the first
quarter in 2sh seconds.
But Ogden was Tapped on his older antag-
onist, and at the half mle in An seconds
showed half length in front, 125 pounds
and all. The rest of the way Ogden always
held the three-year-old safe and won the
trial by two lengths in 1.13h for the six fur
longs. No one but the stable people and
bluff old Pickett. the track superintendent,
saw the trial and all hands we're much I'M
pressed.
Ogden and his stable companions were
shipped south that day and reached Sleeps
head all right, where Matt Byrnes and the
other bunch Of Marcus Days horses were
Chieftain in the Futurfty, with the crack
jockey, Taral, UP. and when he saw Ogden.
who was rather understood chaffed Camp
bell a good bit about his little brown
"broncho.'
But when Campbell pinned him down to a
bet Of suit of clothes that his "broncho"
panion, Scottish Chieftain, the man who
had trained three Suburban winners began
to think that Campbell had something ION"
him after all. And after the race he was
sure of it.
Such a crowd was at Sheepshead on Fu-
turity day that it was a matter of extreme
dlfhculty to get inside the big betting ring,
except at intervals on the track side of the
Enclosure. So when Marcus DAYS commits
sioners. John E. Mcdonald (killed last year
in an English railway Academy and two
others started in with $4,000 each to back
Ogden they had troubles Of their own from
the outset.
Ornament IT. Sloan) was favorite at to
l, while Keene's Rhodesia (Simms) rated
as second choice at to l. Then came the
Ooggett, Rodermond q. HID, Box CIV.
Martin), Bustron clayton, Panmuce III.
Griffin), Newsgatherer (BallarO and others
at large odds.
Judges Hoist Wrong Number.
Mailing several layers out of line for mod
crate amounts at II and 10 to 1, the DAILY
pair. Mcdonald and the other commission
ers butted their way toward the center CT
the ring, where the principal operators
were, and got several thousand dollars
at 10 to !. In one or two cases where sep
arate prices the Daily pair 4or place were
laid they got 10 to 1, Ogden for place.
On down the ring, here and there, as well
as the crowd would let them. hurried the
DAILY commissioners, betting $500 here,
thousand there. until to l was the best
price obtainable. And then they accepted
that price, and were taking to l when the
cry of They're off, stopped all further
business in jiffy
Ornament, the Cow kicker. had as
usual, raised a circus at the post, following
spite of all his jockey, Tod Sloan, could
do Twice he missed Ogden by small
margin. and Tuberville was kept buster
watching the vicious chestnut than the
starter
When they did get away it was Ornament
and Ogden all the way. the Daily copper,
silver sleeves and green cap or the brown
colt from Montana drawing away from his
bluegrass bred antagonist in the last fur
long. and winning by a length and half
in Ito. a new record for the Old Futurity
course, which was about fifty yards short
of three-quqarters of a mile.
John Rogers Rodermond was a close
third and Rhodesia fourth. By mistake of
the judges the number of Scottish Chieftain,
Marcus Days other colt. was first hung up
as the winner And Trainer Mat Byrnes i'm
grabbed his fellow trainer, Camp
bell. and lifted him in the air trimuphantly
claiming: Me for that slut, Johnny"
But when in an instant Scottish Chief
tain's number was taken down and Og-
dens hoisted in IT'S place. the trainer of
Pontiac. Salvador and Montana dropped
Campbell like "a hot potato amid roars
of laughter from the bystanders
Mcdonald and the other commissioners
were not able, swing to the crowd. to get
on all of their $4,000 commission. But
Jointly they placed enough of the big wager
to win in round numbers $1S9,O00. exclusive
of the money Wagered. They were several
days collecting the money and some of the
layers were badly cramped to make good.
Ogden Wins. $224,OOO.
Ogden's victory was worth $4,000, the
value of the first money in the Futurity to
his owner, besides the leviathan wager of
$3.50, Oo0-noted the heaviest betting coup
ever made by American turfman on a |
home track-and had his commissioners |
been able to get all their money on the /
coup would have amounted to close to a |
quarter of million!
But the wagars and value of the Futurity |
amounted jointly to $22i,0o0 an almost fab |
llous return by. little brown colt that less |
han year before would have been consid- |
cred well soli for $3.50. Jockey Tuberville |
received q SO 900 fee and Marcus DAILY |
reated all the employees with princely lib
arality.
Ten days later Ogden. with 125 pounds up,
Won the Great Eastern handicap from Ty-
Dhoon. 1874; Voter, IA George Rose, 121; |
Ornament, 12S; The Friar, Id, and Others
The six named finished in such a close
punch that a big blanket would have COW
,red the lot
Ornament was always Ogden's bette noir
IN account of his especial dislike for the
winner, as shown by his attempts
o kick him at the post. Two years after
he Futurity the pair met again in the
and l went down the track to the
,ost to see how Ornament would behave.
Ogden was over near the inside rail and
Ornament on the outside, with the width of
he track and many horses between them
let time and again Ornament would DELHI
rately edge over toward Ogden and try to
dick and cow kick him, finally landing on
ogden twice before the latters jockey could
'et him out of reach In the race Ogden
an third, and would probably have won but
or the rough usage he received at the post /
Owner Daily had John Campbell to thank
or his S22i.000 Futurity win with Ogden |
or Campbell stuck to the colt as a yearling
When others said he was of no account and
o Campbell's patience and skilIful handling
N the tablelandS of the far northwest was
ue the tremendous coup in the Futurity,
nd the former trainer of the Beverwyck
table was not forgotten by Daily after the
ettling up. Ogden raced through his sixth
ear in that season, winning two races on
ne day at Brighton Beach!
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