The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

New York, Aug. 9.-In spite Of the
fact that there was no professional bet
ting and the ring was closed. I.0oO per
sons saw James r Keene's great hIy
I AIaskette win the rich Futurity at Sleeps
head Bay this afternoon John E Mad
den,s colt Sir Martin ran second. and
Mr. Keene's colt Helmet finished third.
There were nine starters. and Maskette
/ Won in z gaHop BY three lengths IN III Is
for six furlongs. straightaway. which
! equaled the record for the race hung up
/ BY the mighty Colin last year. Sir Mar
I Tin got up in the last few strides 10 beat
Helmet a short head Maskette was in
receipt Of six pounds from Sir Martin
and two from Helmet
Her share Of the stakes was Sz5Ioa.
while S1r. Keene-s total winnings. in
cIuding breeding fees and Helmets third
money. were S2s.ss4 According to prices
not based on actual betting. the Keene
entry ruled hrst in favor al 10 70. with
I the Madden entry at Il 10 3 and the
/ Whitney entry ar to1
Z It was superb day for The big race.
{ which last year attracted a crowd OF
4l.191 persons
Il was generally conceded b. turf ex-
perts that Aaskett would win. but John
E Madden never lost faith in his Sir
Martin and Fayette- 8IaskeJte Is prob
ably the best two-year-oId dIly since The
fdays Of the celebrated A-tfuL Al least
vas the fastest and the biggest fIIv he
had ever owned 9Iaskette is buiIt on
gigantic lines
When the horses were being saddIed II
the paddock they were inspected by
large crowd in which there were many
styiishly dressed women Mr.. Keene stood
near while J5mes Rove saddIed NEzskstte
and Helmet 0Ir- Keene was quietly con
.hdsnt OF success. for he said that if Mas
kettle ran 10 her best form. she would
surely win.
Ovation for starters.
When the bugIe sounded the crowd was
on edge. and as the young racers came
out OF the paddock they received an ova-
zion. They soon trotted 10 the post.
where Starter Cassidy assigned them &c
their Positions Helmet had the raiI.
with Ruble next 10 him Then NIaskette.
Practical Perseus. Mediauc. Fayette. and
Sir Martin were stretched across the track
to the outer rail
The barrier was released 10 Al excellent
! start. and the cry. They're or went
up Maskette took the lead shortly after
the start, closely pressed by-Pe-seus. Hell
met Sir Martin. and Hillside. Fayette.
x
start. had lost 50 much ground that he
was out Of il
As the field strsighcened out for. the run
10 the wire Helmet drew away from the
Others and went after Naskette Naskerra
was merely saIloping as she. reached the
last quarter pole Nottsr was sitting st{f1
keeping hrm hold on The reins. and
looking back occasionally ALTHOUGH he
s17T Helmet breezing along within a cou-
PIE Of lengths Of him, Notter continued
10 let Maske1te gsIIop along with an
easy stride As far as victory vas con
CeTned. the race was over then and there
Meantime Sir Martin was rapidly over
hauling Helmet
Helmet in Distress
As Helmet neared tie wire he showed
signs Of WEAKNESS Powers. who was rid
ing him. went TO the whip, and red hot
struggle for the place was the result. But
that did not in aRy way interfere with the
oomPosUre Of Maskette. who continued
to gallop on with tremendous strides. As
Naskette passed the judges the crowd
cheered long and loudly. Sir Martin finally
go1 the place from Helmet IN the last few
strides.
Il was a popular victory. and as soon
as the NUMBER went I'D hundreds Of men
rr lz
; the winner and her rider For fully Eve
minutes the cheering and handcIappinz
continued. while IN the clubhouse Mr.
Kesne was surrounded by those who.
fastened 10 congratulate him. Maskerre. :
remarkable performance stamps her as.
q wonderful flly. She was under wraps
practically all the way. and yet she
equaled the great Collins record for ths.
. race
In addition 70 the Futurity. Mr.. Keena
scored another double triumph when his
FLIES Wedding Bells and AfHiction rsa.
first and second in the Hamburg Belle
Tor two-year-olds-
Half Sovereign made all the running in
the Fall Handicap His time was lis Is.
a new record for the track
Roseben. favorite. was the victim OF
a Jam just after the start. in which he
was knocked 10 his knees. and there
after had no chance at all
/ The steeplechase. the Inaugural Handi-
cap, was won by Simon Pure. Bar Nona
won the opening event, while Animus
won che Venom selling
The Summaries
FIRST RACE-Ths Proctor Kuost. thrce-ysar-olds;
/ seven furiouss Bar None us fDucauI won Jesuns
C. Arc. IL tLeei se--hd. Live Wire. IL tNo-te-i
thi-d Tine. I@525. sr Cleses and Father Kof-
fee also ran-
SECOND RACE-Iraus-ral sseepleeaa-e. four
year-olds and upward; about two miles Simon Pure
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