The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-31
KEENES SWEEP IS
FUTURITY WINNER
Classic Two Year-0ld Race Is
Run at SheepShead
Bay.
VALUE TO WINNER $4,000
HEAVY PLAY is SEEN AND THE
FAVoRITE REWARDS.

New York. Aug. 3O.-James r. Keene
Sweep. a son Of Brush-Pink Domino won
the twenty-second running Of the Futur-
itv at Sheepshead Bay today. Five
lengths back ridden out with whip ana
steel 10 beat Sweeps stablemate, Grass
mere, a short length for the place, slas
gered the third Montpelier stable can
didate, CandlebeTry, also son OF sweep :
sire. Angerona, an added starter, was
fairly good fourth, but the OtheI Hlne
contestants were beaten OIL ana VIZ
strung out over a furlOng. me time lol
the six furlongs was I'LL 40. sweep s
share of the purse of $1,000 was S2|gVo.
OF the fourteen horses announced as
starters three-Big Stick, Dull care ahu
Glennadeane were scratched. DuI Two
other eligihles, Angerona ana Sahullalli
We're saddled in the hope that they mig Hl
land a portion of the rich prize. Inc
keene entry was installed a not FAVOR
tie in the betting and the opening odds
Z to o. found the multitude SWOOplhs
down on the money brokers with such
bundles of money that the layers We're
1 forced to cut the price until at post
4 time to 10 was the best price IN slghI
. CandIeberry was we'll played at 10 j.
but his price had risen to four at the
close. with S to that he would not run
second
The irascible temper of Sweep result
ed again in his being led TO the post
while the other candidates paTaded past
the stand and received the plaudits of
delayed the start ten minutes. Ihen the
webbing flashed and the thirteen horses
were away to good start
Sweep Is off First.
Sweep was off on his tip toes. closely
followed by BarleythOrpe, Grassmere,
Mailitins and General Armstrong, There
was a good deal of crowdinE, however
and Sweep fell back behind Grasmere
and Barleythorpe into third position,
Candleberry got away badly. but was
making his way through the tumble and
striking out for the leaders
AT the quarter GraSmeTe still was
leading and Barleythorpe was at his
Wthers and coming fast. ButWell on
Sweep then Strengthened out his mount
and for a few seconds gave him his head.
Sweep answered with gameness and al
the five-turlong pole led by length and
a half. with Candleberry second At this
point the race ended so far as first place
was concerned, for Butwen put his charge
under wraps ana simply gallOped home.
The Results.
First race five furlongs-Prince Hal.
to /, won, Dr. Holzberg, 10 to 1, second
High Range, to l. third Time, % %
Second race, one and an eighth miles
Eyebright, 10 to 5, won; Summernight,
TO /. second; KilliecranlIie, to 1, third
Time, SO
Third race. six and half furlongs-
Besome, to I, won; Demusive, to 1,
second; Jack Atl<in, to ?, third. Time
1913 go
Fourth race. the Futurity. six furlongs.
Futurity course. $4,000 added-Sweep, 12t
CButwelD- 9 to TO- won; Candleberry, III
(MusgraveJ. 4 TO I. second; Grasmere. 10
tSCovillel, to le third. Time. Ill As.
Rocky O BTien, BaTleythOrpe, LothariO,
Perry Johnson, Naughty Boy, The Gen
eTal Armstrong, Sucker, Mslitic, Sandrain
and AngerOna also ran.
Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth, turf
Course-Etherial. . to l. won: Nimbus, L:
10 20, second; Question Mark, 10 to l.
third Time las %.
Sixth race, five and a half furlongs
Futurity COurse-UnCas Chief Is to 5
wOn Billiard Ball, II to 5. second: Big
Stick, Z to s, third. Time 1:O6 1-5