Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1909 — J. R. KEENE’S SWEEP WINS THE FUTURITY [ARTICLE]

J. R. KEENE’S SWEEP WINS THE FUTURITY

Took Twenty-Second Annual Event and $27,000. New York, Aug 31. James R. Keene’s Sweep, son of Brush-Pink Domino, won the twenty-second running of the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay. - * J ‘ Five lengths bacV, ridden out with whip and heel to beat Sweep’s stable mate, Grasmere, a short length for the place, staggered the tired Montpelier stables candidate, Gandleberry, also a son of the sire of Sweep. The time for the six furlongs was 1:11 4-5. Sweep’s share of the purse of $31,000 was $27,00. The Keene entry was installed a hot favorite in the betting, and at the opening odds, 7 to 5, the multitude swooped down upon the memory brokers with such bundles of money that the layers were forced to cut the price until at post time 9 to 10 was the best price in sight. •