New-York tribune., 1904-08-07
RICH STAKE FOR DELHI.
WINS GRAND REPUBLIC.
j. r. Kecne Captures Special, Too,
1oith SysOnby.
Tsr rr7xoEAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. !


victory IN the FIRST running OF the $4,000 Great Re
pubic stakes. az a mile Sad quarter the richest
prize the older division OF horses has ever con
tended for on the Eastern turr Earlier In the
afternoon the unbeaten ard apparently unbeatable
English bred younester Sysonoy wen TIE Saratoga
Special, the great sporting sweepstakes in the
same famous colors
gha two stakes were worth approximately $1,000
and with the sum total poured into the Golfers OF
tho master os Castleton Stud II places him in
almost 4 class by himself. far as the winning
owners OF the present season are concerned
Dehis previous victories this year include the Bel
mont and tho "Ithers. while Syson9y has won
the Brighton Junior and the Flash, his only other
starts In stake
The victory OF the grest, husky two-year old son
of Melton expected and so thoroughly dis
counted that Of the fourteen owners who had sub
sc4ibed from s. GO 70 SS.00O each. only actual
subscriber thought It worth while 10 send his en-
tries out TO struggle hopelessly IN Sysonbys wake
pELnrs VICTORY SURPRISE,
The triumph Of Delhi. however. was in the nature
~ a si,rortse 10 his owner and shock 20 the pub
lie. The brown colts wonderful speed mas never
been questioned. 5ut his courage and stamina nave
ana after his defeat by Mr. brakes Urt Nels IN
4he Tidal he was placed frankly by many tCTtInen
sn the catalogue OF brilliant but faint hearted
rp-inters.
The field that opposed him this afternoon gave
him m opportunity to stamp his critics as radue-
ers and elanderers. 1t made up, in part al
sasst of that brave band that began the season as
rhsupions and Delhi received no quarter from any
one Of them. with lle pounds; IN iact he raIheu
with waterboy as top weight. and gave from three
20 eighteen pounds TO his seven other competitors.
OF the owners whose eyes for months have been
focused on the Great Republic Stakes, seven only
survived on the earlier campaign with sufficient
strength warrant them in actually senans IhelT
horses out 10 struggle for the $4,000 spoils or
these seven owners. however. Il g. Duryea started
fhs four-vear-old chestnut colt Aceful, which was
sent to England year ago IN futile attempt 10
win the Derby ard the three-yesr-oid geldins Mer-
curry. the fast but delicate three-year-old son Of
Nirthfal-Tula Blackburn. The former TOOK up
IL pounds and Mercury S.
Carroll REID started The Picket, who took Up his
weight for ge and who. although he seems TO be
on his last racing less was thought TO have even
a better chance than he had when he won the
Brooklyn Handicap. When st became out OF the
question 20 think Of sending Hermis to the
post z T. Thomas added his three-year-old colt
St. Valentine rather than be without d representa-
tive IN the stake But, TO the public at least, St.
Valentine, knight Errant and F. R. Hitchcock's
Grey Friar looked upon merely as remote out
Eiders.
On The strength os his race In the Realization,
when he mace Ort Wells run very straight to win,
The players selected Mercury 10 carry its money,
ana the stable became pronounced first choice
at2 to I. The loyal followers Of Waterboy played
the black horse in the forlorn hope that he might
return TO his splendIG form OF year ago, but his
Few performances this year have been d!sap-
pointing that the support was half hearted and at
post time his price had receded from !
10 Delhi remained steady at eights from the
opening TO the closing betting, and the play him
was likewise iukew2rm. The hentuckians almost
20 q man believed in The Picket and their money
reduced his price from hves 10 IS TO 3 ST. Yalen-
tire was the extreme outsider at forries.
The scene in the paddock the candidates were
being saddled reminded the visiting Brit;sher of
his beloved Ascot and the old times OF the efo' de
wah" splendor Of the Springs. Much Of the New
Worlds wealth and loveliness was assembled be
meath the stately pines. and a prince or two from
the Old Worlo made paddock badge cheap at any
price. For the hrst time this year the capacity
Of the stands were taxed to the utmost The ca D.
men, who doubled their rates. said that there had
not Deen cay 10 compare with it in the last quar-
The. rain Of the night before only freshened the
beautiful green setting without in any wav iniring
the condition OF the track, which had absorbed the
contest
wATERBoY GETS GOOD START.
AZ the post Mercury. ridden by Hildebrand.
sho|eo a tendency to rough 1t bit. and let his
heels go at his nelghbor a number Of times When
Mr.. Fitzgerald finally released the barrier the col,
bumped into Wate-boy but did not throw him out
Of his stride. and in a twink1ug the black horse
and Delhi were sprinting down on the grandstand
each bent on getting to the paddock turn first
The brown colt had drawn the rail- position and
fast as he ran. Waterboy could not wrest it from
him.
Rounding the turn into the backs5retch. Odom
Jet out wrap on Delhi, and put & length and a
half between himself and Waterbov Hndebrans
had already placed Mercury alongside the black
horse. and the two raced through the backstretcb
almost stride for stride one and then the other
getting bis head IN front.
Waterboy seemed TO be going easier than Mer
curry and as It was seen that Lyme had a steadying
hold on him. his supporters were Just beginning
20 prepare for OF his oldtime stretch r,1Ie gI
horses directly behlnd ana beo4ga gGFP I OF gaopng
Sook In the situation the black champion Was
Acefulrs night was briel but brilliant one A,
tbe fss es poe ne Hsd @ enough ana turned over
companion, The Meddler colt strove vaI.antlY' bIt
ply Il INCREASINGLY from sixteenth pole bomeu aIu
sss.eoul sss eoulo lever lever overcome Deihi.s lead and was
& as me sun was outrun for ,lle first mile but came
$! ~, Valentine 6y head ''-''' rom
fr1etopa Pss ne t@s Sas s.1 Gg9F5s5 dS was run 2
l'el Is LIS S5, l25 Is, l29 % l:52 45 2S5 as
sPDc1A.. EASY FOR sYsoNBy
John A Drske's Plauct ooIt BrIusher and ! r
MadceE's Meddier colt Hot Shot were sysoab,'s al
4eged opponents FOR the special Both were nonli-
hs'eo oy Nj. Madden. although he sold the Bormer
10 Mr. DRAKE couple OF months aso As there
Wes 40 second third rnoney IL yras ,-asu,s
ne ;wo were started with view that Svso,t,,
might he struck by lightning. Only by soma sI,,L
- eoe.' 'o1lo 'heg hope TO @rn. and as the bolt
Old cot fail the race merely a formality
Seaonoy ran the ole-sighth IN OH - The ouar-
te' "a ~ 30 (Which viii give some idea OF how
-~st ne Vas hying) the thres-eghths In O.s415 the
Nee.sh,ns IN l'oo aid the FIVE and n half furlongs
:" W. NitA Hot Shot Madden beat the colt he had
eea 10 Drake. and thus fulfilled the tra5it{ors -
zee stable sysonby. the winner MAS Al ~ >, !, -,
ahd what speculation there was on the race vs.
q the other two for the place BrtIsher being The
IsesT, erosasentry men rallied TO the call of the
he bes tbcI~ p,tSise stakes bravely. and senf
- sc , ttsceius ~ @ has reeonsidered lis detern1inaton
nne after series OF disrressg accidt ~ me ne turf