Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-31
KEENE'S SWEEP
WINS FUTURITY
asst COLT CAPTURES CLASSIC
AT SHEEPSHEAD
sHREEZEs THROUGH FIELD, FIVE
LENGTHS AHEAD
Great Son Of Brush-Plnk Domino
spreadeagIes Field In $1,000
Stake, Winning Race
Under Wraps

NEW YORK, Aug. S0-James r.
Keenes Sweep, a son of Brush-Pink
M Domino, won the twenty-second run
ming of the Futurity at Sheepshead
Bay today.
81 Five lengths back, ridden out with
whip and steel, to beat Sweeps stable
tnate, Grasmere, a short length for the
place staggered the third Montpelier
etable's candidate, Candleberry, also
Son of Sweeps sire. Angerona, an
added starter, was a fairly good fourth,
but the other nine contestants were
beaten off and we'll strung out over a
furlong. The time for the six furlongs
was iii As. Sweeps share of the
epurse Of $4,000 was $4,000.
ii OF the fourteen horses announced as
STARTERS three-Big Stick, Dull Care
land Glennedean-were scratched, but
Two other liglbles-Angerona and
Eandrian-were saddled in the hope
that they might land portion of the
fich prize.
Keene Entry FaVorte
#i The Keene entry was installed a hot
n favorite in the betting and the open
ing odds found the multitude swooping
down on the money brokers with such
4 hnndles of money that the layers were
forced to cut the price until at post
time a much lower price prevailed.
Candleberry was well played. The
Ifasclble temper of Sweep resulted
again In his being led to the post
while the other candidates paraded
dts of the spectators.
Sweep delayed the start ten minutes.
Then the webbing flashed, and the
thirteen horses were away to good
atart.
Sweep off Well
Sweep was off on his tiptoes, closely
followed by Barley Thorp, Grasmere,
Malatine and General Armstrong.
There was a good deal of crowding,
However, and Sweep fell back behind
Grasmere and Barley Thorp into third
position. Candleberry got away badly,
+ but was making his way through the
humble and striking out for the lead
ers.
IN At the quarter Gasmere still was
u BEADING, and Barley Thorp was at his
4Hwithers and coming fast. Butwell on
Sweep then Strengthened out his mount,
Aand for a few seconds gave him his
head. Sweep answered with gameness,
Pad at the fve~furlong pole led by p
length and half. with Candteberry
#second. At this point the race ended
30 far as first place was concerned, for
ButWell put MS charBe under wraps
and simply galloped home. Results:
First race, seven furongs-Prince Gal won.
DR.. Hozberg second, High Range third. Time,
Il 1925 2-5
Second race. mile and an eighth-Eyebright
won. Summernight second, Killiecrankie third.
Fl Time, 1853.
Third race. six and half furlongs-Besom
e won, Delusive second, Jack Atkn third. Time,
+ lis 3-5
Fourth race, Futurity. six furlongs. purse
Il &3i, ,oO0--Sweep 126 (ButwelD. won; Candleberry,
41,7 CMusgrave) second; Grassmere. 1872 (Sco-
ville). third Time, 1:11 As. Rocky O'Brien.
+ Barieythorpe. Lothario, Perry Johnson,
Naughty Boy. Gen. Armstrong. Sticker,
81 Malitic, San Drain and Angerona also ran.
Sweep and Grassmere coupled.
Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth-Etherial
4 won, Nimbus second, Question Mark third.
q Time. 1:46 2-5
Sixth race, hve and half furlongs-Uncas
(Vf &won, Billiard Ball second, Big Stick
n " Time, 1905 1-5.