Evening star., 1909-08-31

NEW YORK. August 31.-The largest
crowd Of the racing year saw the stout
hearted and honest colt Sweep romD in
winner by half a dozen lengths in the
fifth triumph for James r. keene for
the F'uturity, the richest prize of the
American turf, at Sheepshead Bay yes.
terday. The only real contest at the end
was between Candleberry, owned by the
Montpelier stable of Richard I. Wilson,
jr., and the 1\ecna stables second start
er Grasmere. with Candieberry closing
stoutiy from far back i'm the crowd, and
In the run down the stretch beating Gras-
mere a neck for second money. Even as
the place was decided Mr.. I<eene won
new honors, for both the inner and the
second horse are by his Brambe stallion
Ben Brush. the winner being Of Mr..
keene's own breeding at his Castleton
stud, while Candieberry is the fruit of a
gift season to Ben Brush, the second
horses breeders being William Lakeland.
formerly trainer for Mr. keene, and Will
liam J.. Powers.
Thirteen horses ran for the big event
but from the head of the stretch to the
winning post Sweep left his competitors
IN easy styles. and was gong farther away
at every jump when he finished tirst for
the great prize, worth S3U,S16 gross,
Sweep gaining Sa4,62D as the share of the
winner and nominator of the winner,
and Grasmere getting S2.SS3.:':' the
third horse the total earnings of the two
horses for Mr. keene being S2695o and
$500 for Clarence Fl. Mackay, the breeder
and nOninator of GraSmere.
$4,000 at Fall Opening
The race for the Futurity renewed for
the twenty-second time yesterday. and
the occasion Of turf holiday every year
ming by Proctor Knott, marked the open
ing OF the autumn turf season on the
metropolitan tracks and the beginning
OF the Coney Island Jockey Clubs fall
meeting. ana the general public, and es-
pecialiN the patrons of racing, responded
In such numbers as to cause the biggest
surprise of the day when the crowd was
assembled fully, and the three tiers OF
the srandstand. the clubhouse balconies
and the lawn We're crowded with the big
Sest and most brilliant patronage of the
year. Official estimates of the crowd
placed the attendance at 1o,Co0, with
sngular!y strong representation of the
fashionable element in the boxes and
clubhouse. and an impressive array of
automobiles parked behind the grand
stand and streaming along the road in
d Sc mingiy endless parade on the home
coming. The weather was delightfully."-
elear and pleasantly cool, and the condi-
tions We're so favorable that the display
of gowns and millinery and the proper
tlcn OF women in the crowd of spectators
were equal to the best traditions OF fash
ionable and popular Sheepshead Bay
Mr.. Keene Congratulated.
The track was like velvet, and Sweeps
performance in winning the Futurity in
Ill Is was ranked with the best per
formances for the race as Sweep, with
his corrected weight, 126 pounds. instead
ot l3o. as appeared on the official pro-
gram, carried the highest weight that has
been carried by winner of the stakes
since His Highness won, in 1891 and the
distance was changed To full six furlongs
Sweeps victory as strong
public favorte, was immensely popular,
as there was not question that the best
horse was first. Mr.. Keene witnessed
the race from the clubhouse balcony, sur
rounded by friends and leading turfmen,
and congratulations We're ShoWered on
MIN when, with Sweep, he achieved the
singular triumph of winning the F'uturity
three times conSecutively with horses of
his own breeding. Sweeps predecessors as
Futurlty winners from Castieton being
Colin in 1907 and MaSkette in 1908 MIR
keene's earlier winners were Domino in
1898, and Chacornac, in 1889.
The great race was run as the fourth
event of the card, and changes made
when the official starters We're announced
took out three horses. Big Stick, Dullcare
and Glennadeane of the original fourteen
entries. while the Quincy stables Sandriau
and ). j. Dogeett's Angerona We're added
making the field number thirteen runners
From the moment the horses were off
the track after the running OF the third