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, . , I I RECORD OF MARTI SI AS . What was the best two-year-old of last year was an unsettled problem when the horses were sent to winter quarters, but there was a general opinion that Martimas, if not the best, was not far from being so. This big chestnut colt bo-longs to the Canadian turfman William Hen-drie. His start in life as a racehorse was at the Fort Erie track where he made his debut July 4 in the Welland Stake, five furlongs and won by a neck from Royal Salute, with Oak Maid third and Tyrba unplaced. Time 1 :03. The track was slow. Martimas 102 pounds, Royal Salute 105. There was little in this performance to point out a Futurity winner. July 12, at the same tracks ho won the Niagara Stake, five furlongs. Ha carried 118 pounds and bsat Prince Plausible 108 and Record 108. Timel:02h His next start was for the St. Lawrence Stake at Montreal, July 20, which he won with 115 ponnds up, beating Royal Salute 95 and Oak Maid 107. Tims 1:03. From the Northern Circuit Martimas wa3 now taken to where he could fly at higher game. At Saratoga, Auguat 6, he was started for tha first half of the Grand Union Hotel Stakes, five and a half furlongs. Kentucky Colonel won easily, with Martimas second and Sir Hubert third. The three leaders carried 122 each, Man uel, 117; Kinley Mac, 122; Counselor Wernberg, 122; The Bouncer, 117; Galahad, 117, and Half Time, 122, also ran. Track slow. Time, 1:11. In the second half of the same stake he was unplaced to Matanza, 119; Kinley Mac, 122, and Manuel, 122. Track heavy. Time, 1:19. He ran no more until the Futurity Stakes came up for decision at Sheepshead Bay August 23. He was an extreme outsider in the betting, but he scored a great triumph for Canada by win. ning with High Degree, 112, second, and Mr. Clay, 118, third and twenty other high bred ones were behind the trio. He carried 118 pounds. Time 1:12. His next start was for the Flatbush. Stakes, seven furlongs, September 3, at tha same track. He carried 120 pounds and was a handy first with Autumn, 112, second ; Frohsinn, 115, third, and Ethelbert, 115; Kingdon, 115; Filigrane, 115; Manuel, 105; Duke of Middle-burg, 120; Jean Beraud, 115 and W. Overton, 115 were unplaced. For swerving in the stretch he was disqualified, the decision being one that called put criticism and discussion that did not cease for many days afterward. A week later he ran third to the flying filly Black Venus and tbe good colt Ethelbert for the Great Eastern Handicap. It was over the Futurity Course and the weights were, Black Venus, 113, Ethelbert, 115, Martimas, 126, from which it can be seen what the official handicap-, per thought of Martimas by that time. Eleven others ran unplaced and the time was extremely fast, 1:09J. With top weight ud he then ran unplaced for the Nursery Stakes at Morris Park, won by Ethelbert, Kentucky Colo- nel, second and Himtine, third. He wound up his career for the season by winning the Rancho del Paso Stakes at Morris Park, October 8. He carried 122 pounds and ran the six furlongs in 1:131, defeating Lady Lindsay, 103, King Barleycorn, 112 and six others. Martimas is a son of the imported stallion Candlemas and the noted Bramble mare Big- gonet, her first foal. His career was somewhat checkered but it was sufficient to show that he is a colt of great speed, power and weight car- rying ability. High temper and a disposition to swerve told against him in some of his races. His record was as follows: Age. Races. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp, Won. 1898 2 10 5 1 1 3 41,285
